Hard Pass by Sara Ney

Hard Pass by Sara Ney

2.5 stars — This book profoundly underwhelmed me.  And it started off really good too, so that’s a bummer. First some background: I have a huge beef with society and its standards of beauty…and it filters over to my love of romances and the completely generic cookie cutter heroes we always get (abs for days, […]

Posted April 6, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 2 Comments
Changing Nature by April White

Changing Nature by April White

4 stars — This series just keeps getting better and better as we get to know the characters and the world more!  I think I even had a brilliant theory appear at the end there and I can’t wait to find out if my theory is correct! There were definitely elements that were heartbreaking and […]

Posted April 4, 2023 by lenoreo in Buddy Read, Reviews / 0 Comments
Hammered by Pippa Grant & Lili Valente

Hammered by Pippa Grant & Lili Valente

2.5 stars — Eh.  This one was kind of underwhelming for me.  I think the book put more stock into the over the top antics than in the characters, which is what some readers are looking for…I’m just not that reader.  I love me a quirky town and quirky characters, but for some reason this […]

Posted March 30, 2023 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 1 Comment
Hosed by Pippa Grant & Lili Valente

Hosed by Pippa Grant & Lili Valente

3.5 stars — This was a fun book, and George Cooney definitely has me rounding up instead of down.  He was hilarious, if a bit unrealistic. I was pretty excited to have a nerdy shy heroine, but honestly that’s not quite what I got with Cassie.  We didn’t get more than a shallow reference to […]

Posted March 29, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 3 Comments
Teach Me by Olivia Dade

Teach Me by Olivia Dade

4 stars — Honestly, this was just good and cute, with enough depth and growth to keep me interested. Rose was a bit harder for me to connect with at times.  It’s not that I didn’t feel for all she went through in her childhood and marriage, but I think sometimes it’s still hard to […]

Posted March 28, 2023 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 1 Comment
Searching for Beautiful by Nyrae Dawn

Searching for Beautiful by Nyrae Dawn

3.5 stars — This one was okay.  Probably a better book for actual teens instead of us weird adults who like to read YA. I feel like I just wanted more…it was all just kind of basic?  I genuinely don’t know how to describe it other than to say that I just didn’t feel the […]

Posted March 27, 2023 by lenoreo in Reviews / 0 Comments
Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese

Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese

3.5 stars — I don’t know what it is with this book, but I’m having a really hard time figuring out my thoughts on it.  Let’s just say that this audio took me forever to finish because I kept pausing and playing sudoku games on my phone instead because it couldn’t hold my attention. I […]

Posted March 24, 2023 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 4 Comments
Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras

Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras

3.5 stars — This was definitely a cute romance, but in the end I was bummed with the hero’s refusal to look at his own issues until he really had no choice. Luis has the nickname of “Saint Navarro”, and he’s definitely the kind of guy always trying to help others, which is admirable.  I […]

Posted March 22, 2023 by lenoreo in NetGalley ARCs, Reviews / 1 Comment