Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward is one of the most disappointing books I’ve read in a while. The summary, a girl who finds a business man’s cell phone and it turns their lives upside down, seemed phenomenal. I haven’t read a similar premise before so I was excited to dive into this one. And I was hit in the face with how bored I was. The trope that drew me in didn’t have any importance. It was important on the first few pages and afterward completely unimportant.
This was the most generic and formulaic romance novel in existence, it included all the main tropes (I am of course exaggerating).
Filthy Gods by R. Scarlett was a quick read, but a bit underwhelming. It was one of those judging-a-book-by-its-cover moments since the cover is beautiful in my opinion. The beautiful title only deepened my wish to read it. Well… the book/novella isn’t necessarily bad. It is just a bit disappointing. The plot was almost non-existent, which isn’t unexpected since the page count is so low. The steamy scenes are a bit under-described for a book I would call smut. It wasn’t dirty enough to be smut, but also the plot wasn’t developed enough for me to call it a romance.
The Hating Game is a romance novel written by Sally Thorne. The story follows two work colleagues, Lucy and Joshua, who hate each other. Since the day they have started working in the same office they spend every day arguing and playing „hate games“ such as the Staring Game or the How You Doing game. The story is told exclusively from Lucy’s point of view so we are unable to know how Josh feels about her. We watch as their relationship develops from rivalry to romance. And it is beautiful.
Baby Daddy by Kendall Ryan is a romance novel. The title is quite self-explanatory. The story follows Jenna how above all wishes to become a mother. Since she doesn’t have a partner not wishes to have one, she resorts to using a sperm bank. On her way to the doctor, Jenna gets stuck in an elevator. But she isn’t alone. With her in the elevator is the most beautiful man she has ever seen – Emmett. The attraction is mutual, but since Jenna and Emmett are both emotionally unavailable the hide it at first. But, soon an agreement is struck. Emmett offers to get her pregnant and then leave her alone to raise her child alone.
Worth It by S. M. Shade & C. M. Owens is a true romantic comedy. We follow three best friends who are going to a week long wedding. Kasha is the groom’s half-sister, Lydia is his ex-girlfriend and Henley is their friend. Everyone thought they wouldn’t come to the wedding, but Lydia literally dragged them saying she had to go to get some kind of closure since Anderson, the groom cheated on her with his current fiancee. What was planned to be a clean, boring and a posh wedding quickly after they get there turn a harsh turn and becomes a tale of ages.
She was fascinated by him even though he didn’t deserve it. Ten years later, Emilia is living in New York with her sister. And her life is far from perfect. Far from good, actually. Then she runs into Vicious and everything changes.
Buy Me, Sir by Jade West is a dark romance novel. And dark it is. The story follows a barely nineteen-year-old Melissa and much older Alexander. They are both twisted. Melissa has obsessed over Alexander ever since she first saw him when she was only fourteen. This continues even now – to be more precise – Melissa has sought a job of a cleaner in Alexander’s building just to be close to him. Unaware of all of this, Alexander has his own problems.
