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12 Aug

Books To Help Put an End to Your Book Slump

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This week, I’m sharing the books that might help you break out of your reading slump. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

Reading slumps are hard! I’ve been through a few already this year, and trying to get out of them is even harder. But I’ve learnt a few tricks over the years. Sometimes I’ll go back and read a book that I’ve loved and I know will help kick-start me wanting to read more. Another thing I love to do is read some fanfiction. I don’t know what it is, but it has always helped me. The last thing that I found that helps is to pick up a book that I know that I will love, and that is what I am sharing today.

From standalones to series that are so bingeable that you will want to finish the series right away. Or many a new fantasy series that will catch your eye. Here are the books that I think might help put an end to your book slump. As usual, they are in no particular order. So let’s go!

Face Off (D.C. Stars, #1) by Chelsea Curto. | Tattered Stars (Tattered & Torn, #1) by Catherine Cowles. | Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch, #1) by Lyla Sage. | Out on a Limb (Out, #1) by Hannah Bonam-Young

A Pack for Autumn (Cozyverse, #1) by Emilia Emerson. | The Longing of Lone Wolves (Fae Guardians, #1) by Lana Pecherczyk. | Taken by the Dark Elf King (Monstrous Mates, #1) by Charlotte Swan. | Plier (Ironside Academy #1) by Jane Washington

Serpentine Valentine by Giana Darling. | Babymoon or Bust by Ava Hunter

There we go, those are just some of the books that I think might help you the next time you are in a reading slump! Have you read any of these? What books do you read when you’re trying to get out of a slump? So, let’s chat!

07 Aug

Wild and Wranged by Lyla Sage | ARC Book Review

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It’s been a while, but hey, I’m still here. Life has just gotten in the way. But it’s time to catch up, so expect to see a few ARC reviews coming in the coming weeks. First up is one I read back in March, but I loved it so much I had to share. I love this whole series, honestly, and this was the perfect end. So, let’s get into it. Here is what I thought about Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage.

Wild and Wrangled (Rebel Blue Ranch, #4) by Lyla Sage

Pages: 368
Publish date: April 15, 2025
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 9781529436754
Purchase: Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU – QBD

Camille Ashwood had always loved a plan. Her latest was her best yet. She was going to get married so she could secure her daughter’s future, get her overbearing parents off her back, and finally start building her own life in small town Meadowlark, Wyoming. Easy, right?

But when her groom doesn’t show up to the wedding, Cam’s life is turned upside down—she doesn’t even have a place to live. That is, until she finds out the house she’s loved since high school is available to rent. There’s only one problem: the neighbor.

Dusty Tucker has spent nearly all of his adult life running. Running from what, though? More like who: Cam Ashwood. But ever since he returned home last year, the girl who was his first, well, everything has become a woman seemingly determined to keep him at arm’s length. And he was okay with that—at least, that’s what he kept telling himself. She was getting married, after all. But now she’s single and living next door. Dusty wants to show her that they can be friends, and that he can stay put.

Despite her best attempts to stay far away from Dusty Tucker, Cam realizes that being close to him is like slipping on her favorite jeans. Easy. Comfortable. That is until past wounds start to open and feelings—both old and new—wreak havoc. Nearly ten years after they first met, Dusty and Cam begin to wonder if their first love can also be their last. And this time, will it be forever?

Wild and Wrangled:

I received an earc of Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage for review in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings.

I’ve been waiting to read this one since I finished the rest of the series last year, and it was worth the wait. Camille and Dusty belong together; they are fire. It took them a while, and I feel like they both needed to experience life and everything that it throws at them. But now it’s their turn.

Camille had just been left at the altar, and while she wasn’t exactly marrying for love, she thought she would have the safety of a marriage. Now, she has to face her friends, her family, and that is the last thing that she wants to do. But she is going to have to do it because most of them want to be there for her, including Dusty. Ever since Dusty returned home, he hasn’t seen much of Cam. They are both pretty good at avoiding each other. But then Cam and her daughter practically become neighbours with Dusty, and well, they can’t hide as much anymore.

I loved Cam as our FMC. I’ve come to really love her through the series, but she stands out in Wild and Wrangled. I adore the way she co-parents with Gus, and even Teddy. It honestly shows her character in such an easy way. But Cam has a lot of doubts, and they seep through throughout the novel. We see her struggle quite a bit in Wild and Wrangled, and well it was hard to see, Cam’s character development was spot on.

Dusty, Dusty, Dusty. May I please have him? He is soft and mushy but also so manly. How does that even make sense? But it works for him. From the start, we can see how much Dusty cares about and even loves Cam. But we can also see that there is something else between the two of them, and as the book goes on, we find out exactly what.

The romance in this one was so hot and cold. Cam and Dusty clearly love each other, but the history between the two of them is thick and heavy. I’m not a massive fan of dual timelines and flashbacks, but they worked here really well. I liked seeing baby Cam and Dusty, and a messy first love.

And that’s what the romance in this book is like- messy and not in a bad way. Cam and Dusty had a lot of firsts together. They both made a lot of mistakes, and a lot of things worked out exactly how I think they should have. They both hurt each other, and they needed to work it all out. And it wasn’t a quick and easy fix.

Overall, I loved how complicated Wild and Wrangled was. It made perfect sense for Cam and Dusty, and in the end, well, it was pretty messy and perfect. I adore the found family, the second chances and all the love that both Cam and Dusty have for one another and that others have for them. This was a fantastic ending to this series, and I am so excited to see what Lyla Sage has next.

05 Aug

Latest Romance Books Added To My TBR

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This week, I’m sharing the recent romance books I’ve added to my TBR. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. This week is a genre freebie, and I thought, what genre do I like and read more than anything? Romance.

So today I’m sharing some of the recent romance books I’ve added to my TBR. From new to me authors, to authors and series that I love. Chuck in new releases and books that I’ve had my eye on for a while. This list is a whole bunch of different romances that I cannot wait to read. So let’s get into it.

Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon | Left of Forever (Spunes, OR, #2) by Tarah DeWitt | Redemption (Cowgirls Do It Better, #1) by Lila Dawes. | Forget Me Twice (The Pantheon #1) by E.J. Campbell.

Nightshade (Sorrowsong University, #1) by Autumn Woods. | A Pack for Winter (Cozyverse) by Eliana Lee. | If Not for My Baby by Kate Golden. | Wild Card (Rose Hill, #4) by Elsie Silver.

Chasing Shelter (Sparrow Falls #5) by Catherine Cowles. | Bourbon & Proof (The Bourbon Boys, #3) by Victoria Wilder.

And there we go, those are some of the recent romance books that I have added to my TBR. Have you read any of these? What did you think of them? Let’s chat!