Review: Watch Your Back - Book #2 Devil's Backbone Series - Tate James - July 2025 After the emotional whiplash that was Dear Reader , I dove headfirst into Book #2 with one burning question: Is Heath alive? I was still reeling from that cliffhanger—literally yelling Nooooooo at my Kindle like a madwoman in my Tauranga lounge. And while I think he’s alive… Tate James has me second-guessing everything. The final pages of this sequel gave me serious We Were Liars vibes—twisty, surreal, and emotionally devastating. I’m still hoping what happened at the end isn’t real. Please, Tate, don’t do us dirty like that! This installment ramps up the tension tenfold. Ashley’s dynamic with the boys continues to evolve—Reverse Harem energy with Carter and Heath, platonic loyalty with Royce, and that messy, emotionally charged connection with her new stepbrother Nate. It’s chaotic, it’s addictive, and it’s exactly the kind of drama I live for. The mystery deepens as the Devil’s Backbone Socie...

Review: Dear Reader - Book #1 The Devil's Backbone Series - Tate James - May 2025 Tate James has long been one of my go-to authors when I need a dark, addictive escape—and Dear Reader absolutely delivered. Her reverse harems and edgy New Adult romances are just so easy to devour, and while some of her characters are total heartthrobs, others are unapologetic jerks (and somehow, I still love them). This series caught my eye with its intriguing title and the promise of a secret society—and wow, did it deliver the drama. We meet Ashley just as her life takes a sharp turn—her mum marries a billionaire, and suddenly she’s off to a prestigious university on a scholarship. Ashley’s not fussed about popularity; she’s there to study and keep her head down. But of course, her stepbrother Nate’s friends have other plans. Cue Heath, Carter, and Royce—each bringing their own brand of chaos and chemistry. Heath feels like true love, Carter brings the heat, and Royce has those protective, brothe...

Review: Lock Me Out - Book #2 The Locked Duet - C. Hallman - February 2025 At the end of Book #1, we read that an explosion happened at the main house killing three people which included Colt and Nix's Dad, Leni's Mom and a third person which everyone but Colt assumes was his brother. Colt and Leni move in together and start dating Colt is gentle but firm with her and the pair start to get into a great routine, even more so when Colt's mum is awake and out of her coma. Life is looking up for the pair, Colt on the other hand just wishes his brother would make an appearance as he has been secretly emailing him updates of their life. Eventually, Nix does come back but half his face is scarred and we learn about what happened the day the fire was set and who the third person was. You see, the third person's family knows something happened and blames Leni for it and they want revenge and are eager to do an eye for an eye which results in Leni getting kidnapped and more peopl...

Review: Forced Proximity - Book #1 Bluebell House - Jaymin Eve and Tate James - January 2025 Scrolling to find a book to read, I grabbed this ARC to read as I love both of these authors and OMFG it was amazing. I now can't wait to read Book #2 as this book ended on a major cliffie that had me going NOOOOO !!. The book starts with our main female character Evelyn aka Eve being a victim of a school shooting and moving to a new school under a new name as the police can't track down the school shooter. When she gets to the school, she has a panic attack and ends up kissing the first handsome guy she sees aka Ethan who later turns out to be her Economics of Crime Professor. She then finds herself befriended by a few of the most popular guys in school. One thing leads to another and Eve and the four most popular guys in the school Haze, Drew, Connor, and Brodie end up being put in the same dorm along with Ethan - their teacher in charge. We later learn that Andrew is being blackmai...

Review: Lake Hollow Curses - Book #3 Lake Hollow Series - Roisin Visser - August 2024 This series is one that caught my attention from the very first book when Happily Booked PR offered it and I have followed since then reading the series, thanks to Happily Booked PR. Out of the three books, this cover has to be my favorite as I loved the blues and I feel that this cover once you read the book - you will discover that it is perfect. At the end of Book #2, we were left with a cliffhanger and had two of the four names crossed off Carlotta's list. The names crossed off were Wilder Lee ( who was my favorite of the guys) and Grady Marlowe( who was my second favorite of the guys). Remington now along with Wilder and Grady is about to do some more digging especially since Remi found the rest of Katie's hidden diary and learned her killer started with the letter C. This leaves either Charlie Gibson or Cal Truitt - the sad thing though is that means that whoever was the killer, either...