Forever Pucked by Helena Hunting💄

I needed to take a mini break from the sadness that is All Your Perfects, and what better way to find all the lols than a Helena Hunting Classic. This one picks back up with Alex Waters and Violet now that they’re engaged and it’s instantly back to the hilarious and sexy storytelling I came to love in the first book. Including the beav and the Super MC.

Violet is freaking out over setting a date for the wedding, every time it’s brought up she breaks out in hives. But after a terrifying accident on the ice she starts to realize that time with Alex is precious and he’s everything she could ever want and more. They finally tie the knot in the most Violet way possible, complete with costumes and vulgarity.

I love the way every couple chapters are told from Alex’s point of view. Because Violet is such a strange person she always sees herself one way almost judging herself, then reading from Alex’s view and how much he loves her weird quirks and Violet-isms is a nice romantic touch in an otherwise hilarious / raunchy story.

Forever Pucked lives up to the steam factor from the original Pucked, with some extra sensual scenes, but this story still has a substantial plot and characters you care about, which is the perfect combo. It has the right amount of cheese, humour, and sexiness and what more could you possibly ask for in a romantic comedy?

** 9/10 **

Playing House by Ruby Lang 🏠

Short but sweet! This quick read follows Oliver and Fay, two city planners and acquaintances that find themselves pretending to be a couple as they tour old homes in NYC. But pretending to be together comes far too easy, and soon enough they realize they stopped faking it a while ago.

Thank you @netgalley and @harlequinbooks #carinapress for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this cute little story! Fay was pretty neurotic and Oliver liked her for exactly who she was, they basically just nerded out together over their mutual love of historical buildings, which was adorable. There was a good amount of sizzle too! Some risqué hookups during an open house?? Scandal! I give this lighthearted read a 7.5/10 🏠 .

Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker. Another NOW vs THEN novel, and I love how these types of stories unfold. Each chapter goes back and forth between Kyle and Piper’s steamy summer together as camp counsellors 13 years earlier and their reuniting again today.

After reading and adoring the Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker I was eagerly awaiting the release of SYSLM, especially when I read about the summer camp romance theme. I wasn’t sure how I felt about Kyle at first, but the more you get to learn about him and what happened between these two characters you come back around. Piper is a badass boss woman start to finish. KA Tucker does such a good job of making the secondary characters as important as the main ones.

My only comment would be to give Christa more redeeming qualities, and to give either David or Mark a more unique name because I kept mentally interchanging the two and getting confused.

This was another home run heartfelt, romance for this Canadian author. I would absolutely recommend this summertime slow burn. *Best read at the cottage in the sun*. 8/10

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Love and Other Words by @christinalauren 💛🧡💛🧡💛

Macy and Elliot were childhood friends, growing up together as neighbours in the summers at the cabin. Slowly falling in love and sharing their firsts with one another they realized they were soul mates. But with a horrible memory ending their time together, the two never spoke again. 11 years later, Elliot and Macy have a chance encounter seeing each other again for the first time. They finally share both their experiences of what tore them apart and try to see if they can ever be together again.

THIS BOOK!!! I love a good then and now story and this easily became my favourite book by Christina Lauren (maybe my fave book ever?!). It was so incredibly heartfelt, funny and romantic. It did hurt my heart a little and I’m sure I’m going to be thinking about this one for weeks to come.. but it was well worth it. Elliot and Macy are a match made in heaven. 9.5/10

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