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Fourth Wing | Book-Review

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  AUTHOR - Rebecca Yarros RATINGS -  ☆☆☆☆ TROPES - ✔️ Dragons ✔️ Academia setting (war college) ✔️ High fantasy ✔️ Chronic illness rep ✔️ Enemies to lovers ✔️ Slow burn AMAZON INDIA LINK SYNOPSIS Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from  USA Today  bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre:  dragon riders . But when you're smaller than everyone else, and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don't bond to "fragile" humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother's daughter—like Xaden Rior

Throne of Broken Gods by Amber Nicole | Book Review

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AUTHOR - AMBER NICOLE RATINGS -  ☆☆☆☆ TROPES -   Multi POV Morally grey FMC  Found family  Forced proximity  Forbidden romance Betrayal REVIEW OF BOOK #1 - BOOK OF AZRAEL SYNOPSIS World Ender meets Ender of Worlds... A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Erioa to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer. Now she does what Kaden asks, even if that means securing an ancient relic from the very creatures that hunt her.  A King thought long dead and long forgotten. In the old world his name was Samkiel. In the new world it is Liam, but one title remains true throughout time. He is the World Ender, a myth to his enemies, a savior and King to those loyal to him. After the Gods War, he locked himself away, hiding from the world. He denied his crown and responsibilities, leaving the very ones who needed him most to deal with the fallout of the death of their homeworld. Now an attack

The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton | Book Review

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AUTHOR - India Holton   RATING  - ★★★★★ TROPES -  Rival Agent pretending to be married for a mission One bed trope  Slow-burn  SYNOPSIS Known as Agent A, Alice is the top operative within the Agency of Undercover Note Takers, a secret government intelligence group that is fortunately better at espionage than at naming itself. From managing deceptive witches to bored aristocratic ladies, nothing is beyond Alice’s capabilities. She has a steely composure and a plan always up her sleeve (alongside a dagger and an embroidered handkerchief). So when rumors of an assassination plot begin to circulate, she’s immediately assigned to the case. But she’s not working alone. Daniel Bixby, otherwise known as Agent B and Alice’s greatest rival, is given the most challenging undercover assignment of his life— pretending to be Alice’s husband. Together they will assume the identity of a married couple, infiltrate a pirate house party, and foil their unpatriotic plans. Determined to remain consummate

Vow of Revenge by P. Rayne | Book Review

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AUTHOR - P. Rayne RATINGS - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  (3.5 stars rounded up to 4) TROPES -   Arranged to be Married  Boarding School (Mafia Academy) Mafia Romance SYNOPSIS Nothing ruins a perfect day like your dead fiancΓ© showing up in the middle of your first class. Mirabella La Rosa When my father arranged for me to marry the next in line to lead the Costa crime family, I swore I’d do anything to escape that fate. I have way more to offer my family than being some man’s arm candy, producing heirs, and making appearances at weddings and baptisms. Marcelo Costa might be my fiancΓ©, but he’ll never be my husband. Somehow, I get lucky because he and his father are killed in a car bombing. Not only do I not have to go from being a mafia princess to a mafia wife, but now I can attend college at the Sicuro Academy—an affluent private college created for mafia children like me. I’m so excited. I’ve moved into my dorm room with my best friend, put on the uniform and am ready to learn. But all my plans come to

This Time It's Real by Ann Liang | Review

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AUTHOR  - Ann Liang RATING  - ★★★★★ TROPES   Fake Dating Celebrity MMC YA Romance Set in Beijing  SYNOPSIS When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, her entire life changes overnight. Now she has the approval of her classmates at her new international school in Beijing, a career-launching internship opportunity at her favourite magazine…and a  massive   secret to keep. Eliza made her essay up. She’s never been in a relationship before, let alone in love. All good writing is lying, right? Desperate to hide the truth, Eliza strikes a deal with the famous actor in her class, the charming but aloof Caz Song. She’ll help him write his college applications if he poses as her boyfriend. Caz is a dream boyfriend -- he passes handwritten notes to her in class, makes her little sister laugh, and takes her out on motorcycle rides to the best snack stalls around the city. But when her relationship with Caz starts feeling a little  too  co

King of Pride by Ana Huang | Book Review

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  AUTHOR - ANA HUANG RATINGS -  ☆☆☆☆☆ TROPES -  Opposites attract Forbidden romance British billionaire hero Asian leads Steam, banter, and swoon SYNOPSIS She's his opposite in every way...and the greatest temptation he's ever known. Reserved, controlled, and proper to a fault, Kai Young has neither the time nor inclination for chaos—and Isabella, with her purple hair and inappropriate jokes, is chaos personified. With a crucial CEO vote looming and a media empire at stake, the billionaire heir can’t afford the distraction she brings. Isabella is everything he shouldn’t want, but with every look and every touch, he’s tempted to break all his rules…and claim her as his own. *** Bold, impulsive, and full of life, Isabella Valencia has never met a party she doesn’t like or a man she couldn’t charm...except for Kai Young. It shouldn’t matter. He’s not her type—the man translates classics into Latin for fun, and his membership at the exclusive club where she bartends means he’s stri

Hook, Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey | Book Review

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AUTHOR - TESSA BAILEY RATINGS -  ☆☆☆☆ ☆ TROPES -    Friends to Lovers   Player guy  Boy falls first  Jealousy done right So much tension SYNOPSIS King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he's a guaranteed good time--in bed and out--and that's exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his... personality? And wants to be  friends ? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely  just friends . In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker's eye... yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more sh

Hail Mary by Kandi Steiner | Book Review

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AUTHOR  - Kandi Steiner SERIES ORDER   (all the books can be read as a standalone)  Fair Catch  Blind Side Quarterback Sneak Hail Mary HAIL MARY RATING  -  ★★★★★ QUARTERBACK SNEAK REVIEW  -  https://bookistic17.blogspot.com/2022/10/quaterback-sneak-by-kandi-steiner.html SPICE RATING  - 🌢️🌢️🌢️ TROPES  -  🏈 sports romance⁣⁣ 🏈 college/new adult romance⁣⁣ 🏈 enemies-to-lovers 🏈 forced proximity⁣⁣ 🏈 neighbors and then ROOMMATES 🏈 banter and tension off the charts 🏈 slow burn with a 🌢️ BIG delivery 😏 SYNOPSIS Leo F*cking Hernandez. North Boston University’s star running back, notorious bachelor, and number one on my people I would murder if I could get away with it list. And now? He’s my new roommate. I used to think I loved him. But that was before I hated him. He doesn’t remember who I am, or how he made my life miserable for years. And before I unknowingly moved across the street from him, I couldn’t have cared less. I was living my life despite him and what happened that summe

Quaterback Sneak by Kandi Steiner

AUTHOR  - Kandi Steiner SERIES ORDER  (all the books can be read as a standalone)  Fair Catch  Blind Side Quarterback Sneak QUARTERBACK SNEAK RATING  - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ SPICE RATING  - 🌢️🌢️🌢️ TROPES   Coach’s Daughter Forbidden Romance Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine Neighbours  He gardens (it’s a trope after this book IDC) ✦゚━━━━━━━・❦・━━━━━━━゚✦ SYNOPSIS Quarterback Holden Moore can have any girl he wants. Except me: the coach’s daughter. With piercing green eyes, herculean biceps, and irresistible dimples, Holden is the number one target for every girl on campus. But according to his teammates, football is the only love of his life. He’s their leader, their QB1 and team captain who is all business and no play. But when I’m with him? Mr. Serious isn’t serious at all. He loves to push my buttons, to pin me with those sexy eyes of his and tease me until I bite back. I remind him I’m off limits. He can’t have me, and I don’t want him — or anyone else, for that matter. I’m here for one reason: to sh

King of Wrath | Book Review

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AUTHOR - ANA HUANG  RATINGS -  ☆☆.5  TROPES -  Arrange Marriage Enemies to Lovers Billionaire Romance SYNOPSIS She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming. Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.  Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry— until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows. Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. It doesn’t matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal.   There’s only one problem: now that he has her...he can't bring himself to let her go. *** Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered. Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family’s ticket into the highest echelons of high society. Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family. While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her id