Review: You're Next - Book #3 Devil's Backbone Series - Tate James - September 2025 I finally wrapped up this trilogy by Tate James, and honestly? I'm left with complicated feelings. You're Next picks up with Jocelyn kidnapping Ashley and gaslighting her into believing the entire last year with the boys was fabricated. We also get our first real glimpse of Abigail, which was intriguing. While the series wrapped up nicely overall, this final installment ended up being my least favourite of the three—it dragged more than I would have liked, and I found myself getting frustrated in parts. True to Tate James form, the reverse harem expands as Ashley's stepbrother Nate joins the mix. This book leans heavily into the MFM dynamics with multiple threesome configurations between the characters. The spice level remains consistent with her previous work, delivering that signature heat readers expect from her books. Here's the thing: I genuinely love Tate James's writ...

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: Overexposed - Tate James and Heather Long - January 2025 After a DNF this morning, I knew I needed an author where I would love the book and I have found anything written with Tate James or that she is involved in, they have been titles that I have enjoyed as she has a way where you just come to love all the characters. You also know that it will become a RH story. This book starts with us meeting Stella who has taken over from her father as a paparazzi after he was injured to help with his medical bills as well as life in general. One night she heads to a bar to get some shots and ends up meeting Gemini Harrison and she has an amazing night of passion with him. Unfortunately, their encounter ended up splashed across the tabloids and it was under the assumption that it was Gem's twin brother Seven who is currently a big Hollywood Heartthrob. Stella shrugs things off as this is her life and it's not like she will ever see him again or so she believes. While out at a par...

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: Liar - Book #2 Madison Kate Series - Tate James - June 2020 I enjoyed the first one of this series and had Book #3 on my shelf, but for some reason -not book #2, so I bought it from MightyApe. It happened on the day I decided to read this book, I had surgery and so it was my hospital and recovery reading. Now I don't know if it was because I physically wasn't 100% but this book felt like it took me years to read even though in reality it was more like over 3 days. Book #1 had ended in an OMFG ending and so I was looking forward to Book #2 and that packed just as much of a punch, but then there were parts of this book that confused me and annoyed me at the same time. I have to admit I haven't felt this much mixed emotions with a series in a long time, but I have to say I have a strong love/hate relationship with the Madison Kate series and all the characters. As we have MK who is like a puppet and people keep trying to kill her the thing is that she hasn't gone t...

Review: Hate - Book #1 Madison Kate Danvers Series - Tate James - May 2020 This is an author that has been on my list to read for years and also I felt a bit of kinship as though Australians probably claim her now as one of their own, this author was born in New Zealand - so being a fellow Kiwi, I am claiming her in this review as a New Zealand Author. This series, I had recently seen quite a bit making its rounds on Instagram, especially since Bloom Books released new covers. I had Book #1 sitting on my bookshelf at home which I had received as a gift on Bookstagram and figured why not give it a read. It was a little different than I had initially expected as with the first line of Madison Kate is dead, I thought she would come back under a new identity. That's not how it played out though as on the night Madison was supposedly dead, she was blamed for a series of crimes she didn't commit and because her Dad is an evil bastard who only cares about himself and his image, he let...

Review: Princess Ballot- Book #1 Royals of Arbon Academy - December 2019 What an amazing book this turned out to be, the ending which is a cliffhanger ending as well BTW, had me going OMFG as I couldn't believe what had been revealed to the readers. It blew me away as I did not expect that scene to unfold as it had. I am now eager to read Book #2 and to see if anyone believes Violet or what she will do with this newfound information or the very least how she will react. Princess Ballot starts with the introduction to Violet Spencer who is almost 18 and has been living in the foster care system and at a group home. Her plan was to next year attend college with her best friend, but that is upended when she learns she has been selected as the new scholarship case to the elite royalty school Arbon Academy. Here Violet meets a handful of royals and some will befriend her and others will treat her like the scum of the earth. Soon Violet captures the attention of two Royals and the thin...