“It took a while to learn that being in love is not enough. Choosing love is what it takes.” After genuinely enjoying Butcher & Blackbird, I went into Leather & Lark with cautious optimism.  I was curious to see what the eldest Kane brother would be like after his gruff, sarcastic appearance in the first book.  Unfortunately, what I got was a book that felt less like a sequel and more like a photocopy: same plot beats, same dynamics, just with different names. Summary Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past.  But when he botches a job…

“What does my nervous little Blackbird like to read, I wonder?” I’d had my eye on this book for a while but kept holding off because I’m skeptical of #BookTok recommendations.  Eventually, this became another case of I found an audiobook with narrators I like, so I’ll give it a try. The beginning was straight-up gross, and the insta-lust between the two main characters was off-putting at first.  That said, they grew on me faster than I expected, and once the story found its footing, I was surprisingly invested. Storygraph // Goodreads Quick Summary When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two…

If you have read any reviews or summaries of this book, you might have caught onto the fact that this book can easily be summed up in one word: chaotic. This book is absolutely chaotic and I truly believe Mona Awad wrote this as part satire because there were several moments in the book I could absolutely not take seriously. In my mind, this book is Heathers, meets Mean Girls, meets Jennifer’s Body. If that doesn’t explain it well enough, please read on. Goodreads / Amazon Summary Bunny by Mona Awad centers around the main character, Samantha Heather Mackey. Samantha is enrolled at Warren University, working on earning her MFA.…