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alyssacanread

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Winter 2026 Readalong
Iconic Series
Level 5
My Taste
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Fall
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
Project Hail Mary
And Now, Back to You (Heartstrings, #2)
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The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)
10%
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
9%
The Selection (The Selection, #1)
25%
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  • In Your Court (Love Game Book 1)
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    May 15, 2026
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.5Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5
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    Thank you to Kit Haley, Redamance Books, and NetGalley for the ARC of In Your Court. I have to say, I completely adored this one! The steamy and sexy parts are pretty well-balanced with the emotional beats and intense tennis matches. The chemistry between Mat and Miles is OFF. THE. CHARTS! This had me giggling and kicking my feet! While calling this rivals to lovers feels like a bit of a stretch, there is some intense tennis play in here, so if you're a fan of the sport, I think this could be the book for you! My main gripes are these:

    1. No dual POV? I love my man Mat, but occasionally, I really felt I was missing out on really important story beats without Miles' POV.
    2. Miscommunication trope GALORE! While this is probably my least favorite trope, I understand that it's really a main part of the story here and it actually feels like it might move the story along, rather than hinder, so it doesn't affect my rating/review too much. Overall, this was a super steamy MM romance that surprised me as an emotional heavy-hitter with sprinkles of found family within. I will absolutely read the second installment and I have a feeling I will have to fight tooth and nail for the ARC of that one! Happy reading!
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    Oooooooo the tension is tensioninggg

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  • The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)
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  • The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)
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    May 13, 2026
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5
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  • Point of Release (Goal Point #1)
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    i love a hockey romance just as much as the next person (maybe more? prob depends on the person), and when they're independently published and written by a BIPOC author? i am THERE. the writing is fine and the typical beats of what a hockey romance involves are there, but i'm not able to sink into the story. i think i'm disappointed by how unmemorable callum is, and how bro-y and horny he is, and how much stereotypical white man locker room talk there is :/ the chemistry between alia and callum is so far okay, but i wish i was panting over them instead of being like, rationally callum is good for alia in helping her rediscover her worth

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  • The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)
    Not to be too crass but....

    We all collectively agree that Carl is hot, right? Like he's smart, kind, empathetic, fights for justice-not just for him and his family, but for those who are also suffering- AND he loves cats?!
    Just want to make sure we're all on the same page.

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  • Remarkably Bright Creatures
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