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I NEED MORE!

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-14-25

World building - check
Brooding hero - check
Angsty slow burn romance - check
Mystery. Action. Drama.
Check, check, and double check.

Rhya, the FMC, is unaware of her power and this story follows her self-discovery and developing her strengths, as she defends a kingdom and forms a family she never expects.

The Wind Weaver is a great start to the series. Detailed but easy to follow world building sets the tone and creates a solid skeleton. However, I felt there is still a lot of this story that is left to tell. Lots of questions raised, but the surface barely scratched for answers.
I hope book 2 will delve deeper into fill in the blanks; to add more depth to the history.

I’ve read many of Julie Johnson’s Contemporary romance titles. They hit you in the heart, and based on same, I look forward to reading how the rest of this series will unfold.

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Feel Everything!!!!

Total
5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-02-25

Abby, you hit me right in the heart again with this one
This time though, I felt it deep.
Perhaps it’s how I gawked at the sweetest meet-cute pivot in a direction I didn’t expect.
Perhaps it’s how I related to Samantha and her family’s struggle of navigating the caretaker role and all its challenges.
Maybe it’s the well paced progression of events and expertly delivered evolution of perspective over the course of a realistic time frame that made me feel the longing and Sam&Xavier’s true struggle - not only from an emotional POV, but a financial one as well.
A reality check.

And I know it’s not the adorable animals integrated into the story.
Or some echoes from past books.
Or the addictive repartee.
Nope, not at all.

And the AUDIOBOOK narrators: gah!

BRAVO 👏🏽
Both brought an extra dimension of life into this story.
I binged a few hours after the midnight drop, and ironically I had only 10min left before I meeting Abby at release day launch.

Perfect timing because when I hunkered down in the stillness of a quiet corner, after a day of celebration and excitement and buzz, to listen to those final words, my heart felt happy, lighter, and most of all hopeful that indeed things will always be ok at the end.

Now to listen again.
5 STARS

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Packs a romantic punch

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-27-24

Ali Hazelwood knocks it out of the park again with this holiday best friend’s little brother short story that delivers all the feels and angst and spice.
5 STARS

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Sweet and spicy

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-08-24

A short, yet spicy meet-cute featuring a sarcastic FMC and a few surprising plot twists. Very entertaining, as in true Elle Kennedy fashion.

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Oh sweet Valentine!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-02-24

What a Wonderful and refreshing novella! Dual narrated Swoony meet-cute, and lots of flirting, all amidst a meddling well-meaning family of matchmakers. Entertaining and sweet. Great story in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. ❤️

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THE HYPE IS REAL!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-16-24

IF YOU LOVE ROMANCE, MYSTERY, AND ADVENTURE, READ THIS BOOK!!!

It’s mid October, and I’m about to listen to this book for the 👏4th time 👏since July 2023, and I can’t get over it.
Fantasy romance — Romantasy — isn’t even my usual jam.
I’m typically a rom-com, contemporary romance, NA reader. Yet I’ll still enjoy a great Romatasy on occasion, and this is one of those times.

It’s as if Harry Potter, Divergent, Hunger Games, and ACOTAR all had a baby, and birthed this series. There are so many fab themes like: living with a chronic condition, women empowerment, growth, overcoming adversity, trust , and love. It has a Heroine -Violet - that I fell in love with on the first page. The amazing cast of characters and dragons shed layer upon layer of mystery and entertainment.

And that ending. Yeah I expected it to be doozy, but not like this!

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!!

I’m counting down the days for the Release of Iron Flame 11.07.23 !!!

5 DRAGON 🐉🔥🐉🔥🐉LADEN STARS

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Horrifyingly romantic

Total
5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-05-24

Classified as a “Dark Romance”, Butcher & Blackbird was the ultimate juxtaposition of love and terror. I enjoyed every gruesome and spicy moment!

And the audiobook - one of the best listens! (And I’ve listened to hundreds). Male and female narration integrated so MMC reads lines within FMC POV, and vise versa.

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Obsessed

Total
5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-12-23

I don’t have the words right now to fully articulate how addicting this series is! I’ve been been listening book 2 for the last 4 days, and now I have even more questions than I did at the end of Fourth Wing.

SO MUCH NEW INFO!

I have a feeling I’m going to be re-listening and annotating and diving into a billion theories until the release of book 3.

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Sweet Hollywood romance

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-12-22

Super swoony meet-cute when heroine Juliet becomes a seat-filler and ends up next to A-list actor, Noah Douglas. Juliet’s quirky, snarky wit immediately grabs Noah’s attention and mine. I enjoyed watching their relationship unfold as Juliet denies her feelings as Noah oh-so-subtly courts her.

The celebrity aspect was well embedded into the storyline — from getting interrupted for photos and being recognized everywhere they went — helped keep Noah’s fame in the forefront, but just enough to not detract from the main plot.

I alternated between audible and ebook. Told in solely Juliet’s POV, I found narration/performance to be okay. Spacing/pauses between sentences were often too quick and almost sounded like run-on. Would have liked more voice inflection to reflect the expression of the dialogue. Rather, at times, it sounded like someone blandly simply reading the words on the page.

Overall 4 STARS

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Clever and sweetly addicting!

Total
5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-12-20

This is book 2 of my binge of Kelly Oram Audio books this week. 2 in 2 days! Yes, I’m finding her stories so addicting!

This is a YA tale of young college students trying to find their way. Told primarily in the male POV, the characters, dialogue, and swift moving plot full of super clever movie and music references got me hooked on a full day of entertainment!
I think it was the very patient and non-drama reactions when I totally expected dumb drama that made me like the hero and heroine. Also, the hero and heroine’s genuine friendship that blossomed
for the majority of the book made me feel
more connected when their relationship took a romantic turn; it felt genuine. The sorry takes you on a journey to experience the traits that each person appreciated about the other. I fell a little bit more for the couple the more they got to know each other.

Male voice narration was excellent in the the male POV. However, his female voice dialogue could use some work. It was odd and distracting for me.

Overall, 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️STARS
Off to the next binge listen

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