“In his quest to revenge he forgot to check the weather” SO TRUE!!! I agree with many of these and am happy I’m not the only! Here’s to five star energy in 2023!!
I enjoyed your review on PenPal. I agree the intimate parts were too graphic and I don't think it was needed. Many times I skipped over those parts. I was interested in the actual story. Like you I thought Aiden had something to do with her husband's death. The author took a different approach to the story. This is not my usual genre. I tend to lean more to psychological thrillers which I thought this one was and it wasn't. I thought the ending was ok. At least the ghosts of Aiden and Kayla got there happily ever after and Michael deserve what he got.
Priest: “Not enough to drown out the monotony that was Tyler’s thoughts” YASSSS!!! 📣 🙌🏼 omg I hate that book so much and I’m so happy you feel the same way! 50 Shades > The Crossfire Series I’m still don’t understand why A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor is so highly rated?!?
I just love hearing your thoughts about books in general, love you & this community C♥️♥️♥️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹⚘️⚘️🌻🌻😘😘 Happy holidays to you & your family🌻🌻⚘️⚘️⚘️🌹❤️❤️♥️♥️♥️🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎈🎈🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️👏👏♥️♥️❤️🌹⚘️⚘️🌻🌻♥️♥️♥️
Great video. My most disappointing read, which I put off for a long time, was A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor. It just wasn't what I thought it would be. The "suspense" was lackluster and not fully flushed out. And the ending was very blah. What happens with Bishir (or whatever the bad guy's name was)? Is Amon's house going to be the new Manor? Just a lot of unanswered/unresolved things. I think my favorite character was Booker, the marble guy.
I love to hear ppl give legit reason why they disliked books i love. I adored ruthless stranger but your reasonings are also legit. I dnfed priest, skipped sinner but saint was probably in my top 3 of the year. It’s a lot more emotional to me than priest. It’s beautifully written.
I love the monsters series by J.T. but still haven't picked up Pen Pals yet...The book isn't calling me yet...maybe someday,maybe not. Who knows🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Great video, very refreshingly honest. I will say, in relation to the Voyeur series, Ive read the whole series and book 1 was by far my least favourite. I loved the rest x
I totally agree that Poppy’s character was really sidelined in Priest. I’ve wondered if I reread Priest if I would rate it as highly again. I think it was the novelty.
Sis. Do not. I repeat do not cut off JT. She has some good books. Try Melt for You, Burn for You, Rules of Engagement . I also wasn't feeling Pen Pal FYI
I think I’ve tried enough by her🤣. I wasn’t super impressed with Ruthless Creatures/Carnal Urges and after the Pen Pal debacle, there are just other authors I would rather support!
I was about to be like whaaaat when you started talking about Voyeur but I forgot about the third act breakup…yeah that was annoying. Still loved it but totally get that!
"Having a lot of sex does not a romance book make." 🗣️LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK! This new smut craze on bookbok is driving me insane because it's making authors write their books with only booktok in mind; writing plotless books STUFFED with tropes and smut. I've really having to go back to reading older books because all these newer books, heavily influenced by booktok, heavily sex driven, is starting to turn me off from the romance genre.
So listen, I actually loved Pen Pal however I do agree the marketing of the book is a major problem and it’s not at all what she initially described it as. I’m still wanting an actual dark prison pen pal romance.
I agree on Ruthless Stranger! The most interesting part was the description of how they were going to meet. Then the actual meeting and romance were so boring.
Please don't butcher me for my comment C🙊🙉🙈 I love me some Bdsm in books BUTTTTT 50SHADES OF GREY ISN'T FOR ME, I'VE DNF THE BOOK EVERY TIME IT COMES TO THE ELEVATOR(ITS LIKE ME AND THIS BOOK ISN'T FOR EACH OTHER) FOR PAST 5-6YEARS & I GAVE UP IN 2019..NOT GOING TO PUT MYSELF THROUGHT THAT EVER AGAIN...So I'll props not going to love this book, I've not been drawn to the crossfire series(seeing I'm a VERY HARD MOOD READER)🙈🙉🙊 🤭🤣😭🤣 Thank you for listening,how I feel about 50shades of grey( I've watched the movie--I think the honeymoon book(maybe its the 2nd installment) & it was okay. Thinking I'll props feel something Anything but nothing to urge me to pick up the books or watch the movie🤣😭😭🤭🤭🤭)
I haven’t picked up Catherine Cowles yet, because she is overhyped and now I doubt I will. I don’t like authors who constantly use one trope over and over again. They are one trick ponies 😂. I completely understand why you didn’t like Pen Pal and being lied to by the author and having her change the genre last minute is definitely shady. Also you did not deserve the hate you got on goodreads and I don’t blame you for not wanting to read the author again. I read that Crossfire series years ago and I never finished it 😂. I hate book series where the couple is around for 5 freaking books. I want the story wrapped up by book one or at least book two. I Read Ruthless Stranger and I wasn’t impressed. I’m not much of a fan of mafia, so if I read it then it better be good. For Fiona Cole, I really liked her book called Another, but I need to re-read it again to see if I still like it 😬.
The characters in Does it Hurt WERE way too comfortable with the weird stuff in the lighthouse scenes 😂 The bunny references in Pen Pal were so freaking weird omg! Definitely lost my trust with that one.
I couldn’t finish the Crossfire series either. Twisted Lies was a little disappointing to me, I just couldn’t get in to it like I did the previous 3 in the series.
I absolutely adore Cassandra Robbins' books, especially her Disciples MC Series,and Rise...but "Power" is my pick for the year's most disappointing read.
I mean, I made my sister phallic shaped chocolate chip cookies to give her “spotted dick”, which is a traditional English pudding. Anyway, we make jokes like that, but no. There are just some things I don’t want to know about my siblings.
I respect your fleshed out thoughts. It makes for great discussion!
Now…onwards to 2023! 🎉
“In his quest to revenge he forgot to check the weather” SO TRUE!!! I agree with many of these and am happy I’m not the only! Here’s to five star energy in 2023!!
AGREED!!!!
I enjoyed your review on PenPal. I agree the intimate parts were too graphic and I don't think it was needed. Many times I skipped over those parts. I was interested in the actual story. Like you I thought Aiden had something to do with her husband's death. The author took a different approach to the story. This is not my usual genre. I tend to lean more to psychological thrillers which I thought this one was and it wasn't. I thought the ending was ok. At least the ghosts of Aiden and Kayla got there happily ever after and Michael deserve what he got.
Priest: “Not enough to drown out the monotony that was Tyler’s thoughts” YASSSS!!! 📣 🙌🏼 omg I hate that book so much and I’m so happy you feel the same way!
50 Shades > The Crossfire Series
I’m still don’t understand why A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor is so highly rated?!?
Girl Priest completely turned me off the rest of the series. I’ll have to settle for the New Camelot trilogy being my fav Sierra Simone books🤣
I just love hearing your thoughts about books in general, love you & this community C♥️♥️♥️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹⚘️⚘️🌻🌻😘😘
Happy holidays to you & your family🌻🌻⚘️⚘️⚘️🌹❤️❤️♥️♥️♥️🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎈🎈🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️👏👏♥️♥️❤️🌹⚘️⚘️🌻🌻♥️♥️♥️
Happy Holidays!
Great video. My most disappointing read, which I put off for a long time, was A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor. It just wasn't what I thought it would be. The "suspense" was lackluster and not fully flushed out. And the ending was very blah. What happens with Bishir (or whatever the bad guy's name was)? Is Amon's house going to be the new Manor? Just a lot of unanswered/unresolved things. I think my favorite character was Booker, the marble guy.
I love to hear ppl give legit reason why they disliked books i love. I adored ruthless stranger but your reasonings are also legit. I dnfed priest, skipped sinner but saint was probably in my top 3 of the year. It’s a lot more emotional to me than priest. It’s beautifully written.
My friend said I should try Saint, too!
I am READY for this 🙌🤣
My most disappointing reads this year were:
Icebreaker-Hannah grace
The grip trilogy (nobody try to fight me lmfao)
Magnolia parks
I love the monsters series by J.T. but still haven't picked up Pen Pals yet...The book isn't calling me yet...maybe someday,maybe not. Who knows🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Totally agree! I need the characters to be really distinct in a why choose romance. Otherwise I’m bored.
“I can’t wait to bust into this bad boy…” famous last words 💀
Those words didn’t age well at all☠️☠️☠️
Great video, very refreshingly honest. I will say, in relation to the Voyeur series, Ive read the whole series and book 1 was by far my least favourite. I loved the rest x
Ooo that's promising!
I just love all your videos! I hope you have a wonderful holiday ❤
Same to you!
I totally agree that Poppy’s character was really sidelined in Priest. I’ve wondered if I reread Priest if I would rate it as highly again. I think it was the novelty.
I absolutely does when you talked about burning the Crossfire series ☠️🤣🤣
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I loved Priest almost entirely for his battle with his faith, which is a bit weird i guess 🤣very fair points about Poppy.
What you said about Catherine Cowles writing is exactly how I feel. 100%
SHARK RESEARCHER PUNISHING SCENE 💀💀
PEN PAL sheeewwwww
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Sis. Do not. I repeat do not cut off JT. She has some good books. Try Melt for You, Burn for You, Rules of Engagement . I also wasn't feeling Pen Pal FYI
I think I’ve tried enough by her🤣. I wasn’t super impressed with Ruthless Creatures/Carnal Urges and after the Pen Pal debacle, there are just other authors I would rather support!
I was about to be like whaaaat when you started talking about Voyeur but I forgot about the third act breakup…yeah that was annoying. Still loved it but totally get that!
She’ll always have my heart with that Alcohol series🤣🤣
"Having a lot of sex does not a romance book make."
🗣️LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!
This new smut craze on bookbok is driving me insane because it's making authors write their books with only booktok in mind; writing plotless books STUFFED with tropes and smut.
I've really having to go back to reading older books because all these newer books, heavily influenced by booktok, heavily sex driven, is starting to turn me off from the romance genre.
Girl AGREED. I was just talking to a friend about this! Like when I get a book that has SUBSTANCE, I feel like it’s a treat!!
So listen, I actually loved Pen Pal however I do agree the marketing of the book is a major problem and it’s not at all what she initially described it as. I’m still wanting an actual dark prison pen pal romance.
Yessss, can you imagine how GOOD and angsty a prison pen pal romance would be?! With a plot twist similar to Ruthless Creatures lmaooo
I loved Pen Pal as well and totally agree with you - I really want a prison pen pal romance!
I agree with on A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor there was no plot and 2 fights was boring. and pen pal was terrible
"This book tried to do too many things and didn't succeed at any of them" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Glad I didn't read HD Carlton
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I agree on Ruthless Stranger! The most interesting part was the description of how they were going to meet. Then the actual meeting and romance were so boring.
Yesssssssss so boring 🤣
Please don't butcher me for my comment C🙊🙉🙈
I love me some Bdsm in books BUTTTTT 50SHADES OF GREY ISN'T FOR ME, I'VE DNF THE BOOK EVERY TIME IT COMES TO THE ELEVATOR(ITS LIKE ME AND THIS BOOK ISN'T FOR EACH OTHER) FOR PAST 5-6YEARS & I GAVE UP IN 2019..NOT GOING TO PUT MYSELF THROUGHT THAT EVER AGAIN...So I'll props not going to love this book, I've not been drawn to the crossfire series(seeing I'm a VERY HARD MOOD READER)🙈🙉🙊
🤭🤣😭🤣 Thank you for listening,how I feel about 50shades of grey( I've watched the movie--I think the honeymoon book(maybe its the 2nd installment) & it was okay. Thinking I'll props feel something Anything but nothing to urge me to pick up the books or watch the movie🤣😭😭🤭🤭🤭)
I haven’t picked up Catherine Cowles yet, because she is overhyped and now I doubt I will. I don’t like authors who constantly use one trope over and over again. They are one trick ponies 😂.
I completely understand why you didn’t like Pen Pal and being lied to by the author and having her change the genre last minute is definitely shady. Also you did not deserve the hate you got on goodreads and I don’t blame you for not wanting to read the author again.
I read that Crossfire series years ago and I never finished it 😂. I hate book series where the couple is around for 5 freaking books. I want the story wrapped up by book one or at least book two.
I Read Ruthless Stranger and I wasn’t impressed. I’m not much of a fan of mafia, so if I read it then it better be good.
For Fiona Cole, I really liked her book called Another, but I need to re-read it again to see if I still like it 😬.
“One trick ponies” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The characters in Does it Hurt WERE way too comfortable with the weird stuff in the lighthouse scenes 😂 The bunny references in Pen Pal were so freaking weird omg! Definitely lost my trust with that one.
Girl do you know I would’ve been freaking out if I’d been stuck on that island?!?!
I couldn’t finish the Crossfire series either. Twisted Lies was a little disappointing to me, I just couldn’t get in to it like I did the previous 3 in the series.
Agreed!
I absolutely adore Cassandra Robbins' books, especially her Disciples MC Series,and Rise...but "Power" is my pick for the year's most disappointing read.
I agree about 2 Fights I wasn't a fan of that one at all
😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Why is this books still my house??????🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️❤️❤️♥️♥️♥️♥️🤣🤣🤣🤣🫂🫂🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️
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Haha 100% about Tangled in Tinsel! 🤣 And same about Weight of Regret, that was my first by that author and it wasn’t it.
Yeah I thought I was missing something when I read both of those books because of the hype but I was like it can’t just be me🤣
@@TheLoveLibrarian haha for sure! We are definitely on the same page 🤣
I read Voyeur a while back and was pretty disappointed too. Hero tanked it for me.
Yes!!!! The hero frustrated me soooooo much
I got burned by Twisted Hate and haven’t picked up Twisted Lies yet. Her books just keep getting longer for no reason 😂
Agreed🤣🤣🤣
Didn’t like the Maggie Cole either, I gave that 2 stars last year 🙃
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I was not a fan of Voyeur either the hero really bothered me
He did!!!! Like I understood his background but he was way too wish washy for me
I have so many disappointing reads for 2022
I love how you tell it like you disliked it.
Yes I love to explain why I didn’t like something so it doesn’t come across as just bashing!
@@TheLoveLibrarian you do it well
I mean, I made my sister phallic shaped chocolate chip cookies to give her “spotted dick”, which is a traditional English pudding. Anyway, we make jokes like that, but no. There are just some things I don’t want to know about my siblings.
I always love your twist hairstyles; they always look healthy and juicy💦. What products do you use?
I actually have a natural hairstylist I go to! I see her about every 6ish weeks!