Thank you for this beautiful book @sarah_n_fox

This is a 6 star read for me. Sarah sent me this physical arc and I've been obssessed with it!! I've been slow in my reading lately compared to usual as life is lifing!!

One thing I do with reviews is not just the story, it's pace, the characters etc, it's also it's presentation, the look, the feel, the effort, and lord did Sarah blow it out of the water.

EVERY piece of formatting in this book was incredible, every intricate detail was top notch. As for the story itself, it liturally left me with a book hangover (in a good way) & in a major slump, this book sailed right into my top 5 of 2026!!! This is unlike ANY dark suspensive romance I've read!

The fmc Nyla is one BADASS mofo & really doesn't take any shit lying down! I was hooked straight from the prologue, you see everything from the fmc pov. I liturally had a spine chill (it was crazy) throughout the book you litually feel & experience EVERYTHING, you feel her feelings, you feel her thoughts & just want to hug her.

Sarah holds NOTHING back in this book, you get to experience the fmc's horrowing past, and first hand experience her even more horrowing present - with the boys (boys totally isnt the right word but it's how im feeling right now 👀🤣)

I can't really put into words how I felt fully through this read, i felt severe anxiety, pit of my stomach dread, and just restless !!! The immersion was incredible - but intense as hell. With severe slow burn tension building (in a good way) & it just left me mesmerised and reeling the WHOLE time.

All 5 of the brothers had their own motives/intensions/agenda's when it came down to it all! But out BADASS female is the one coming out on top with severe reinforced strength & dignity!! She won't stand for any less than respect from ALL of the brothers, and you are instantly WOOP'ing in her corner & totally routing for this kick ass female!

The overall thing I came away with is that of choice - which also is a huge reflection on life. Once a woman acknowledges she CAN and WILL choose, it's game over. That woman will be like a wreakingball and NOTHING will stop her after she has made a decision. Thus, showing people that in life, when you realise you HAVE the choice and the power to fulfil what YOU choose. Its Game Over bro, bye. Everyone loses that control they think they had over you

Period. Sarah I need part 2 like YESTERDAY 👀🤣 Tysm for this read!!!! (Yes this is being posted up at 4am uk time, as i had to binge the ending and leave this review 👀🤣)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Vows of blood & deception by @ariaashbrookauthor

VOBAD.. was a serious masterpieceee, like dude seriously full of Suspense and Romance! Its a big boy but omg I could not put this book down! Aria Ashbrook has delivered AGAIN. From the very first page, the tension is palpable, and the chemistry between the characters is off the charts.The plot is a masterclass in pacing, weaving together dark secrets, unexpected twists, and a romance that feels incredibly earned. Ashbrook’s writing is sharp, evocative, and deeply emotional. Just when I thought I had the mystery figured out, another layer of deception was uncovered, keeping me guessing until the very end.If you love high-stakes romance, complex characters, and stories filled with delicious intrigue, you need to read this book immediately. It easily earns a well-deserved five stars, and I will be eagerly anticipating whatever Aria Ashbrook writes next!

#vobad #ariaashbrook #bookseries #arcread #amazingseries

TW: violence, grief, genocide/extinction, mass murder, torture, emotional manipulation, religious themes, explicit sexual content, power imbalance, threats of violence, and dark fantasy themes. Siren & Serpent by Chelsea Elliott is a prequel Novella! 6 star Rating, I loved it.

You don't have to have read her debut novel Songbird & Hellfire to read this one 💚

We just dive right in with Lucifer (why do they alwayssss seem sexy AF?) - reference Lucifer the tv show & also supernatural to see my point. K thanks 😂👀💚 - although forever an assholes just like Asmodeus 🙄👀🤣 but gawd are they hot 🤣 I often wonder if I am ok ☠️🤣👀

I absorbed this in 2 sittings due to life, lifing. Other than that its totally would have been finished in 1. But hey ho.

I seriously loved it though. I was only 10% in and messaged chelsea like "omg the way you describe things and use imagery is amazeballs." 🤣👀

I really enjoyed all the different pov's throughout the whole book, and I really felt for Selene 😭

So its a 6/5 for me & I cant wait to restart s&h as I think i got to 10% then life got busy so im totally refreshing from page 1.

His Heart To Steal by @author.aurorasteinhart , thanks to Aurora & Wings & words for this ARC, this is 100% the biggest boy I've read this year, but OMG SO GOOD😬‼️‼️‼️

His Heart To Steal is a Dark Romance by Aurora Steinhart. This gets a huge 6 stars from me. I am a huge fan of Aurora's work & writing, I found her through her The Lady & The Stag Sports Romance (Checked & Balanced) But this, offtty, it comes with spice & a shopping list (trigger warnings) and it just ticked every box for me in EVERY way. Triggers include:- S€xual Assau!t - Murd€r (Accidental and intentional) - Dismemb€rment - Rotted C0rpse - Mishandling of a r0tted c0rpse - Drugg!ng - K!dnapping - BD$M/R0pe play/Restra!ning - Intox!cation - T0rture - Ars0n (including but not limited to; humän burn!ng, house burn!ng and other illicit uses of 🔥) - Explos!ons - Mentions of S€x Slav€ activities - D€ath thr€ats (with and without a weap0n) - Jealous rage - Mentions of D0mestic V!olence resulting in murd€r - Moments of disassociation due to PTSD. HHTS was ABSOLUTELY incredible like. Yo..I am just ugh, im reeling...I need more. The emotion, the turmoil, that ending - Aurora we so need words.....I think thats the quickest I've read a 500+ paged book in a while!!! I...processing....reeling... its seriously going to be rent free thats 1000% for certain. Ruby is such an AMAZING fierce badass FMC, the opening of the book blow my mind and I'm like okayyyy, you cant top this. But damn if you didnt slamdunk the whole ball and net into the next millennium Aurora 👀😭 And the MMC Maverick/Scythe HOT DAMMMMMN fire burning heats of hell. Hes totally my new book husband gimme all the pics!... This story was the truest form of enemies to lovers and im totally here for a "fuck you like you hate me".. 👀🥵😝🤣🤣🤣... & everyone needs a reaper in their life he was amazing and 100% the best side character like ever. I can confirm, I need every version & special edition of this book, k please thanks Mrs Aurora. I KNOW you've kinda already got a release date for book 2 but im dying right now?......

#hhts #aurorasteinhart #darkromance #enemiestolovers

Chasing Obsession by Nina Knox

Not going to lie, this book had me right at the dedication 👀😮‍💨🤣

"To the filthy little fucks who don’t just crave the villain—they spread their legs for him, let him wreck their body, and moan his name like a prayer. Don’t act surprised—you knew exactly what the fuck you were walking into. Now turn the fucking page before I make you." 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡😬 It also comes with an almighty shopping list (trigger warnings) see the other pic thats like Somewhere ↕️↔️🔄🔃 that way 🤣🫡. If you find any of these themes triggering or uncomfortable, please reconsider before reading. You are responsible for your own well-being. This book was written in British English, which is a rarity for honestly lol. Now all the be careful is out of the way 👀👀 Page 1 Kage - im already in deep. Blood is intimate. It holds a person’s life, their sins, their secrets—all the things they think they can keep hidden. But when it spills—when it soaks into my skin, my clothes, and the earth beneath me—I feel everything. The fear. The surrender. That precise moment when their soul fractures under the weight of the inevitable. It’s beautiful. ....Sold....👀 100000% touch her you wont just die ill burn the world vibes and im in deep already 👀🤣🔥🤯 & when he said "Happiness? Love? They’re nothing but ghosts. Faint echoes of something that never truly belonged in my world." I just wanted to hug him 😭😭 if that makes me a pretty little psycho so be it 👀 I liked the fiesty fmc Neira too!! Total kick ass! This read seriously is Dark, especially with Kage 👀, I can see why people do like Damien over Kage, if you dont like the pitch black male, Damien is the tamer of the 2 👀🤣 i was Kage for abit then did a total 180 and preferred Damien lol. Can confirm by the end, I think I stick by my decision. Although it is Dark, I have to admit. It is a recommendation 🤣 .. ps. Nina, seriously? Thats how you end it.....👀😮‍💨🤯😬 i need to know

My rating; ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Every Road by @authoremmieclark , thanks Em & @olivepresspublishing for this #arcread 

My Rating; ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My Review; I absolutely loved Every Road by Emmie Clark. From the very first chapter, I was completely hooked, and by the end I was utterly obsessed. The characters felt so real, the emotional moments hit perfectly, and I found myself thinking about the story long after I finished reading.

The writing was immersive, heartfelt, and impossible to put down. Every twist, relationship, and moment of growth kept me invested, and I genuinely didn't want it to end. This is one of those books that leaves a lasting impression and immediately earns a spot on my favorites shelf.

I loved it so much that I now need a physical copy for my collection—and if there's a special edition available, I need that too. This is definitely a book I'll be rereading and recommending to everyone.

Highly recommend! ❤️📚✨
#cowboyromance #secondchance #childhoodfriends #friendstolovers

Thanks to @carliannjean & @wingsandwordspr for this #arcread ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blood for Light by Carliann Jean is Book 3 in The Soul Bound Realms series, for me life has been lifing, SO hard right now, so as much as i really wanted to book 1 & book 2 before jumping into book 3. I really just didnt have the time. Although I was informed it was okay to start at book 3 due to it all being recapped upon at the start.

But for me and my personal experience. Its a 4 star, I loved the story but felt disconnected (through my own faults of life lifing lol), I feel for me and my experience with it. The first two books are definitely needed tk be read prior - this is just a me thing. And I mean it as no offence to the author. Im such a visual reader to be honest.

This is classed as High Fantasy / Urban Fantasy & I really am here for it! It has awesome emotional depth to the incredibly firey fierce FMC, with 1000% feminine rage (totally love it), and it is really in depth on the storyline. Hense why for me i feel I needed to really read book 1 and 2 first. (I will 1000% be reading this whole series from start to finish to get the full story in full context).

I liked how the fmc has a real life job as a therapist in a Fantasy story, it really entwined irl with Fantasy, and how it uniquely ties throughout the story as it unfolds, and the cross time relationships was a thing aside from 1 other book i have been read about before.

Amongst all that, the covers for the series as a whole are amazing!!

#bloodforlight #carliannjean #bookseries #highfantasy