I love a dark romance, and whilst I would never Yuck someone else's Yum. This was too much for me 🫣😧
The scenes are very, very intense. It did take away from any storyline. The main character isn't morally grey, he's morally black, and he is completely unlikable. Not one I'd recommend as it was very graphic, violent and so intense that I was wincing whilst reading. If you're about to read this, I would try not to go in blind, like I did 🤣

Adorable. Just like Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls, with magic. 🧙‍♀️🧹🔮

Bail at 112. 🤮
I can not take ANYMORE. I would have loved this when I was 14 and in my Twilight era. Now? It's tripe.

And in today's episode of "What the fuck have I just read?!" ??

Was this messed up? Yes.
Should the trigger warnings be taken seriously? Yes.
Did I devour it in one sitting? Also, yes. ?

A pretty decent thriller. I did realise who'd done it very early on, but their motive wasn't what I was expecting.
3.5 ⭐️

Bail @ Page 110. I love the short chapters, but that's about it. There are far too many people's POV to keep up with it, in my opinion.

Brilliant fun.
A dark rom com that made me laugh out loud. Josh is absolutely hilarious.

This book is killing me 🤣🤣🤣

A low pick. A very unnecessary sequel with too many POV.
I find Henry to be a fascinating character, I could have read both books entirely from his perspective.

Not the thriller I was expecting, more a family drama. However, it was packed with action and intriguing characters. Lisa Jewell always delivers.

Shein getting on the Fourth Wing hype!

Absolutely adorable 😍

Very, very dark.
I enjoyed this, it was right up my street, but I can see why a lot of people would hate this due to the content. Over 600 pages, which was a lot considering the nature of the book, but it was perfectly paced and packed with enough drama and spice to keep me interested.
My only gripe was the epilogue was awful 🤣
I'm intrigued by Tyson, I feel his book will be very interesting.

The wallpaper of dreams for my little girl. ❤️🥹
A day off spent DIY-ing instead of reading 🙈

Sounds brilliant. But it's actually an absolute bag of shite. Bail @ 30%

A gay Bridget Jones.
I adored the first half of the book. It was hilarious, and I adored both Danny and Jacob. The second half of the book let it down. It got far too whiny and woe is me for my liking. I found myself skimming a few parts towards the end. It's a shame as the first half was fantastic.

I adored this. Burgess is my new favourite Tessa Bailey character and the dream boyfriend. 😍

Not her best, but certainly not her worst.

I loved the concept of the art inspired by people's confessions. The rest was a bit tedious.

This was soooooo twisty! You think you have it all sussed, and then another twist and suspect is thrown at you, and then again, and again!
I find Alice Feeney is such a good twist writer. 4⭐️

I thoroughly enjoyed this one! I wasn't expecting much as I've seen a few bad reviews, but I really liked it! The twist came very, very early, but it works. I think this would make a great Netflix series.

The most loyal boy. 🥹💙
#dogsoflitsy

A sweet enough slow burn cowboy romance with lovely main characters. But it was just missing something, I found it slightly boring. I wouldn't rush to pick up a sequel.

I devoured in a day! A great kindle unlimited find 👌 not on Litsy for a review, unfortunately!
If you loved Violet and Tate in American Horror Story, you'd love this!

After growing up in Northern England in the 90s... I can not express my excitement enough! 🇬🇧

Bail at 50% I can not take anymore.

Described as "hilarious laugh out loud fun." It is not hilarious, I did not laugh, and it certainly isn't fun. It went on and on and on.....

This was DARK 🫣
I could not put this down, I was absolutely hooked, but it did feel as though HD Carlton just went for the shock factor by putting in every dark theme she possibly could.
Ryan was a complete ****. He was also unrealistic in parts. River was supposed to be this badass, likeable heroine, but I found myself wanting to shake her and tell her to shut up.
Mako, however... 🥹🫶
Check trigger warnings. I cringed a lot due to the content

Covers the subject of poverty very well. That's about the only positive. It dragged on, and on, and on. I was expecting a thriller, yet it wasn't. It was more of a family drama. Extremely unrealistic in that everything didn't work out OK, but everything worked out GREAT. Was very glad to finish this.
Kudos to Susan Lewis for tacking the themes of poverty, drugs, and grooming so sensitively, though.

Really bad, actually

I read this in one day, I could not put it down! An emotional story about grief, rebellion, anger, and love. This was probably one of my favourite CoHo books, along with Reminders of Him and Ugly Love. This did make me tear up in public 🫠😭

Absolutely brilliant. Belly laughs throughout. Hilary Whitehall is a saint 🤣

Wow. This was so good! I love Freida McFadden's books (mostly), and this has been one of my favourites.
I thought I had it sussed early on, but I absolutely did not ? A novel packed with twists that you won't see coming a mile off, and that last sentence... well... ?

I was spouting to my friend that I "obviously" knew the big twist, but I soon did a Homer Simpson disappearing into the hedges when all was revealed ??

A good thriller, but it could have been a little bit shorter as it seemed to drag on. I really liked Anna's character, and I did sympathise with Debbie.

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Great story, and the pace is perfect. I did find that I'd sussed the main "bad guy" within their first few appearances. My main gripe was the main character, Lucy, as she was one of the most unlikeable characters I've ever come across... Who leaves their young child alone so often?! I wish more police would just tell Lucy to shut up, stop arguing with the police and to stay in her lane. She was awful.
This would be a decent palette cleanser.

Absolutely not for me, at all. The plot was all over!

A toss up between a pick and a so-so. I've had a bad run with books recently, so I've been more lenient 🤣
An easy read thriller with a dual narrative between the suspect and the police officer. I really liked the short chapters as some were only a page and a half long!

Ooh, I loved this! This got me right out of my reading slump!
Amy pays a surprise visit to her boyfriend from across the pond to discover he's sleeping with her best friend. She then decides to take her revenge.
Witty, entertaining, and great fun.

Blurghhhhhhh.
I've had such a bad run of books recently. This was pretty boring. The main character is really taken advantage of by her so-called best friend. And the love story was rushed and pretty crap.

I am the odd one out, aren't I?! 🤣
Bail at page 245.
I wanted to love this, but I found it tedious. I loved Marcellus, but Cameron was an insufferable man child. I just didn't want to pick the book up. I feel this was raved about too much, so I was expecting it to be incredible. A typical example of far too much hype for a book, in my opinion.

I loved this. I liked the countryside setting and I found it very witty. But the main characters dithering and doormat personality are SO INFURIATING. Her husband and his ex-wife spoke to her in an absolutely appalling manner, and she just took it, I wanted to shake her. If my hubby spoke to me that way, I'd be getting a divorce, and as for his ex-wife referring to her as "number two"... ? I'd be rolling up my sleeves and removing my earrings ?

Started out strong but got ridiculous, fast!
How could someone working in a high security jail have their smart phone on them to show an inmate photos? Do your research, Freida 🙈😂

Not my favourite novel, and it was very predictable. I did, however, really like the mental health representation and also finding out about Indonesian culture. I did crave Nasi Gorang for 3 days, though 😂

Best use for a phone box I've ever seen 😍☎️🇬🇧
#beautifulbritain
#traditionalengland

Absolutely shite. I guessed the entire plot about 3 chapters in.

A beautiful story about family, growth, and love. I did not see the twist coming at all, but I fell in love with the characters. ❤️

Beautiful.
I cried numerous times. Tears of sadness, tears of frustration, and tears of joy. I adored every single character, especially Sarah and Nurse Angles (Mother Angel). 100% restored my faith in humanity.

A re-read for me. I first read this several years ago in Corfu as it was set where I was on holiday.
A really easy read, packed with larger than life characters, greek traditions, and some cracking one liners.

Jeeeeeez! Book of the month, for me!
Two babies are switched in the hospital at birth. Two years after a traumatic birth, Pete discovers the little boy he's loved and cared for is not his real son. His real son is being brought up by strangers.
This was packed with twists and turns, and I could not put it down! If I wasn't working for most of today, I could have read it over a couple of hours easily. Fantastic.

Very well written and twisty. I did find it hard to get into, but the second half was pretty good.

I just couldn't get into it! 🫠🙈