Different Dynamics by Tamir Drake
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was given this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Honestly, I didn't understand most of this book. It seemed like I came in at the middle. Nothing was explained. Relationships just became what was necessary to make the book continue on. The sentence structure was choppy. There were times I thought I missed a page.

I feel like I want to like it more than I did because there was a small frayed thread in there of hope that it would turn out to be great afterall, but it just abruptly ended. Weird.

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The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was given this book as an ARC from NetGalley.

Calla finds herself at 26 with no relationship with her real father, a boyfriend that she realizes she doesn't truly care about, and no job. A call from Alaska sends her out to meet her father again and finds her with heartbreak and love and some muskrat jerky.

I loved this book. It was everything I was hoping for in a K. A. Tucker book. I loved all of the characters and how it was true to it's Alaskan roots. I will admit that some of the story in the start was slow, but it was worth it in the end.

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When We Were Young by Anna Benoit
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was given this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley.

Wow. This book was a dark, heavy teenage drama that basically took on every single bad situation possible. There was death, murder, rape, drugs, weapons, divorce, abuse, broken homes. I felt like every new chapter brought on a new affliction.

The writing was good, it just wasn't interesting. The story didn't flow, it just got deeper and deeper into even more issues. At first I liked the characters and then by the end of the book, I thought they were very different that they all appeared. This wasn't a favorite of mine.

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Death Days by Lia Cooper
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was given this ARC by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Nicholas Littman is a professor by day and a necromancer by night. He's trying to keep a low profile so that he doesn't have to join The Order, but his twin sister is making that decision more complicated. Also, let's not forget his TA, Josiah Wexler who shows up on his doorstep after being bitten and is presenting as a werewolf.

Overall, I enjoyed this read, but it started out slow for me. I was hoping to get more into the necromancer side of it, but that didn't happen. I think overall there just wasn't enough plot line for me to really get into this one.

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Dark City by Sarah Kay Moll
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love this book! It had everything. Suspense, intrigue, murder, mystery, love, hate, twists and turns.

Jude grew up understanding he was different than his brother, seemingly more like his mother. His father 'molded' him into the ruthless assassin that he became as Ras, yet the sweet, loving Jude was still there in moments. This is the tale of how Jude fought with Ras, then with those around him to make himself the man he could live with, even if that meant taking the lives of those who loved him.

This book drew me in completely from the start and kept me on the edge. So so good.

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So Glad to Meet You by Lisa Super
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was given this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Daphne and Oliver's siblings killed themselves 7 years ago and when Daphne finds a bucket list they made, she's determined to complete everything on it for them with Oliver.

I really wanted to love this book. The writing was choppy. Parts were cheesy. I didn't love Daphne. I really liked Oliver, however, which kept it interesting. There were no surprises and the ending was obvious.

It was a cute story. Pretty original.

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Beastly Businessmen and Guitar Gods by Asta Idonea
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this ARC for an honest review from NetGalley.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a collection of happily ever after stories all centered around a single business in London, DunGriffin Corp. Each of the six stories are super sweet, fun, short and guaranteed to make you feel good.

I loved how the stories all rested on the same company and intertwined. You saw six very different protagonists and they were each great in their own right.

I really enjoyed each story and will definitely read again when I've got a bit of time and need a quick pick me up!

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