Pine River
Author: Tijan
Publication Date: October 24, 2023
Publisher: Tijan
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Sports Romance
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
My thoughts:
If you enjoy Tijan’s new adult books, this book is for you. It’s classic Tijan with a girl who doesn’t realize how cool and bad@$$ she is. She attracts the guy no one can touch. They hook up and become a couple without ever planning on it. There’s lots of drama along the way. It was fun. I enjoyed Ramsay and Scout’s romance. I loved the side characters and wouldn’t mind getting books for Ramsay’s triplet cousins. Was it my favorite book of Tijan’s? No, but it was everything I’ve come to expect from her.
The Love Plot
Author: Samantha Young
Narrator: Savannah Peachwood
Publication Date: August 29, 2023
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Sports Romance
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
My thoughts:
The Love Plot was a fun book to listen to. Star was complex character who had her boundaries pushed in several different directions after she started fake dating grumpy Rafe. I adored how they fell for each other, and how Rafe loved carefree Star the way she was. The way Star grew and came to certain understandings was well written. Rafe’s family was frustrating, and I wish he would have spoken his mind earlier at times, but everything that happened made for an interesting story. In the end, I was happy with the outcome.
The Unmaking of June Farrow
Author: Adrienne Young
Narrator: Brittany Pressley
Publication Date: October 17, 2023
Publisher: Random House Audio
Genre: Mystery, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Fiction
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
My thoughts:
What drew me to read The Unmaking of June Farrow was the eye-catching cover and title, and all of the rave reviews this book has been getting. It’s probably one I would have passed over because of the fantasy aspect of it had I not read all those reviews. I’m happy I didn’t. I loved listening to this book. The mystery of the timelines and why June made the decisions she did had me enthralled. I liked how memories came back to her piece by piece and what each revealed. I stressed over some choices June had to make. I loved all of the side characters and what they added to the story. It was an easy book to get wrapped up in. It was so well written. This was my first read by Young, but it won’t be my last. I can’t wait to read her other books now.