Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

 Hii everyone! 

I finally read Terms and Conditions (Dreamland Billionaires book 2) by Lauren Asher and I'm so glad I did! I'm loving this series and though I'm excited to read the final installment, Cal's story, I'm also sad to let them go... This world has been so much fun, dreamy and all around beautiful! 

Goodreads / Amazon

Rating: 4+++ stars

Now, about the story... I think I'm in minority here, but I loved book 1 more. But I'm pretty sure it's just a case of it's not the book, it's me haha. 🙈

I mentioned before that boss/assistant is not my favorite trope, because of my real life experience as a personal assistant to a CEO. I know this is fiction, but reading this kind of stories tends to send me back to those not so happy times. So for the first few chapters, I had to make an effort to be in the story and not let my mind wander and get all nostalgic, which kinda affected the focus/reading experience and it took me longer than usual to get into the story and read this book. But then it all got so intense that I forgot about everything else! Ugh, the banter, the tension, the spice! So well done!

I loved Iris so much! So badass and smart and caring! And Declan! Omg! He was such a surprise! Because given the glimpses we got of him in the first book, he was actually fun with his dry humor and little acts of kindness and cuteness he did around Iris- or for her. He did and said some pretty awful things but he was also very good at groveling afterwards. Their chemistry and relationship evolution was great and believable. And the ending... whoa. Talk about grand gestures!

Im dying for Cal's story now! 

Have you read this series?

P.S. If you loved it too, don't forget to vote for Declan and Iris in the Goodreads Choice Awards!

Xoxo

Deea

Book Review: War of the Sea by Dana Claire

 Hiii, time for another indie author spotlight! 

I love these hidden gems, I wish they got more praise and recognition. This book was so well done overall, it deserves to be in top reads on Amazon for this genre! 

War of the Sea

Goodreads / Amazon / My Instagram

4++ stars

I was mostly impressed by the world building, plot and overall badassery!

You know that with YA books, half the time I complain about the YA angst and dramatics or immature impulsive heroines. And while we had a bit of that here, there were so many good things about the story overall, that I could easily overlook it. I read it in two sittings, which says a lot about the flow and engagement of the storyline. Pirates, deadly sirens, kickass heroine, enemies to lovers and snark, forced proximity, sword fights, sea adventures, hidden identities, warring kingdoms, Greek mythology - all recipe for a good read and I totally recommend it! 

Also, I loved the side characters! They brought dimension and unity to the story. They banter in key moments and loyalty when it was most needed really sold them for me. The Greek mythology aspect, the gods and goddesses were a surprisingly fun addition too. 

So, in short, here is what you can expect from this story: 

-YA Fantasy
- Enemies to lovers
- Deadly mermaids
- Ships & pirates
- Action & intense plot
- Greek mythology
- Dual POV
- Unlikely allies
! It stars with a blade to the throat

Recommended for fans of: Fable, To Kill a Kingdom, On These Black Sands

Review copy provided by the author/publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest opinion. Thank you! :)

Book Review: Miles and Miles of you by Jennider Bonds

 Hi everyone! 

Today I want to recommend you a quick, fun Romantic Comedy book, that is fun, fast paced, engaging and leaves you smiling at the end.

Miles and Miles of You

The Harts Book 1

Goodreads / My Instagram

4.5 stars

Tropes:

🌟 Rom-Com

🌟 Dual POV

🌟 Fast paced and hilarious

🌟 Boss - (ex)Assistant tropes

🌟The Wall of Winnipeg and Me (Mariana Zapata) vibes

🌟 Dedication: "𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔."

This book was so much fun, I highly recommend it for a quick, feel good reading escape! 

It's the kind of story that leaves you with a silly smile on your face and in a good mood after you finish reading. 

Our heroine is sassy, smart, witty and the hero is the perfect sexy, swoony workaholic that is not very connected to the real life as he focuses on his startup company and has an assistent who manages everything else (even his personal life calendar).

So we have:

✔️one over-worked assistant who has had enough of her boss not taking her seriously or not realizing how much she has to deal with on the daily because of him (beside her crush on him obs). So when she's finally had enough and quits, she decides to go on a road trip and be a travel influencer. 

✔️A charming, workaholic grumpy (with a side of sunshine) clueless boss, who finally realizes his life is a mess without her coordinating everything and decides to follow her to win her back (to work for him - what were you thinking?🤫). She reluctantly allows him to tag along but she doesn't make it easy for him along the way. 🤭

So we have forced proximity, How To Lose a Guy in 10 days (or a boss, in this case) theatrics, slow burn, grovelling, roadtrip via sketchy places shenanigans, walls coming down, yummy "what are you wearing?" tension and spice. 

I breezed through this book in a couple of sittings, the dialogue, setting, adventures and emotions were so well done! 

I really loved the trip and what it represented too. It brought a lot of awareness and character development that were inspiring.

🌟Review copy provided by the publisher Entangled Publishing in exchange for my honest opinion.

Have a great week!

Xo

Deea

October reading recap

Hi friends! 

Here's a quick round down of the books I read in October. 

In truth, it was kind of a mess. I re-read old favorites when melancholy hit, DNF-ed or put on hold a few others and I had just a few stellar 5 (or close to) stars reads. 

So... Not that I didn't enjoy the books I read, but I kept getting off-track, starting books and not really getting into them, then picking something totally random on Kindle and basically ignoring the TBR/currently reading pile. And I couldn't really get into spooky reads when the weather was so... summery (I started at least 3 books). 🤷‍♀️

So I read a lot of Romance, I even listened to Elle Kennedy's backlist assassin and mercenaries series while doing chores or errands. I missed having a scary assassin main character, guns blazing and action.

Anyways.

Let's recap:

Top, top favorite (I'm still not over it), King of Wrath by Ana Huang. 

Belladonna was my favorite Fantasy and Kylie Scott's Hollywood star fake dating Romance was chef's kiss. 

Also, Strike the Zither is a really good Chinese Fantasy.

Miles and Miles of you is coming out next week and I can't wait to talk about it! So fun, you may want to pre-order asap if you enjoy the grumpy sunshine boss employee kind of story.

Oh and I'm almost halfway through Terms and Conditions, but after King of Wrath...

I can't deal with grumpy billionaires atm.

And I still don't know where I'm standing with November reading goal. I have a few ARCs that I need to get to and a couple of sequels, but other than that... We see how it goes. 

Have a great week!

Xo