I love doing these posts and it’s been a little bit since I’ve done one. So today I’m sharing with you my last five reads.

My reading has been up and down lately. The main reason for that is because I don’t know what I feel like reading. I don’t know what I am in the mood for. While I do say that, I’ve read some fantastic books recently, and I cannot wait to share them with you. So let’s get into it. As always these are in no order. 

 

The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires #1) by Lauren Asher: I don’t know why I put reading this off for so long. The Fine Print has been on my tbr for some time now. And I got my physical copy a few months ago from work. But I finally dug in and I loved it so much. I always say this but I don’t always love contemporary romances. But there is something about this book that just gets me. I think it’s the fact that it’s set in a theme park and there are some really interesting things that they do for their job.

The romance in this one was fantastic, the world is intriguing and cannot wait to continue the series. The characters are fantastic. And the emotions. Whoo. If you are looking for some interesting contemporary romances, pick this up. 

 

Praise (Salacious Players Club #1) by Sara Cate: Now I’ve read a Sara Cate book before and really didn’t like it, but I kept on seeing this one pop up on my Tiktok feed, so I thought I would give it another go. And while I did enjoy this one better, I still didn’t love it. It was good don’t get me wrong. But there were still a lot of things missing for me. 

I really enjoyed the romance as a whole, but there was so much back and forth that it got quite boring at times. He kept on saying no, they pulled her in and then no again. It just made things stop in place. I was just wanting more. 

I enjoyed the concept of the book and the world though, I will probably continue the series. It was a quick read and I expect the rest of the series to be in the same way. I’m intrigued to see who the other characters end up with. 

Taken by a Sinner (Sinners #1) by Michelle Heard: I hadn’t about this book before it popped up on kindle unlimited. And while I didn’t love it. It was still an interesting read. I haven’t read many books with Greek characters let alone the Greek Mafia, so I really enjoyed it. If you didn’t know I’m half Greek, so I found this really interesting. 

The romance was an arranged marriage of sorts. While I wasn’t a massive fan of how they came together, I liked what came after. It was actually sweet at times. It also wasn’t as smutty or dark as I expected it to be. I mean yes it’s still a mafia romance, but I felt that it was on the tamer side for most of the book. 

I would have liked to see a little more of a mundane life here, but overall, not a bad read and I will most likely continue the series. 

Doing It Right by Harloe Rae: Well this book was not for me. I got it KU because I kept on seeing it pop up on my for you page. I really enjoy single parent romances, but this one was just not it. The first thing was I didn’t like the protagonists that much. They both just felt shallow and nothing much redeemed. I didn’t hate them or anything, but there wasn’t anything interesting happening. 

The romance was okay. I normally love second chance romances but I just felt nothing happened here. They jumped right into it and didn’t talk a lot about things. It was like okay I love you. 

This book reminded me why I don’t always love contemporary romances. Nothing much happened really. I do know that others do like it a lot though. 

Lavender and Lightning (Pack Saint Clair #2) by Thora Woods: I’m not going to talk too much about this as I have a review coming next week. But I’ve been looking forward to reading this since I read the first book earlier this year. Which I loved. 

And while I didn’t love this one as much as the first, I still really did enjoy it. I like the way the omegaverse works in the world. It’s not straight bam, let’s bond. It’s a nice slow build. 

New relationships are grown throughout this book and I’m so happy to see them. I cannot wait to see what the rest of the series brings. 

 

And there we go. Those are my last five reads. What have you read recently? Did you enjoy them? Let’s Chat!