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Boystown Heartbreakers by K.C. Carmichael
4.0
*I received a physical arc from the publisher, and the audiobook version on Netgalley*
I am very late to reviewing this (I received the physical arc months ago) but when I tried reading it back in March, I don’t think my brain wanted me to read a cute fluffy (and slightly spicy) achillean romance, but I’m so glad my brain said yes this time (with the audiobook)!!
This was such a cute childhood friends to lovers story. Bastien is such a sweet and caring MC who sometimes overthinks, but don’t we all sometimes overthink? I mean, at least I do! And I loved reading about Bastien and Andres.
Andres, Bastien’s best friend since they were 5, was also such a caring character. I loved him, and when will it be my turn to have someone like Andres?? I’m waiting… (not so) patiently.
The story itself was super cute. As for the spice, on a scale of 1 (not very spicy) to 5 (really spicy), I’d rate this a 2. The romance is much more focused on Bastien and Andres finally giving a shot at a romantic relationship. And I loved it. I think the spice was perfect for the two of them.
I highly recommend this if you’re looking for a sweet romance between childhood friends! And the audiobook was absolutely phenomenal!!
I am very late to reviewing this (I received the physical arc months ago) but when I tried reading it back in March, I don’t think my brain wanted me to read a cute fluffy (and slightly spicy) achillean romance, but I’m so glad my brain said yes this time (with the audiobook)!!
This was such a cute childhood friends to lovers story. Bastien is such a sweet and caring MC who sometimes overthinks, but don’t we all sometimes overthink? I mean, at least I do! And I loved reading about Bastien and Andres.
Andres, Bastien’s best friend since they were 5, was also such a caring character. I loved him, and when will it be my turn to have someone like Andres?? I’m waiting… (not so) patiently.
The story itself was super cute. As for the spice, on a scale of 1 (not very spicy) to 5 (really spicy), I’d rate this a 2. The romance is much more focused on Bastien and Andres finally giving a shot at a romantic relationship. And I loved it. I think the spice was perfect for the two of them.
I highly recommend this if you’re looking for a sweet romance between childhood friends! And the audiobook was absolutely phenomenal!!
Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
5.0
*I received an ALC from Netgalley*
I read The Sunbearer Trials in October 2022, only a month after it was first released, and absolutely fell in love with the world, the writing, the characters, EVERYTHING. If you’ve read it, you know how that ending was painful knowing there wasn’t an official date for Celestial Monsters. Well, I’m so god damn HAPPY THAT WAD WORTH THE YEAR AND A HALF WAIT MY GOD!!!
Aiden Thomas strikes again with lovable characters, nail biting plot twists, and making you sob over fictional characters. If that’s what he wished for when they started to publish books, well YOU MADE IT.
I will forever love this duology and will continuously shove it down anyone’s throat who wants a YA fantasy with a trans MC, trans side characters, an achillean romance, a world with gods and children of gods, disability rep, and an overall amazing world.
I read The Sunbearer Trials in October 2022, only a month after it was first released, and absolutely fell in love with the world, the writing, the characters, EVERYTHING. If you’ve read it, you know how that ending was painful knowing there wasn’t an official date for Celestial Monsters. Well, I’m so god damn HAPPY THAT WAD WORTH THE YEAR AND A HALF WAIT MY GOD!!!
Aiden Thomas strikes again with lovable characters, nail biting plot twists, and making you sob over fictional characters. If that’s what he wished for when they started to publish books, well YOU MADE IT.
I will forever love this duology and will continuously shove it down anyone’s throat who wants a YA fantasy with a trans MC, trans side characters, an achillean romance, a world with gods and children of gods, disability rep, and an overall amazing world.
Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
3.0
I read the reviews before reading this and was like ‘hmmm I wonder if these reviews just make it seem like it’s insta love’ and I should’ve listened. I should’ve known it would 100000000% be insta love. I do not usually like insta love and lord this WAS EXACTLY insta love I don’t like. You’ve known each other for 3 FUCKING DAYS CHILL OUT