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I squeezed one more book in under the wire!

This YA romance was angsty and didn't have a happily ever after. Will I read the rest of the series to see what happens...I doubt it.

repost for @Texreader

We are back in 2026 with #litsyatoz! Join me as we read:

1) books with titles starting with each letter of the alphabet (excluding a, the, etc),
2) books with authors whose 1st or last names start with each letter, or
3) combine the above

I‘ll create another StoryGraph challenge for it (under TexReader), a good place for ideas.

Started by @BookishMarginalia — when Litsy was brand new.

Please repost if you are playing!

December 30, 2025 One day before the end of 2025 and I finished the book. It was one of my first books ever read by Julie Olivia and I can confidently say that I love every word she writes. This book was a romance book but it felt different than a romance book. I don't know how to describe it. Friends to Lovers but visualize the setting in 1997. It really gave off a 1997 vibe. The characters were lovey dovey cor sure and you FEEL EVERY EMOTION ❤️

December 29, 2025 Omg so Michelle decided to go over to Cliff's house because she feels angry and hasn't talked with him in a little bit. She wants to know if everything is okay. Then, once she explains to him how she feels towards him, they go crazy and start DOING IT. Yup. Having sex. Warning: Pages 370-379 includes an onslaught of sexual content. Just giving a heads up. I was asking myself too: WHERE IS THE DESCRIPTIVE SEXUAL LANGUAGE HERE haha

December 29, 2025 Page 360 | I grit my teeth and curl my lips in. My chest tightens. My fist clench. I love him. I love him. Sarcastic, floppy-haired Clifford Burke. I love the man I -- damn it -- set up with my sister. The man who told me he's sorting his feelings for me, and I was too stubborn to address them. The man who called me in a panic when he lost his girls. The man who depended on me, who gave me a bed under his roof...

December 29, 2025 Was I right or WAS I RIGHT? I knew that the date with Sara and Cliff wouldn't last longer. Yes, Michelle suggested that Cliff move on and date her sister Sara but Sara knew that Michelle loved Cliff amd couldnt stop thinking of Cliff so Sara told Michelle to give it a shot. It turns out Cliff feels the exact same way. Lovebirds or nah??? Ill let you decide for yourselves...

December 29, 2025 As of page 302, Michelle basically tries to convince Cliff that he needs to be more open out there. He agrees to it. They go back to being friends; not lovers. Then as a result, Michelle tells him to go on a date with her sister, Sara. Sara is younger, pretty, and very bubbly in personality. Cliff goes over to her house and they go on a date. Will Sara and Cliff continue to see each other OR will Cliff see Michelle forever????

I loved Heated Rivalry and somehow was not prepared to once again be blown away by The Long Game! Ilya and Shane are just chef kiss perfection 😍 and my boy llya is going into the hall of fame of book boyfriends🙌🏾 I adored so many elements in this book but my top was llya relationship with Yuna and David. It was just so sweet seeing him welcomed as second son❤️ I‘m obsessed and will be patiently waiting for season 2.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This would have been much better as a movie or Netflix series. The premise was cute, the characters were lovable, and there were several laugh-out-loud scenes. But… the writing was just not good, and in some cases cringe-worthy. Some paragraphs were just fine. Others were filled with oddball metaphors, random details, and bizarre banter. It almost felt like there were two authors. 3⭐️

And that‘s a wrap on #ReadOrDonate for 2025!