Book Review: Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent

Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is book 2 in Julia Kent’s Whatever It Takes Series. The series follows the employees of a wedding protector business. I loved the first book and was excited for this one.

We met Katie in the first book since she is one of the co-owners of the business. I was excited for her story because I loved her character. However, it fell a little flat for me. I just couldn’t get into Patrick and Katie as a couple. They didn’t have the *spark* for me. I feel like Katie deserved a little more for her future than Patrick. While he might’ve been a great guy, his constant bringing up Clemmie (his late wife) was off-putting. I get that she was his first love, the mother of his daughter, and only deceased for 3 years, but he constantly brought her up and compared Katie to her.

I’ll continue on with the series even though this book wasn’t it for me.


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Book Review: The Influencer by Adriane Leigh

The Influencer: A Completely Diabolical Psychological Suspense by Adriane Leigh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What did I just read? I say this in a good way. This book was absolutely amazing and I can’t wait for the next part because that cliffhanger was deep!

Few talk about it, but being an influencer isn’t always what it seems. Our main character, Shae, is the perfect example of this. You go on a wild roller coaster ride with Shae as her “perfect” life begins to crumble. You feel bad for her then things change. And they change drastically. Suddenly you don’t know whose side you are on. You don’t know who is right. There are times you feel for other characters. And there are times you feel for none of them.

This ends in a cliffhanger and I am on pins and needles waiting for the second book.


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Book Review: Stay Present by Kaylee Ryan

Stay Present by Kaylee Ryan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I know I said Archer was my favorite Kincaid, but Ryder is right up there with him. There have been snippets of the relationship between Ryder and Jordyn. So, I was looking forward to the whole story between them. I wanted to know just as much as Ryder and the other Kincaids why Jordyn left with no explanation. Of course, in true Kaylee fashion, the explanation was nothing I would’ve thought it to be. Ryder’s dedication and loyalty to the one he loves is the sweetest thing ever. I’m also glad that Jordyn had one friend that had her back through it all, cause her family ain’t it. Her family… Oh, you will loathe her parents by the end.

I feel like Jordyn acted childish in the book some, but for a good reason. They always say “If you act like a child, I’ll treat you like a child.” Well, in Jordyn’s case it’s “If you treat me like a child, I’ll act like a child.” The way her mother just inserted herself in her life and decided to make all her decisions… Uh, no ma’am. I don’t care who you are.

The next two books are for the twins and I have a feeling they are both going to be a handful. I mean, they’ve both been a handful through the whole series…


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Book Review: Stay Wild by Kaylee Ryan

Stay Wild by Kaylee Ryan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Kincaid Brothers stories are just getting better and better. After each one, I’m like the next brother can’t possibly top this brother. And I am proven wrong, time and time again.

This is one of my favorites of the stories. Archer won my heart from almost the beginning. Scarlett was made for him and everyone knew it right off. My poor little self was sobbing at the end, both before the HEA and during the epilogue. Like, I was totally crying my eyes out.

I’m eager to see how the next Archer brother woos his soulmate.


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Book Review: Ruthless Passion by Brooke Summers

Ruthless Passion by Brooke Summers
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was not my first Brooke Summers book, but it has me ready to binge every single last one of them. I love the worlds she creates in her books. Please, take heed to the trigger warnings because they include many deal breakers in books for some. I love her worlds exactly for the reasons there are trigger warnings. Do I like reading books that have perfect worlds? Absolutely. But, know what else I like reading? Gritty, hard, dark books. Books that may have parts that are hard to read, sometimes even hard to stomach. But, I love them anyway and will continue to love reading them. I love that Brooke continues to make these hard and gritty worlds with so much involved in them.

That being said…

This is book 3 of a series that ties into some books from another series. However, I had no problem understanding the story between Dario and Portia. This book had me going through all the emotions - sadness, sympathy, anger, furious, happy. I cried sad tears and happy tears. All the questions I had at any part of this book were answered later in this same book. There were times I thought I knew what was going to happen only for Brooke to swerve real fast in another direction.


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Book Review: Mine to Covet by Kameron Claire

Mine to Covet by Kameron Claire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have been enjoying this series (Veteran K9 Team) and this book was no exception. However, this is not one of my favorites in the series. But it is still worth a read.

The characters were amazing and the story was well developed. There was a perfect mix of drama and spice in the book. The introduction of Logan’s family was perfect. You had enough information and story to form your opinions on them yet they didn’t overtake the main storyline. The same with Tess’ mom. She was in the story enough to add to it but not too much to overtake it.

The only problem I had was that since I was reading this series out of order (face palm), I was kind of lost when it came to talking about members of the VKC that had books previously. I don’t think it hindered the storyline at all but it had me wondering what happened in those books (I know, I know. I’m going to go read all the ones I’ve missed


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Book Review: Seeds of Malice by Maggie Cole

Seeds of Malice by Maggie Cole
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have read several of Maggie Cole’s Mafia series so when I heard that she was releasing something a little different, I was all in. This book is definitely different from the others that I had read. It’s like an amped up Cruel Intentions (first thing that came to mind when I was reading it).

My mind has been played with in so many different directions. Dax is almost completely unredeemable to me. I seriously cannot wait to see how, or even if, he is redeemed in the second book. His sister and his best friend can just leave. They are not redeemable at this point. Based on the interactions in the book, Dax’s younger brother is the only decent person in the family.

It was hard to imagine all of the naivety that Ivy had. There were so many red flags about Dax and his sister that I’m not sure how she didn’t see them. The way she treated her father was just odd to me.

I rated it a 4 because it was slow in the beginning. It probably didn’t pick up pace until almost the end. I have read a few other bully romance books and this is probably the worst in terms of “bullying” I have read. Like, seriously Dax needs therapy and a lot of it.

I’ll be interested to read the second book in the duet since it will be 10 years later and Ivy is back to get revenge. I sincerely hope that she pays Dax back double what he did to her.


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