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[New Post] ARC Review: The Memory of Us by Dani Atkins

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Title: The Memory of Us

Author:  Dani Atkins

Page count: 464

Published: May 14th, 2024

Publisher: Netgalley

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 3/5

If she had been found moments later, Amelia’s heart would have stopped and never recovered. Instead she was taken from the desolate beach to the nearest hospital just in time to save her life. When her sister Lexi arrives from New York, Amelia’s heart is beating, but the accident has implanted a series of false memories. These memories revolve around a man named Sam, and a perfect love story that never existed.

Determined to help her sister, Lexi enlists the help of Nick, a local vet who bears a striking resemblance to Sam. Together, Lexi and Nick recreate and photograph Amelia’s dream dates in the hopes of triggering her true memories.

But as love starts to stir between Lexi and Nick, they must navigate a complex web of emotions. How can Lexi fall for Amelia’s dream man without hurting her sister?

Filled with breathtaking romance, heart-wrenching emotion, the magic of destiny and the power of sisterhood, The Memory of Us is a must-read for fans of Holly Miller and Colleen Hoover.

This is the first book that I have read by this author, I had read the synopsis and was intrigued. This was a fantastic story of two sisters. One of the sisters Amelia is found on a desert beach where she had died for a few minutes so her sister flies’ home to take care of her when she gets there, she realizes that Amelia might not be the same as she was because she is now convinced that she has a husband and a personality change. Lexi ends up finding a man that fits the description of her ‘husband’ Sam who’s named Nick and he agrees to help build the memories for her sister. This was a crazy whirlwind of emotions, I’m excited to see what other books this author has written.

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[New Post] ARC Review: How the Hitman Stole Christmas by Katie Reus

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Title: How the Hitman Stole Christmas

Author: Katie Reus

Page count: 151

Published: October 24th, 2021

Publisher: Netgalley

Genre: Christmas Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 3/5

Tis the season for a grumpy-sunshine romance with a side of murder and mayhem!

She hates Christmas and everything that goes with it…

Explosives expert Elliana hates Christmas—and the only good thing about this holiday season is that her gorgeous neighbor seems allergic to shirts and clothes in general. She knows because she’s been watching him for months with her drone. She’s never stalked anyone before, but he not only doesn’t seem to mind, he puts on nightly strip shows just for her. When she finally works up the courage to talk to him, she stumbles right into a murder—that he’s committed.

But this holiday is one she’ll never forget…

According to Theo, the whole murder thing is no big deal—the dead guy needed killing. And while her hot neighbor wants her, protecting her is his main priority. So when she’s targeted, this cinnamon roll hitman kidnaps her for her own good. With a deadly threat hunting them and a hot hitman who keeps handcuffing her to him “for her own protection”, Elliana is starting to reconsider her grinchy stance on the holidays. And when everything finally comes to a head, the results are bound to be…explosive.

Elliana is not a fan of Christmas and her next-door neighbour is the opposite and has a ton of lights and decorations. The funny thing is that Elliana is so interested in the ones that he has in his home that she even has a drone so that she can spy on the inside, as she spies on Theo he knows what she’s doing and he decides that he wants to have a little fun with it. This was a reverse grumpy sunshine Christmas read that is sure to bring you into the spirit of Christmas.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Off the Map by Trish Doller

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Title: Off the Map

Author: Trish Doller

Page count: 272

Published: March 7th, 2023

Publisher: Netgalley

Genre: Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 2/5

On the road to love, you don’t need a GPS…

Carla Black’s life motto is “here for a good time, not for a long time.” She’s been travelling the world on her own in her vintage Jeep Wrangler for nearly a decade, stopping only long enough to replenish her adventure fund. She doesn’t do love and she doesn’t ever go home.

Eamon Sullivan is a modern-day cartographer who creates digital maps. His work helps people find their way, but he’s the one who’s lost his sense of direction. He’s unhappy at work, recently dumped, and his one big dream is stalled out—literally.

Fate throws them together when Carla arrives in Dublin for her best friend’s wedding and Eamon is tasked with picking her up from the airport. But what should be a simple drive across Ireland quickly becomes complicated with chemistry-filled detours, unexpected feelings, and a chance at love – if only they choose it.

I hate to say but this was my least favourite in the series. I couldn’t connect with the characters like I was with the others in the previous books. It was rushed in spots, and I thought that it could have taken a few more pages to get all the context out. There are some heavy TW/CW so be sure to check before reading.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Accomplished by Amanda Quain

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Title: Accomplished

Author: Amanda Quain

Page count: 320

Published: July 26th, 2022

Publisher:Netgalley

Genre: YA

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 2/5

Georgiana Darcy gets the Pride & Prejudice retelling she deserves in Accomplished, a sparkling contemporary YA featuring a healthy dose of marching band romance, endless banter, and Charles Bingley as a ripped frat boy.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Georgiana Darcy should have been expelled after The Incident with Wickham Foster last year – at least if you ask any of her Pemberley Academy classmates. She may have escaped expulsion because of her family name, but she didn’t escape the disappointment of her big brother Fitz, the scorn of the entire school, or, it turns out, Wickham’s influence.

But she’s back for her junior year, and she needs to prove to everyone—Fitz, Wickham, her former friends, and maybe even herself—that she’s more than just an embarrassment to the family name. How hard can it be to become the Perfect Darcy? All she has to do is:

– Rebuild her reputation with the marching band (even if it kills her)
– Forget about Wickham and his lies (no matter how tempting they still are), and
– Distract Fitz Darcy—helicopter-sibling extraordinaire—by getting him to fall in love with his classmate, Lizzie Bennet (this one might be difficult…)

Sure, it’s a complicated plan, but so is being a Darcy. With the help of her fellow bandmate, Avery, matchmaking ideas lifted straight from her favorite fanfics, and a whole lot of pancakes, Georgie is going to see every one of her plans through. But when the weight of being the Perfect Darcy comes crashing down, Georgie will have to find her own way before she loses everything permanently—including the one guy who sees her for who she really is.

With having a love for Pride and Prejudice, I thought that I would give this book a go, but it wasn’t something that kept my attention. I kept getting distracted by real life and not able to actually able to submerge my self into he story and have a real connection with the characters.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Among the Heather by Samantha Young

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Title: Among the Heather

Author: Samantha Young

Page count: 346

Published: December 5th, 2023

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

He’s a disgraced actor. She’s the daughter of Hollywood royalty. Both are hiding in the Scottish Highlands, but despite their antagonistic attraction, they can’t seem to hide from each other…

North Hunter has worked hard to step out of the shadows of his orphaned upbringing into the limelight of Hollywood. He never imagined a dark moment from his childhood returning to destroy everything he’d built. Devastated, he finds comfort in the isolation of an exclusive members-only club in the Scottish Highlands, even if the club comes with a prickly estate manager who sets his blood on fire.

As the eldest daughter of a Hollywood legend, Aria Howard has learned the hard way that people will use her to get to her father. When her last relationship ended badly, Aria fled to Scotland. Running Ardnoch Estate provides distance from a life that has never fit comfortably. But when defamed Scottish actor North Hunter disrupts her sanctuary, Aria is on the defense. The cocky actor is the last thing she needs, and despite their searing attraction, Aria is determined to dislike him.

But one night of drunken forced proximity with North leads Aria to share insecurities seeded by her horrible ex. When North offers to prove her ex wrong by taking Aria to his bed for a no-strings distraction, they begin an affair neither expected. However, their fiery liaison leads to a deep emotional connection that unsettles them both, and North will have to break down more than Aria’s trust issues if they’re ever to have a future together. He’ll need to protect her from a past that just doesn’t want to stay buried… or lose something far more essential to his existence than his career.

Aria grew up in Malibu and is the eldest daughter of her famous parents. Looking for a fresh start she heads to the coast and runs Ardnoch Estate and is loving how quiet her life is. North grew up in Scotland, he had some hardships growing up, now he’s a famous movie star that can’t escape the paparazzi and new articles, he needs some time off and a break from all the excitement in LA so he heads to the Scottish Highlands to disappear for a while. When North arrives at the Estate, he sees Aria and it is all over for him and she doesn’t seem to be affected by him but truth be told Aria has walls up from her past relationships and doesn’t want to get her heart broken again. The way that these two navigate through one another’s hurtles was great but wonderful that North was able to give Aria her confidence back that she had lost with past relationships. This Is one of my favourite books by this author.

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