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Block Shot by Kennedy Ryan Book Review

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Block Shot by Kennedy Ryan

Blurb

If Jared Foster had a dollar for every time Banner Morales made his heart skip a beat―the heart everyone assumes is frozen over―he’d be richer than he already is. He’s found success as a sports agent by always assuming “no” means “I’ll think about it.” And he knows Banner’s thinking about him. Her simmering anger? The way she puts him in his place? Foreplay. She thinks she’s won the game, but they’re just getting started.

If Banner had a dollar for every time Jared broke her heart, she’d have exactly one dollar. One epic failure of a night. After parting on such bad terms, Banner has no intention of ever giving Jared a second chance. She’s found success in a field ruled by men like him. She’s learned to call the shots and block them when she has to.

So she’ll ignore the way he makes her heart pound. Sure, he seems carved from her most private fantasies, but she can get past that.

She’s got her one dollar, and Jared won’t have her.

Sensitive Content

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  • Alcohol
  • Body Shaming
  • Bullying
  • Death of a parent
  • Fatphobia
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • Medical Content
  • Misogyny
  • Profanity
  • Sexual Content
  • Terminal Illness

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Pretty Reckless by L.J. Shen Book Review

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Pretty Reckless by L.J. Shen

Blurb

Penn

They say revenge is a dish best served cold.
I’d had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart was completely iced.
I took her first kiss. She took the only thing I loved.
I was poor. She was rich.
The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast.
Now, I’m her parents’ latest shiny project.
Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much.
Yeah, baby girl, say it—I’m your foster brother.
There’s a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she’s about to shell out some serious tears.
Daria Followhill thinks she is THE queen.
I’m about to prove to her that she’s nothing but a spoiled princess.

Daria

Everyone loves a good old unapologetic punk.
But being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversaries’ way.
The thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you.
In Penn Scully’s case, I pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day.
Four years ago, he asked me to save all my firsts for him.
Now he lives across the hall, and I want nothing more than to be his last everything.
His parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free.
Now? Now he is making me pay.

Sensitive Content

Here is the potentially sensitive content I observed while reading this book:

  • Abandonment
  • Addiction (not main characters)
  • Adult/minor relationship (not main characters)
  • Body shaming
  • Bullying
  • Child abuse
  • Death of a parent
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug use
  • Emotional abuse
  • Eating disorder
  • Grief
  • Rape (not main characters)
  • Sexual assault
  • Sexually explicit scenes
  • Violence

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Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco Book Review

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Kingdom of the Cursed

Blurb

After selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels to the Seven Circles with the enigmatic Prince of Wrath, where she’s introduced to a seductive world of vice.

She vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria… even if that means accepting the hand of the Prince of Pride, the king of demons.

The first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. With back-stabbing princes, luxurious palaces, mysterious party invitations, and conflicting clues about who really killed her twin, Emilia finds herself more alone than ever before. Can she even trust Wrath, her one-time ally in the mortal world… or is he keeping dangerous secrets about his true nature?

Emilia will be tested in every way as she seeks a series of magical objects that will unlock the clues of her past and the answers she craves…

One sister.
Two sinful princes.
Infinite deception with a side of revenge… Welcome to Hell.

Sensitive Content

Here is the potentially sensitive content I observed while reading this book:

  • Alcohol
  • Blood
  • Confinement
  • Death
  • Drug use
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Gaslighting
  • Gore
  • Grief
  • Injury
  • Misogyny
  • Physical Abuse
  • Profanity
  • Rape
  • Sexism
  • Toxic Relationship
  • Violence

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War by Laura Thalassa Book Review

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War by Laura Thalassa

Blurb

They came to earth―Pestilence, War, Famine, Death―four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity.

They came to earth, and they came to end us all.

The day Jerusalem falls to the horsemen, Miriam Elmahdy knows her life is over. Houses are burning, the streets run red with blood, and a traitorous army is massacring her people. There is no surviving this, especially not once Miriam catches the eye of War himself. But when the massive and terrifying horseman corners Miriam, he calls her his heaven-sent wife, and instead of killing her, he takes her back to his camp.

Now Miriam faces a terrifying future, helplessly watching her world burn town by town, and the one responsible for it is her seemingly indestructible “husband,” who refuses to let her go. But there’s another side to him, one that’s gentle and loving and set on winning her over, and she might not be strong enough to resist.

However, if there’s one thing Miriam has learned, it’s that love and war cannot coexist. She must make the ultimate choice: surrender to War and watch humankind fall, or sacrifice everything to stop him.

Sensitive Content

Here is the potentially sensitive content that I observed while reading:

  • Animal Death
  • Blood
  • Child death
  • Confinement
  • Death of a parent
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Fire
  • Grief
  • Gore
  • Gun Violence
  • Injury
  • Kidnapping
  • Murder
  • Physical Abuse
  • Rape
  • Pregnancy
  • Sexism
  • Sexual harassment
  • Sexually explicit scenes
  • Suicidal Attempts/Ideation
  • Torture
  • Vomit

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Tempting Enemy by M. Robinson Book Review

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Tempting Enemy by M Robinson

Blurb

Look but don’t touch…

From the night she showed up at my bar with a fake ID, I kicked her out. On her birthday, the following week, she showed up again. Except this time, she was demanding a job. Willing to do whatever it took to get it.

Against my better judgment, she got her, but I’m not going to make it easy on her. Neither are the guys at my bar.

I have two choices: Pretend she’s mine to protect her. Or deal with the consequences when her five older, overprotective brothers find out what their little sister is up to.

Either way…

It’s going to be hell on me.

Because I can’t stay away from her.

Sensitive Content

Here is the potentially sensitive content I observed while reading this:

  • Alcohol
  • Car accident
  • Death of a parent
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Gun violence
  • Misogyny
  • Murder
  • Profanity
  • Sexual assault
  • Sexually Explicit Scenes

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Does It Hurt? By HD Carlton Book Review

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Blurb

Who am I?

I’ve forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I’ve only ever walked in stolen shoes.

Could I be a girl who is searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead.

Enzo Vitale.

An enigmatic man that will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. Turns out, he’s not so different than the monsters he feeds. He lured me onto his boat like a fish in the ocean, seeking vengeance for my crime. Had I realized his intentions, and that a massive storm would leave us shipwrecked, I would’ve run.

Now, I’m a girl who’s seeking refuge in a decrepit lighthouse with a man who loathes me almost as much as he craves me. He wants to hurt me, but the old caretaker of the abandoned island may have intentions far more sinister.

It’s no longer a question of who I am, but rather, will I survive?

Sensitive Content

Here is the sensitive content I observed while reading:

  • Alcohol
  • BDSM
  • Blood
  • Death of a Parent
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Incest
  • Gore
  • Grief
  • Gun Violence
  • Murder
  • Rape
  • Suicide/Suicidal ideation
  • Torture
  • Pedophilia
  • Profanity
  • Violence

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A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole Book Review

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Blurb

Acclaimed author Kresley Cole introduces a sizzling new series with this tale of a fierce werewolf and a bewitching vampire — unlikely soul mates whose passion will test the boundaries of life and death.

A mythic warrior who’ll stop at nothing to possess her . . .

After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he’s waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. This Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him.

A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy . . .

Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents — until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae — and their notorious dark desires — ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings.

An all-consuming desire . . .

Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be?

Sensitive Content

There are no trigger warnings or sensitive content listed for this book. Here is what I observed:

  • Alcohol
  • Blood
  • Dubious Consent
  • Explicit Violence
  • Fire
  • Gore
  • Kidnapping
  • Murder
  • Profanity
  • Sexually explicit scenes
  • Torture

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Illicit King by Maggie Cole Book Review

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Blurb

He’s not my king.

Tall, rugged, and focused on destroying my family, Brody O’Connor’s the one person I need to avoid.

He seduced me on purpose, and now I’m paying the consequences.

Every step I take, he’s there, lurking in the shadows, studying me, waiting for any chance to undermine my efforts to become my father’s successor.

He’s succeeding.

No matter how much I try to shake him or our heated encounters, I can’t.

He insists I’m naive, in the dark about what my family is really about, and what he tells me I can’t fathom.

He’s lying.

Screwing with my head.

It can’t be true. My father is cruel, but he wouldn’t do this.

Or would he?

If Brody’s right, then where does that leave me?

Where does it leave us?

Illicit King is book one of Mafia Wars Ireland. It’s a forbidden-love enemies-to-lovers age-gap dark-mafia romance.

Sensitive Content

There are no content warnings for this book but it is dark, mafia romance. Here is some of the sensitive content I observed while reading:

  • Abusive relationship (side character)
  • Alcohol
  • Blood
  • Death
  • Kidnapping
  • Misogyny
  • Murder
  • Profanity
  • Sexually Explicit Scenes
  • Torture
  • Violence

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A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows by Holly Renee Book Review

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Blurb

Destiny or desire?

Where does your allegiance lie?

I am told my union to the crowned prince will determine the fate of the kingdom, but it isn’t my betrothed who haunts my dreams. It’s the half-breed prince who stands at his side.

He is darkness and sin, and when he whispers promises of wickedness in my ear, I crave a man who I can’t have.

Every thought I have is treasonous. The way my hands ache to touch him deceitful.

Even my dreams make me a traitor to the kingdom I am sworn to protect.

But when the kingdom is attacked, I am forced to make choices I’m not prepared for. Our lies and deception are entangled in the shadows and stars, and as they unravel so shall my fate. Betray a kingdom or betray my heart.

…

A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows is book one in the Stars and Shadows Series. It contains mature language, themes, and content that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised.

Triggers

Here is the sensitive content I observed while reading:

  • Abusive Relationship
  • Alcohol
  • Blood
  • Death
  • Profanity
  • Sexually Explicit Scenes
  • Violence

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