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Music, an Omega and Figure Skating | Mini Reviews

Music, an Omega and Figure Skating | Mini Reviews

October 13, 2022 Posted by angelreads Book Reviews No Comments

It’s been a little while since I’ve shared some mini-reviews so today I thought I would share some of my thoughts on romance books I’ve recently read. My reading has been up and down recently, but I enjoyed all the books I’m talking about today. 

The books I’ll be talking about today are I Like You Like That by Kayla Grosse, Laurels and Liquor (Pack Saint Clair #3) by Thora Woods and Icebreaker (UCMH, #1) by Hannah Grace. Let’s go. 

I Like You Like That by Kayla Grosse

This one caught my eye a few weeks ago when I first saw it pop up on social media. I recently picked it up when I felt like reading a romance with a music star. I never understand my reading habits. But I just go with it. 

I had a lot of fun reading this one. It was fun, intense, and sexy and made me smile quite a few times. After a falling out our main characters are brought together when Birdie Wilder is in need of protection. 

Things are very intense at the start. Birdie and Liam didn’t leave their past friendship on great terms. At first, things are harsh between the pair. But slowly they both let their guards down, and well it’s sexy time then. I really enjoyed the music element of the book and wish there was a little bit more on that part. 

Overall this book was a lot of fun. But also dealt with some hard issues. And while I did really enjoy this book, I didn’t love it but I would still recommend it. 

 

 

Laurels and Liquor (Pack Saint Clair #3) by Thora Woods.

This is the third book and last book in a series that I started this year. It’s one of my most anticipated reads and I was so excited to pick it up. And while I still really enjoyed it, I was a bit disappointed. 

Laurels and Liquor start off where book two finished. We are right into the thick of things and emotions are high. There are a lot of events that happen in this book, at times it was a little hard to keep track of it all, but it was tied up nicely. 

I did enjoy the exploration of the romance in this one. It felt like there was much more time spent on them all. I adored seeing Lydia and Alexandra’s relationship expand more. And we just got to see them all love each other. 

While I didn’t love this book as much as the first two. I thought it was a great finish to the series, and I cannot wait to read more from Thora Woods. 

Icebreaker (UCMH, #1) by Hannah Grace

I’ve been seeing this one all over social media for the past few weeks. And you all know I love my sports romance. And let me tell you I loved this book so much. 

The romance was hot, and sexy but also adorable. The friendships throughout the book just made me smile so much. Nathan was this adorable dad of the group and gosh I loved it. 

There were a lot of ups and downs in this book. There were parts that I really enjoyed and other parts that I didn’t like. But what I did love was Anastasia and Nathan. My heart. They stole it. I just wanted them to play house all day long. 

I do wish Anastasia had a little more power over what happened. But I also get why she felt the way she did at times. Overall this was such a great book and I loved so much of it. I’m really excited to continue with this series when more books come out. 

 

 

 

And there we go. I really enjoyed all three books here in different ways and hope you enjoyed these mini reviews.  From new to me authors to a series I’ve loved already. Have you read any of these? What did you think of them? Let’s chat! 

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I have a love-hate relationship with this series. I have a love-hate relationship with this series. But I ended up really enjoying this one. It’s best friends to fake dating to-lovers. It’s always been you, bad-boy/good-girl, and I loved that. While Save Your Breath has quite a few tropes, it really leads itself to it, and it works. 

Aleks and Mia have known each other for years now. Since they were teenagers, that angst has been building up this whole time. And you can tell right from the get-go, it’s fantastic. I even wanted more of it, because I love pain. When Aleks went to live with Mia’s family as a teenager, sparks flew, but for many reasons, they both put their feelings aside. And well, now they are not only going to be fake-dating, but they might as well be engaged, too. 

I really enjoyed seeing how both Aleks and Mia both tried to hide how they were feeling throughout the whole ‘fake-dating’ situation, but anyone could see it. They know each other as no one else does. Aleks has a lot going on, and while I do think this was brushed over a little too much, Mia is his centre. Mia is a massive music star and is a female in the industry, so yeah, people don’t respect her. Obvsiouly because why couldn’t a female star be badass and write about the things that she has gone through? Aleks and Mia get each other, and that is very clear from the start; they are both just trying to squash everything. We get to see them slowly start to show how they feel, and well, one night it all explodes. 

Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot; it’s not my favourite of the series, but I had a great time reading it. I liked Aleks and Mia a lot as characeters and while I think the mental health aspect could have been explored a whole lot more, I can see why it wasn’t. The romance was slow and spicy, the angst was great, and the payoff for these two was what they needed. 

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🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
🎤Fake Dating/Engagement
🏒Childhood Friends to Lovers
🎤Forced Proximity
🏒Athlete x Pop Star 
🎤Angsty Slow Burn 

Content Warnings
Mental Health Struggles 
Suicide Intention 
Family Deaths 
Alcohol Consumption
Violence on Ice

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Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I onl Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I only ended up reading 3 books in. 3 pretty fun books but one of my slowest readings months in a while. 

And I’m going to be honest here it’s because I’ve been constantly reading Heated Rivalry fanfics. 🤷‍♀️ I’m having the best time though. 

How was your reading in February? Any 5  star reads? 

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January was a really solid reading month. I read s January was a really solid reading month. I read some books that had been on my tbr for some time, reread a few things that peaked my interest. I also started a few new series. And just had a good time!

I just had a really good start to the year. While February is a little slow so far I’m looking forward to what I can pick up.

What did you read in January? Any 5-star reads? Let’s chat! 

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Can you believe that it’s already February? I know Can you believe that it’s already February? I know I can’t. But that means it’s a new month with more releases coming out! And that makes me excited. Some fantastic titles releasing this month and I cannot wait to read them. 📚

A couple of these are on my TBR already and some have just caught my eye and that makes me super excited to pick them up. 🖤

What are you looking forward to reading this month? Let’s chat! ✨

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