I Love Isaiah and Lily!
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This book was a nice read and it really does cause your heart to lurch with the happenings within the book. Isaiah and Lily are just two people who want to be in love and openly be accepted by those around them. However with the setting of this book, in that time this wasn't allowed and could get one killed. What both Lily and Isaiah went through so much, Lily more than Isaiah and man on man do you feel sorry for this girl! This book gives you the right amount of hope, and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Its like reconciliation is right there in your grasp but you're just a breath short of being able to grab it. This book was a great book and I would totally recommend this book everyone!
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEE BOOK HANGOVER!

I could seriously read about Tate and Logan doing nothing, chilling on the sofa, reading the dictionary, you name it, and be a happy, happy fangirl. They are one of my all time top favorite couples I have ever read about, and I LOVE that we have gotten these new stories with them!

I don't want to say anything that'll give away major spoilers, so all I will say is that I kinda guessed what would happen, to be honest (hey, you need some conflict somehow, right?) but I loved the outcome and my heart just broke and then exploded for these two. Logan doodling name possibilities just about broke my heart.

I love Tate's family, his relationship - and Logan's relationship especially - with his dad, and am so glad Tate's sister is getting back into their lives. Cole and Rachel are wonderful as always, but I gotta say what stole the show? Robbie and Priest! PLEASE say we're going to get something for these two because there is a whole enemies to lovers thing that I think is going on.

CANNOT wait for the final (*cries* final!) book in January. But I'm hoping for a spin-off for Priest and Robbie and maybe we'll get to see more of Tate and Logan. Any way I can get my fix with these two, I will take it.
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This series is amazing! I love LiLo so much. They are perfect in all their imperfections. I loved Part 1 of the book. Especially all the sister bonding and when they went to comic con. I was sooo glad Poppy got featured more in this book. I always felt so bad for her and wished she was close to her sisters because they're great. I'm glD we saw that all four sisters are close and love each other. I have to say Part 2 was a little slow for me, but Part 3 picked right back up and I loved it again! I just love Lo and seeing his inner struggles. Thrive is a definite must read. It made all the missing parts from Kiss the Sky and Hothouse Flower make more since. I think the reason I didn't connect with Daisy and Rykes book at first was because I kept wondering what the heck I was missing with Loren lol this book was great and definitely not a retelling of the last two books. It gives you a lot more insight and a lot of amazing extra scenes. It made me understand Lorens action a lot better because he was so mean to Ryke in Hothouse Flower but now I und why. Loved it and can't wait to start Adiccted After All.
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"We're going to have our happy ending. It just may take us a while to get there."

Thrive is a filler novel, and while this sounds bad, it isn't. Thrive gave the reader Lily and Lo's side of the story throughout the sister books, Kiss the Sky and Hot House Flower (***note, you must read those books before reading this one). Lily and Lo continue to wrestle with their addictions and try their best to take control of their own lives.

"We don't think they'll understand, and we're both exhausted from all the voices in our lives. For once, we just want to do this together. Alone. Lily and Lo. Like it was before. Only better this time. We're stronger now."

I was actually fairly happy to get LiLo's side of things, especially because all throughout HHF I felt like Lo was a total dick to Ryke. It's great that the authors were able to provide the readers with both sides of the story, because one's perception of an event is always different from someone else's.

My absolute favorite aspect of this book was the amount of nerd references in it. So much Harry Potter!!! And I loved it! All of the nerd references made me smile pretty darn wide.

"'I'll never understand Ravenclaws,' he tells me. Connor and Rose would belong to the smartest house in the wizarding world. No question. Before the sorting hat even touched their heads, it'd scream Ravenclaw!"
^^^ I totally concur.

"'I know nothing.' I wait for someone to mention Jon Snow and Game of Thrones, but I realize that Lo's the only one who'd understand the reference." (honey, I totally understand. I'm usually that girl at the party)

The development of the relationship between Lo and Ryke was pretty darn amazing. They may not always understand each other, but they love each other, and I look forward to what becomes of their relationship in the next book.

"Penance-that's what I am to him. For all those years he never met me. I'm his way into heaven. Do right by me and all of his sins are absolved."

In fact, I loved the development of Connor and Lo. That scene in the kitchen? Actual tears in my eyes. So the bromances were amazeballs in this book.

Overall, this book was my least favorite of the books, but that mostly stems from the fact that this book only expanded upon the story and did not further it. Don't get me wrong, it's still wonderful and you should read it, but I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series.

"The perseverance to do anything, to be anything. To thrive."
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I love Randy and Lily!! The chemistry they have is H.O.T...Hot hot hot! Their chemistry is undeniable and the way they are with each other is just wonderful to watch unfold. They may have called it casual, but from the very beginning there was no denying the feelings they had for each other whether they wanted to admit it or not.

I really liked Lily! She yes she has her reservations about Randy, but she realized that it was time to make some decisions for herself for once, to do what she wanted consequences be damned. I loved that Lily was a hard worker and earned what she got. She was so much fun to read about and hear her inner monologue.

Randy...I don't even know where to begin. One of my favorite male characters ever! He is a sweet, sexy talker that I just couldn't get enough of. I absolutely loved the connection he and Lily had. It was obvious from day one that though relationships freaked him out, that Lily was different to him, special.

I truly loved this book from beginning to end!

A HUGE 5 STARS!!!
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Lilliana Anderson has been an author that I've been meaning to try for a long time, and when I got an email about an upcoming book that she wrote with her husband Wade, I jumped on the chance to read it. And these two are fellow Aussie's, so of course I'm going to read it!

Till There Was You was a heartbreaking but beautiful read as I got to know both Lily and Linc; Lily the owner of a small town bar, and Linc, the quiet Aussie guy that ventured to town occasionally. When there was a disturbance in the bar, Linc stepped up to help Lily out. They continued to cross paths, despite Linc continually pushing Lily away, but their connection grew each time they were together.

I could tell that Linc's story was going to crush me, and I cannot imagine ever have to dealing with that. Pieces were revealed throughout the story, but when it was all laid out, it brought a tear to the eye. Lily also suffered loss throughout her life, but she has always had her one constant in her life to pull her throug: her brother Matt. But I knew both of these broken souls were able to heal once they were together.

I enjoyed how the relationship built between Lily and Linc and that Lily was willing to fight for what she wanted: Linc. The sexual chemistry between these two was thick, so when they finally hit the sheets, it was explosive! It was also sweet to see that Linc had a K9 companion to help him through everything and in the end he made a friend because of him.

This was a great debut novel by Wade Anderson, and I am kicking myself that I haven't picked up anything by Lilliana before. Although I don't usually read books from the third person point of view, I really liked this one because it switched perspectives and I was able to understand what both characters were thinking. It was great to get a change of scenery, and head into Canada! And the epilogue!! It made me so happy! If you are looking for a romance that will leave you happy, you need to pick this one up!
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Blake definitely has my heart in this series.  I like Lila as well and think that she is good for Blake.  Looking forward to starting book 2, which I'm about to do now! Great job Lisa De Jong!
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Jack and Lily are back and their story/growing up together continues.. And it's not all flowering and easy but that makes this series so amazing, raw and real! I love the relationship between Jack and Lily because I really feel I connect with them. Yes their story is one of my favorites and to me a must read!
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I was so excited to be back with Lily and Rowan and especially after that crazy ending of Trial by Fire. Just reading any conversation between them put a smile on my face. Although I felt like Firewalker had a bit of a slow start (I can be impatient so it mightve been me), I still was sucked into the world and again I am now starving for book three.

Lily and Rowan are still themselves and I still love them. Especially Rowan. Together and separate they are forces to reckon with. I love how tender and protective Rowan can be of Lily but still gives her space to do what she needs to do.

I only sort of remember Una and Breakfast from the first book. Even though I read it twice. I think my focus was just not really on them. (That whole impatient thing) so having them become a big part of Firewalker gave the story some fresh perspectives. Although I didn't feel like we got to delve too much into their actual personalities, I can see them having an even larger role in the next book.

So we finally get the insight we need into why Lillian has done the things she has. It made change your perspective of her. Of course understanding where someone is coming from, doesnt always mean you agree with the way they go about fixing things. It was interesting to get to see Lillians memories and Im glad it focused on her time spirit walking and dealing with the Shaman. If there had been too much her and Rowan it would have been weird.

The woven! Im absolutely fascinated by them and what they actually are. It freaks me out when they are described but I have the same questions as Lily. I want them fully explained and I like that she is now on a quest to figure it out herself.

Weve got some heartbreak my friends but I didn't feel as sad I normally would because Ive got some hope too.

I really liked Firewalker and it is still high on my list. I didn't love it obsessively like I did Trial by Fire but I definitely am excited for the next book. I cant wait to see how Lily and Rowans stories pan out.
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I have been lucky enough to be the recipient of many Lindy Zart books, and I can now say that I love every single genre and story she writes.
Lindy Zart's books are pure magic.
I started Incomplete by Ms Zart (Incomplete #1), and I knew from the very first page that I would love it just as much as I loved Ordinary, Unremarkable, and Take Care, Sara.
Incomplete is the story of Grayson Lee, Lily Jacobs, and the secret love Grayson has had for Lily for as long as he can remember.
Grayson and Lily are inseparable. When one of them is hurting, the other one feels it. When one is sad, the other is there to comfort them. They have the exact relationship everyone wants in a best friend. Except for one little thing...
Grayson is in love with Lily.
The first chapter or so of Incomplete began like every "friendship turns relationship" story I've ever read. Boy likes girl (or vice versa), but their friendship is too valuable to risk destroying.
But that's where the similarities ended. Incomplete had a certain magic to it that I've never read before in an angsty, YA/NA (Young Adult/New Adult) story. Grayson and Lily were so beautiful and yet they caused each other such turmoil, it was heart-wrenching!
I started and finished this book in less than twenty-four hours. I. Could. Not. Stop. Reading.
From now on, when I read a book that just doesn't have that WOW! factor for me (especially ones where best friends become more than friends), I will think, "They are just not Grayson and Lily."
I am so very thankful that there is a second book to this series (titled "Complete").
Thank you, Lindy Zart, for writing Grayson and Lily's story, and for now making me want to cry every time I see Dove chocolates.
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Lili Valente is now one of my rom com go-to-authors. She can write anything, but I'm absolutely loving the humorous, silly side of her writing. She brings all the feels: humor, foreplay, sexiness, friendship, lust and love!  I was entertained from the first line until the last line. I love this couple something fierce and couldn't get enough of them. The characters from Magnificent Bastard, Spectacular Rascal and Incredible You need to be my friends! I'm so jealous of their relationships with each other. They tell it like it is, but they are also supportive and loving. Jake and Shane have taken over as my favorite Lili Valente couple! I know, I said it. We met Shane in Spectacular Rascal and she's gorgeous, badass and real. She's taken on a job for Bash. Jake Falcone, aka, The Dragon, needs help. Shane is the Miraculous Mess. She needs to help Jake scare off his ex but she's not sure she's the woman for the job. When she meets him he's prickly and grouchy, but he's gorgeous and built. Everywhere. Jake is thrown by how attracted he is to Shane. He never thought he'd feel sparks for a woman after knowing her for one day. He knows kissing is the only thing allowed while he's a client and he's going to taste Shane as soon as possible. But, that was a bad idea because now he wants more. All of her. All over all of him. Under him. Oh man is he in trouble. Shane can't stop staring at Jake. She didn't think he was going to be this gorgeous in person. She's having a hard time finding her words. She has a plan to help him. She just didn't count on the attraction being so combustible. They aren't having any issues getting people to believe they are in love. They can't stop touching each other. They can't stop looking at each other. Are they still pretending? Shane and Jake are so hot! I was literally fanning myself! But, they made me laugh out loud more. They are both vulnerable, but strong. Confident but not cocky. Perfect. Just perfect. As always, I thoroughly enjoyed the text messages! They are my favorite part. Bash, Penny, Cat, Aiden and Jake and Shane. Please tell me there are more? I need more!

She's like sunlight on water: blinding, but so damned beautiful it's impossible to look away.

"Nope. Not nervous. All fine."
"Are you sure?" He asks. "Because you misplaced all the nouns in those last few sentences."
I laugh. "Sorry. The first sighting of Man Pretty has the tendency to wreak havoc with my vocabulary."

Someone should make a cast of his backside and display it at the Met, title it, "World's Most Maximus Gluteus," and preserve that posterior for posterity.

And for the girls
Shane: Sistas before mistas!
Venus before p.
Cat: Besties before t.
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Once again, you all know how I feel about YA Contemp, so I love it when I find those gems that I not only enjoy, but also really love. This is actually my first Lord book and Im very pleased. Her writing is very engaging, her characters (at least in this book) are so relatable, and the story that she presented here truly felt so real and I think every reader could find at least one thing in this book that they could relate to their own life. In here, Emery gives you a bit of a cutesy kind of romance, but she also mixes things up a bit and gives you a bunch of drama. Some of it was out there, but it fit with Vivis character and personality and I think she let it all play out in such an amazing way.

One of my favorite aspects of this book was Jonahs family dynamic. I loved how they tackled such a frustrating, difficult, and emotional life event that I lot of people deal with. So many times in books I read there is a big family where the parents are horrible, barely there for their kids or like putting so many unrealistic expectations on their kids that it annoys the heck out of me. Also, a lot of the time the siblings aren't that great either. There might be one that the MC is close to, but for the most part, they treat the MC like crap. I don't get it! Why are so many large families depicted as unsupportive and narrow-minded?! Anyways, that is not the case here. Yes, there is tension and thats totally understandable, but for the most part, they're all on the same team and all trying their best to support each other and the little kids. Now that I loved and totally appreciated.

Ive dealt with mental illness on the professional side, so I do know quite a bit about it, and its always nice to see an authors take on it. I think Emery did an excellent job at portraying such a complicated illness and the many facets that a person with this illness could be like. She really tugs at your emotions and I totally felt for Vivi, not only because she kind of has my name (my American name is Vivian), and I loved getting to know her and seeing her face her reality. Emery also did a great job with Jonahs story and how he worked through the grieving and moving on process.

When We Collided was just outstanding and definitely worth a read if you like an engaging story that focuses on an important and challenging topic. Theres a good amount of drama, which is expected with someone like Vivi, but I actually really liked it. Its over-the-top, just like Vivis personality (which I usually find annoying, but for some reason with Vivi, I liked it  to a point, of course) and it fit with the story. Im definitely looking forward to reading more from Emery and would recommend this book, for sure.
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I love this love story, and it was great to see Aidan and Emma again. I will read anything and everything written with Aidan and Emma in it. I love Pesh and Megan too and I am so happy I got to read more about them and the fact that now I can like Pesh (in The Proposal I couldn't like him that much). I want more of this series and wish I didn't read it so fast! The end was so good, I read the last chapter 3 times just because I loved it so much!
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I love Carrie Ann Ryan's style and characters. She makes you care about them and want to get to know them better. That is a gift and she uses it well. Dust of My Wings is no different. She sets the stage by introducing you to a circle of friends, that funny enough, meet at Dante's Circle.

I found it very interesting that Carrie gave her main character such an interesting quirk, for lack of better word. I think that made Lily even easier to like and relate to in many ways.

And Shade, where can I get me one of those? Except maybe I would a helping of Ambrose. I liked the society and how Shade and Ambrose fit into it. Carrie created an entire society and brought it to life.

WOW - Can you say HOT! I liked the world that Carrie Ann Ryan created in Dust of My Wings, but Her Warriors' Three Wishes turned up about 500 notches!

I loved how each of the characters complimented each other. I liked Ambrose from Shade and Lily's story, and I wasn't surprised when he "hid" from Jamie. My favorite of the triad has to be Balin. To make a choice and then stand by it for 300 years, now that is something. I loved the entire idea and his attitude about the situation.

I also liked Carrie made MORE time in the human realm had passed than in Hell. That to me, made the story more like fate, to them it was only a couple of days instead of 2 months.

I thought Carrie Ann Ryan took the series in an interesting direction with Becca and Hunter's story. I found it interesting she had Becca immerse herself so completely in Hunter's den and leave the Circle behind by choice, even as she didn't want to move to fast with Hunter and attempted to "date" first. I found to entire pack story line very interesting. I loved how aware Hunter was that there was something so wrong with the pack, but not being to find a good way to fix it.

I wasn't as impressed with the Leprechauns as I was with Brownies or Djinn. I felt like Carrie Ann Ryan created a sense of a society and new world with both Lily & Jamie, but I didn't get that feeling with the Leprechauns. They felt a little contrived to make good villains, rather than a real society.
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I've been a fan of this series since Book One, Sweet Surrendering. To see Lucah and Rory finally get to their "forever" was a beautifully and funnily written story. Going through the emotions of Rory having to truly "surrender" her control over what and how she sees her life both right now and in the future made me laugh, cry and even get a little irritated with her at times.

She really can be a little bit of a bitch with Lucah when he pushes her out of her comfort zone. But she did recognize it and found her way to apologize even when Lucah would tell her it wasn't necessary. There were so many ups and downs in this book that really through our girl for a loop, some good, some sad and some so shockingly surprising that she just didn't know what to do with herself.

I absolutely loved how much Lucah and Rory love each other and want to be with each other all the time. I mean even to the point where they showered together every morning because, "it was just easier for us to shower together. To conserve water and all that." LOL!! Sometimes those showers could make them late for the office but it was always worth it!

When our H/h face some life changing events it really showed us who they were as people and as a couple. Some of these events alone could cause a couple some problems, but compounding them one on top of the other, could destroy a couple. Not our Lucah and Rory they really are meant to be! Adding on top of this is them planning their wedding and starting the countdown to the big day. I absolutely loved, how they each had surprises for each other and neither one would budge.

What made me love Lucah even more than I already did, was how he LOVED his family. His nieces were the world to him and the fact that he wasn't afraid to lose his "man-card" because he "would be wearing a tiara and be covered in glitter makeup." This made me swoon and melt all over again.

Needless to say by the end of the book when we find out how their HEA pans out, I'm still clamoring for more of Lucah and Rory and I really hope we'll see them again sometime in the future!! (less)
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Fins Are Forever is a great follow up to Forgive My Fins and really a great standalone story. Lily and Quince are together, Shannen knows Lily's secret and school is going well. You know that can't last for long. Dosinia, Lily's cousin, shows up at her doorstep and is very mysterious about why she has been "grounded" and cannot go back into the ocean. Soon, Dosinia meets Lily's former crush Brody and things start to heat up between the two of them. Also, Quince does not know that on her eighteenth birthday, Lily will give up her claim to Thalassinia and live on land forever with him. All this drama comes to a head towards the middle of the book and a conclusion at the end of the book as it should. Once again, I love Quince and Lily's relationship. Even with the way the book ends, you still know that they will be together forever. I really like how Dosinia came in and showed us a different side of Lily. At first, they could not stand each other but throughout the story, they really came to appreciate each other. I really wish Shannen could have been in the book more, I feel like she's so left out of everything. I really liked the introduction of  Tellin and how he switched up Lily and Quince's relationship. I will definitely be checking out anything that Tera Lynn Child writes from now on. I am pretty sure there is not a third book planned for this series but I would love if there was.
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I love these characters! I just had to get that out. This is the sequel to Fortitude Smashed which made it onto my favorites of 2017! And i'm sure this sequel is going to be on my favorites of 2018! It's a character-driven soulmate AU. The first book centered around Aiden and Shannon, my review for the first book is Here if you wanna check it out, a M/M couple. This one still has them and leaves off where the first book ended but centers on their friends, an F/F couple that time out and are each others Rose Roads. Rose Roads being soulmates and timing out from their Camellia Clocks which are implanted in every baby's thumbnail and count down to when they meet their soulmates/Rose Road.

I loved how the whole Clock/Soulmate thing was explained more in this book. My favorite part of this book though is the characters, I live for these characters! In this one sexualities are used on the page. There is demisexual, bisexual and pansexual rep. The characters...it's hard to know where to start. I got to see more of Aiden and Shannon whom I love. Even if they aren't the center of this book they are still very much there and not neglected. The girls, Chelsea and Daisy, really shined. All of the characters, well Aiden, Chelsea and Daisy especially, have past trauma and pain to work through. They are messy, they are insecure, they are afraid, they are human. They mess up, they aren't perfect, they doubt themselves, and they love each other. They also grow so much through-out the novel.

They have some mental health issues and I loved how that was looked at. Daisy and Aiden have delt with depression, Chelsea was abused and didn't grow up in a loving household, and some of them have been raped/sexually assaulted. They have to deal with their demons in their own ways and realize they are good people who deserve to be loved. And just like real life, it's hard and it's messy and they won't ever be perfect, because people aren't perfect, but they learn and they grow.

I loved getting to learn more about their pasts. This book also showed how important it is to talk to each other, as well as to not judge someone so quickly. I really didn't like Chelsea in the beginning but damn if I don't love her now! Chelsea and Daisy are very different, just like Aiden and Shannon, but they end up being so cute together and working well, when they talk to each other.

Anytime i'd get annoyed by something it'd end up being discussed/called out and I loved it. Friendships are explored, it's not just about romance but also about Aiden and Daisy's friendship and Chelsea and Shannon's. Obstacles stood in their way, and they got through them. And I love how this book has the found family trope, found family is my favorite!

I related to them at times, mostly Aiden and Daisy, but I would die for all of them! This series has so much going for it. Complex characters who can be messy and stumble, but who are real and learn, grow and love. It deals with abuse, sexual assault and mental illness (depression mostly). It deals with friendships, love and communication. It has a demisexual chinese girl (Daisy), bisexual boy (Shannon), pansexual boy (Aiden) and bisexual girl (Chelsea) and it's all used on the page. It gave me so many tears.