kittytornado

It's Kate! A 40-something woman in Ontario, who wishes she could ditch all her responsibilities and move to a cottage in the woods and read all day. Alas, the horrors persist.

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Seven Year Itch (Mountain Men Matchmaker Book 2)

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Spark of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #1)

Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)

Dark Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #1)

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Readers of the World, Unite!

I thought it would be kind of fun to see where in the world people are, and then folks can make friends with people from the same countries/ares (if they way, not pressure obviously). I'll go first. I'm Canadian, and more specifically I am in British Columbia (Vancouver Island if you want to get fancy. Try to find your country and join that thread! Everyone else?

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Pettiest DNF reasons

If you're someone who DNFs books, what's one of the silliest or pettiest reasons you've stopped reading? I'll go first with some of mine: - The author kept repeating the same words/phrase, I couldn't stop noticing it and after 4 chapters I'd had enough - The MMC had the same name as an ex and I wasn't about to read a whole book where he gets a happy ending - They didn't use any punctuation marks at all Please tell me I'm not the only one who abandons books that should be interesting to me for ridiculous reasons?

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Hard to Fix: A slow burn small town romance (Halvorsen Brothers Book 1)

kittytornado

Jul 11, 2025

4.5

Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 3.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 5.0

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A really beautiful, quiet love story about two broken people who find each other. I don't know how to describe it other than saying the book was soft. I wanted to read it in a hammock or a bathtub. There were some funky timelines.in the middle, and there are small details that pop out, like ordering draft beer and then drinking from the bottle. Or hospital names changing from page to page. But nothing major. Looking forward to more from this authour.

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Thoughts from 7% (page 23)

I'm already pleasantly surprised at how quietly beautiful the writing is. “Dinner’s almost ready, buddy.” The cheerfulness in my voice sounds practiced because it is. Hours of repetition in bathroom mirrors, in shelter hallways, in the front seat of the car when Leo slept in the back. The smile feels like a Halloween mask, stiff and ill-fitting, but I hold it in place regardless.

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Hard to Fix: A slow burn small town romance (Halvorsen Brothers Book 1)

Eevee Darke

A quiet mechanic. A single mom on the run. A town full of ghosts.Sometimes the safest place to fall is the one you swore you’d never return to. MariComing back to Salt Point was never part of the plan.But when you're fleeing a man who promised to destroy everything, the place you once swore off starts to look like the only safe option—no matter how many memories it holds.I’ve got a five-year-old to protect, a trailer I can barely afford, and a past I’m still trying to outrun.The last person I expected to offer help? Dean Halvorsen—the quiet, gruff boy I once crushed on.Now he’s all grown up, owns a garage, and looks at me like I’m something breakable.But I can’t afford to break. Not now. DeanSalt Point doesn’t change. You keep your head down, fix what’s broken, and don’t ask for more.I’ve spent years keeping my life small. Safe. Predictable.Then Mari Hart shows up with a busted car, a kid who looks like her, and eyes full of things she won’t say.She needs a job. I need help at the shop. But letting her in? That’s a risk I haven’t taken in years.I don’t do feelings. Don’t do messy.So why does every part of me want to try? Hard to Fix is a slow-burn, emotionally charged small-town romance with trauma recovery, found family, and a cinnamon roll mechanic who’s better with engines than words—but would show up for her every single time. Perfect for readers who Grumpy/sunshine (but make it soft)Single moms and emotionally safe menTrauma recovery that’s tender, not toxicFound family and quiet devotionActs of service as love languageSmall-town romance with emotional depthHer past isn't finished with her.But neither is Dean.And Salt Point might not be far enough to hide. Each Halvorsen Brothers novel can be read as a standalone, but reading in order brings deeper emotional payoff.

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Seven Year Itch (Mountain Men Matchmaker Book 2)

Amy Daws

Alone and Looking to Bone! Loudmouthed Mountain Man Seeks Fiery Woman to Grow Old With. I might look like a tall, tattooed, bearded neanderthal...but like an onion, I have layers. Swipe right if you like a proud cat daddy who catches feelings after direct eye contact. All I wanted was a casual plus-one to my brother's destination wedding, but those idiots on my family tree hacked my dating profile and sabotaged my quest for the perfect weekend fling. Now I'm stuck on a tropical vacation with only my hand to keep me company. Until I’m forced to share a room with the bane of my existence: my sister-in-law’s best friend. Dakota has hated me for the past seven years. I wasn’t losing much sleep over her screaming rants because she was some other guy’s problem. Or she was, until she got divorced. Being stuck in paradise with a woman who loathes your very existence doesn't sound hot, but after an unexpected moment in our shared palapa, she starts screaming at me in a different way. What happens in paradise stays in paradise. That is, until Dakota shows up on my mountain with a proposition: be her wingman to help her regain her pre-divorce confidence. Suddenly, Dakota’s not just person I love to fight with. She’s the woman I want everything with. Perfect for fans of: • Enemies to Lovers • Small Town Romance / Vacation Romances • Quirky Animals • Meddling family • Meghan Quinn and Tessa Bailey

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Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2)

kittytornado

Jul 09, 2025

2.5

Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.0

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A copy paste of book 1 with less chemistry. A disappointing miss for me.

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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)

Scott Lynch

ASIN B000JMKNJ2 moved to the more recent edition An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying.

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The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold (Blonde Identity, #2)

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Thoughts from 84% - meh

I read the first in this duology maybe a week ago and I was giggling and kicking my feet. This one is almost exactly the same plot - just slot in two new characters - and I'm just not into it. I liked Fox and Hannah way more in book 1 than in book two, and that's problematic because they are the couple in this book. It started out so strong with the text messages. Sigh. I can't believe there is so much left. What else can possible happen that hasn't happened three times already?

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Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

Jay Kristoff

From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hand sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness.Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains.Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope: The Holy Grail. From author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first illustrated volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy saga.

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Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2)

Tessa Bailey

King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he's a guaranteed good time--in bed and out--and that's exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his... personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely just friends. In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker's eye... yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can't deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost. Living with his best friend should have been easy. Except now she's walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and... and... man overboard! He's fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he's all in, she'll choose him instead? In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man...

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kittytornado

Jul 08, 2025

3.5

Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 4.5Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.5

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I wish this book was marketed as womens lit - about a mature FMC trying to find her place in the world after a divorce and her only child moving away. The romance didn't hit for me. Maybe because I wanted more from Charlie's POV. There was so much about the circumstance (which was interesting and compelling) and not enough about them falling in love.

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