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Review: Full Measures (Flight & Glory, #1) by Rebecca Yarros

November 27, 2014August 7, 2024 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “The fire you have within you is impossible to kill. The first breath you take when you’re free of all this, it will come roaring back. That’s what is so […]

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Review: Captivated by You (Crossfire, #4) by Sylvia Day

November 23, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 *SIGH* stars I’m really torn on how I feel about this book. On one hand, I loved being back with Gideon and Eva. I enjoyed seeing them together, working […]

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ARC Review: Worth the Risk (The McKinney Brothers, #2) by Claudia Connor

November 19, 2014January 10, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 sweet but traumatic stars After falling in mad love with Claudia Connor’s debut, Worth the Fall, earlier this year, I have been beyond excited to get my hands on this, […]

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Review: Broken Course (Wrecked and Ruined, #3) by Aly Martinez

November 14, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “My life hasn’t been all that stable over the last few years. However, I’m a firm believer that, when you find someone who fits, you claim them. Immediately.” 4.5 stars This […]

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ARC Review: Broken Juliet (Starcrossed, #2) by Leisa Rayven

November 14, 2014March 2, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Despite all the things I would have changed about our journey, I’d never want a different destination. It’s always been you.” OMG, what an epic romance!!!! The follow on from the […]

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Review: Among the Echoes (Wrecked and Ruined, #2.5) by Aly Martinez

November 9, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review 4.5 “ I will fight the entire world for you” stars I love this book! A strong woman shattered by trauma and living in constant danger, a guilt-ridden man determined […]

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Review: Stolen Course (Wrecked and Ruined, #2) by Aly Martinez

November 8, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 sexy, heart-felt stars This book follows on from Changing Course and tells the story of Caleb, the best friend of Brett (hero of book 1), and the other man whose […]

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Review: Changing Course (Wrecked and Ruined, #1) by Aly Martinez

November 7, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review “This was never the course I intended to take, but there is no doubt it led me to where I was supposed to be.” 4 life changing stars I loved this […]

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ARC Review: Bad Romeo (Starcrossed, #1) by Leisa Rayven

November 5, 2014March 2, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Emotionally stunning, full of chemistry and absolutely beautiful! Wow. What a book! Leisa Rayven has made me a fan for life with her debut novel. Her writing is addictive, her storytelling […]

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Review: Becoming Calder (Becoming Calder, #1) by Mia Sheridan

October 6, 2014January 1, 2018 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I had dreams as well. In that moment, right there and then, I admitted to myself that I longed for more for my life and maybe those dreams were beautiful […]

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Review: Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1) by Colleen Hoover

September 23, 2014January 12, 2017 Mel Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5 stars! Maybe Someday is the first book I have read by Colleen Hoover and it has opened my eyes to her beautiful writing and amazing stories,  and I can’t wait to read […]

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Review: Into The Light (Chosen Paths, #1) by L.B. Simmons

September 21, 2014July 18, 2018 AJ Drama

Previously published as The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars and I’m full of feels! This is a beautifully written, highly emotive book that is both meaningful and profound. […]

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Review: Burying Water (Burying Water, #1) by K.A. Tucker

August 15, 2014February 18, 2020 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4.5 second chance stars This book hooked me from the very beginning, and kept me up until the wee hours of the morning, unable to put it […]

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Review: Grey (Fifty Shades, #4) by E.L. James

July 5, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘One for the fans’ Stars I’m always sceptical of a retelling of a story from a different perspective, but I have mad love for this series, so there was […]

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Review: Lifers by Jane Harvey-Berrick

April 27, 2014September 23, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This is a beautifully heart warming love story, with some very serious themes, and it sucked me in right from first chapter. Torrey is a no-nonsense, straight talking girl […]

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Review: Addicted for Now (Addicted, #2) by Krista and Becca Ritchie

April 16, 2014December 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4.5 stars The sensational writing of Krista and Becca Ritchie just gets better in this third installment of what is easily becoming one of my favourite series. The beginning was a […]

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Review: It Ain’t Me, Babe (Hades Hangmen, #1) by Tillie Cole

March 4, 2014April 26, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 hard core biker-lovin’ stars I love me a good biker book, and this is a fantastic biker book! Gritty, raw, and full of emotion, it’s a fantastic combination […]

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Review: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

March 2, 2014August 22, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You only get one life. It’s actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.” ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND EMOTIONALLY STUNNING. 6 MASSIVE STARS Every now and then a book […]

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Review: Rock Bottom (Tristan & Danika, #2) by R.K. Lilley

February 22, 2014January 13, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “There was an anchor, tied around both of his ankles, and it was taking him deep, into black fathomless depths, drowning him slowly but surely. I didn’t tell him that […]

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Review: Cold-Blooded Beautiful (Beautiful, #2) by Christine Zolendz

February 8, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Her demons, well, they played very well with mine, and when we were together, neither of us had to babysit them, they went off on their own, leaving us be.” […]

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Review: Trust in Me (Wait for You, #1.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Writing as J. Lynn)

February 3, 2014December 30, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Cameron Hamilton *dreamy sigh*. Definitely one of my fave book boyfriends EVER! And while my experience with the retelling of much loved books from the male POV has been a […]

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Review: Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan

January 27, 2014December 11, 2019 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’m here for you. I’m here because of you.” 5 heart-clenching stars. Stinger put Mia Sheridan on my insta-buy list, and this book cements her place there! Archer’s Voice is […]

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Review: Awaken (Spiral of Bliss, #3) by Nina Lane

January 25, 2014August 4, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You and me, professor,” I whisper. “You and me, beauty.” What a beautifully romantic and satisfying conclusion to the series, and a fantastic way to say goodbye to an incredibly […]

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Review: Brutally Beautiful (Beautiful, #1) by Christine Zolendz

January 17, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I’m falling in love with you … and I’m going to let you destroy me.”  Christine Zolendz cements her spot on my list of ‘must read’ authors with this one! […]

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Review: Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James

January 15, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I HAVE SOOOOO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS BOOK! I have just finished yet another reread of this book – one of my all-time favourites. So I figured it was about […]

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