Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young

Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Oh, how I have missed a Samantha Young romance! This took me a little longer to get through since I had to listen to the audio a little slower than I normally would due to the male narrator. However; he also brought the whole story even more to life.

This is a romantic suspense and it will keep you on your toes throughout. I was not expecting even more to happen towards the end. It was over the top at times, but it was still so good.

I cannot wait to see where this series will go from here! I cannot wait.

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Heartbreak Warfare by Heather M. Orgeron

Heartbreak Warfare by Heather M. Orgeron
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I think you will have different emotions with this one pending if you are team Gavin or team Briggs. For me, this made me more frustrated than anything.

I will start off that I am Team Gavin and I wish that that would be where this love story would end. I wanted them to work out and work through such a difficult and tragic situation. I just felt the love and passion much more within this relationship than the one with Briggs.

Briggs and Scottie had a trauma bond kind of love. I did not love that her interest was there even before everything that happened. It was setting the story up for the romance to fall in place. But, I never bought into it. Scotties love going in for her husband did not match how quickly she waivered when laying eyes on Briggs for the first time.
I also never felt the love between them. Again, I felt more in love with her husband and her story.

I did not love how Scottie would be all "I am going to show Gavin that I love him" and the next moment she is running to stay several days with Chris.

The author did try to make Gavin the villain for taking space knowing his wife was emotionally in love with another man. This just was not the move and I did not buy into it. He came back around and still would do anything for her and his family. I wish he was not so amazing so maybe I could have routed for the other team.

This would have been a great story of love and fighting for love if it went the other way. I just could not get behind the outcome on this one.

Again, still a great read but I think it depends on who you are wanting the final story to be about. Team Gavin all the way!

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The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain

The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was so much better than I was expecting. It is told within three parts and jumps between two of the characters. This was fast paced and kept my interest the whole time. There were so many secrets to keep the movement of the story going. I did not see one of the jaw dropping moments coming. I was expecting the last twist as it was pretty easy to figure out though. It did not take away from the story since there were some twists beforehand that were not expected.

Overall, I loved this one.

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Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5 Stars

I am a huge fan of Abby Jimenez and was excited for this one. I love fake dating and this one took it to another level.

This one is hard for me. It was a slow burn romance, but I never got the build up I wanted. It was more private thoughts than actually seeing the connection between the characters if that makes sense. I wanted more.

I still liked this one but just not as much as I was hoping for.

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The Twin by Natasha Preston

The Twin by Natasha Preston
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I did not realize this was Young Adult when I picked it up, but it does read YA and follows twin sisters in high school. However; I was really pulled into the audiobook on this one. It was pretty easy to figure out what was going to happen in the end and I did not really see that as a "plot twist". I was hoping for some really big plot twist that came out of nowhere, but it was very lack luster. I was not a fan of the ending as it just ended. I literally was in bed and said out loud, "this is how it ends."

However; the story kept my interest and I enjoyed it up until the closing pages.

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Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was seeing this one all over social media and was excited to jump into it.

I did not really get psychological thriller like I wanted too. Chloe brought bratty child even though she was 20/21 years old. She brought annoying and spoiled brat more than anything crazy and twisty with her behaviors. She never really did anything besides make threats and tattle.

The twist was underwhelming to me as well. I figured out the twist within the twist quickly. Sadly, this one just did not live up to the hype for me. It was good but nothing that blew me away.

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