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Blade by Wendy Walker My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is another book where I'm not sure if this is a 2.5 or 3 - the difference between it was ok and I liked it. This one had a really gripping opening however it slowed down a lot for most of the book. It wasn't until the end when all the reveals were coming that it started picking up again. It was very calm as far as the mystery elements for me, and I guess I was hoping for something a little more thrilling. View all my reviews

The Favorites by Layne Fargo My rating: 3 of 5 stars I am between a 2.5 and 3 for this one, which for me is the difference between it was ok and I liked it.  I did listen to this one exclusively by audio book and did enjoy the experience. There were definite moments in this book where I was really invested. The competitions were probably the most interesting parts of this story for me. With the timing of my read being so close to the next round of Winter Olympics, it makes me more excited to watch the Ice Dancing portions this year. That being said, this story had too much relationship drama within it for me, which is what is making me unsure about my rating. View all my reviews

Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this. To be honest, it did start a little rocky for me and I wasn't sure I was going to be a fan. In the end, the story did win me over. I enjoyed the references to other books and the bookish references. I even laughed out loud in regards to the talk about one of the themes of the events one of the stores was having. Definitely interested in checking out more of this duo's work in the future. View all my reviews

My Best Friend's Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner My rating: 3 of 5 stars I really enjoyed the beginning and the end of this one. The middle however had way too many spicy scenes and the reason for the conflict was not something I enjoyed reading through.  View all my reviews

Fake Skating by Lynn Painter My rating: 5 of 5 stars More like a 4.5 I thought this was very cute and I really enjoyed my time with this story. I found myself smiling at how cute I thought some of the scenes were and I definitely could relate to the frustration that our female character had with her father. I thought the narrators did a really good job for the audiobook and I'll definitely be looking into more of this author's work in the future. View all my reviews

Juni Taisen: Zodiac War by NisiOisiN My rating: 3 of 5 stars An entertaining and interesting read. Unfortunately this story didn't pull me in as much as I had thought it would. I do think this story may work better for me in it's manga or anime format and I will be trying those out in the future. View all my reviews

Highland Hearts Holiday Bookshop by Tricia O'Malley My rating: 3 of 5 stars I thought this was a cute story for the most part, but I really needed more from it. I wanted to see our main character flourish more with the secret of the bookshop. I feel like the pacing of the relationship was not great for me either, and the conflict towards the end just had me shaking my head. With all this being said, I still enjoyed the listen and would consider reading another of this author's work in the future. View all my reviews