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Im sorry I couldn’t do it. Maybe it was the audiobook but I just did not care about either of the main leads. I thought it would be fun since it’s literally the book version of Set It Up but I just couldn’t get invested

Anyone who knows me knows how freaking excited I am for this book. She was preordered and is sitting pretty ready for me to read but I am terrified for how connected I am going to feel to Miss Phoebe and Miss Averick’s writing😀

Finally back in my lover girl era so I’m picking books back up that I put down when I was solidly NOT in my lover girl era

Oh we’re so completely and utterly back. Reading a new Lynn Painter book on my porch? This is my truest self.

So I’m finding that I truly hate books with hidden identities when it takes until 81 PERCENT IN THE BOOK AND ONE OF THEM HAS KNOWN TNE ENTIRE TIME😀

“Women aren’t rehab for emotionally stunted man babies that think that every problem will be solved when the right woman comes along“ I know that’s right
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Um…that went south FAST

I love that fantasy books will find any possible way to allow the love interests to be able to communicate telepathically ❤️

“Hi I’m Wren Darlington and I’m a complete badass with like 4 super powers and have 3 beautiful soldiers completely obsessed with me” Girl shut tf up

So this is my first time since I’ve been working full time that I am feeling like my true book nerd self and let me just say it is not for the faint of heart. Like what do you mean I just have to sit at my computer all day when I could be at home reading?

Hi I couldn’t be more excited for this book I’m truly giddy at work about going home to read it. Happy release day🫶

Ok I get it now. 7 months later…but I get it

Soft DNF on this one for now because there’s some weird break the virgin pact vibe going on and it’s icked me out

JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER

Finally committing🫡

DNFing. I tried I truly did. I just could not get on board with the timeline of this book. Engagement of convenience but like just to get his mom off his back about dating? Babe. Those are not high stakes. Also, they were friends for 16 years and then they just all of a sudden want to make out? I don’t know. I just didn’t really buy into it.

So I’m in the depths of my third reread of this book (shut up sometimes predictability is comforting) and just saw I rated this 2 stars when I first read it. 2 STARS. Anyways this is me saying that I can be wrong and sometimes you should give things a second chance.

It’s giving royal Inheritance Games🙂‍↕️

Unfortunately my Libby loan became available when my parents were in town and I was moving so I did not get farther than the Reaping before it was forcibly ripped from my hands (electronically returned to the library without my consent). Sad day and yes I will need 5-7 business days to mourn this loss

Trying to fill the Bridgerton and Buccaneers sized hole in my heart

I started rereading biting 13 immediately after finish releasing 10 because I couldn’t stop thinking about Hugh and Lizzie. Let me just say, if I had to be in a friend group the way Lizzie has to be in a friend group with Hugh after spending nine years in love with someone I’d act like a bitch too.

Never underestimate the power of a good ol’ hockey romance with a great found family to get you out of the worst reading slump of your life

Another day, another comfort reread

I really wish TikTok didn’t immediately spoil so many parts of this book because now I’m terrified to go any farther (yes I could’ve scrolled, but no I didn’t scroll)

If I had any qualms about Violet being a badass, they no longer exist.

I genuinely cannot keep up with this book. There is so much going on and so many names and places that I am supposed to remember. That being said, great book but terrified of journey that I am about to go on.

I can no longer put this book off. It’s crunch time yall

This book is incredible and it’s the first book in way too long that makes me miss it when I’m not reading it

Ok I’m actually starting this book and telling y’all so that I can hold myself accountable and commit

This book is the definition of “to be seen is to be loved”