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A review by originalbooknerd
So Real by Abby Millsaps
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
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Author: Abby Millsaps
Couple: Hunter with Kabir, Greedy & Levi
Tropes: reverse harem, why choose, LGBTQ+, childhood love, best friends, step-brother, past secrets, college romance
Review: Letโs talk about So Real..this book man. Abby did it this time with the second book in HUnterโs romance. So Real has been my favorite book in Abbyโs South Chapel universe by FAR! Hunter is an FMC who I connected to in Joeyโs trilogy and have continued to within her series. Abby has done a great job with all the ups and downs in her story so far and I am excited to see where it goes next!
So Real introduces the third love interest to Hunterโs harem and can I say. WOW. Kabir was THE MAN. I loved the back and forth between him and Hunter and the others but it was the utter devotion he had for her that did it for me. The dynamic him and Hunter had set the stage for all the heat in this book and wowza was it HAWT! I adored the trust she had with Kabir and really loved how he put everything aside for her. His arrival also provided just enough oomf in this book to upset the rocky balance she had with Levi and Greedy which I found entertaining.
So Real is another emotional rollercoaster of a book and Hunterโs story is heartbreaking. The way we flip between past and present was a fine line that Abby did wonderful with but also left me reeling as we learn things from the past and how it is still affecting her. Add in the selfish mother Hunter has and the lovesick stepfather and her struggles become next level. I found the mother to be the most conniving in this book so far and am anxious to see how Hunter handles the dilemma she is put in, in the next book. One thing I was there for was the way Greedy and Levi stood up for her in front of Greedyโs father and Hunterโs mother.
This book ends on a nicer cliffhanger than we are used to from Abby but still leaves us curious about this fourth mystery man who may join the group. I also loved how Abby gave us a tiny cameo of Joey and her men in this one and hope we get more in the next book!
Rating: 4.5/5, hands up for Hunter and her men so far!
Thank you to Abby for sending me this ARC!
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ - ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฝ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ 2 - ๐๐๐น๐พ๐๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐
Author: Abby Millsaps
Narrators: June DeBorahae, J. River Pierce, Liam Dicosimo & Keval Shah
Couple: Hunter with Kabir, Greedy & Levi
Tropes:
๐Reverse harem
โ๏ธWhy choose
๐LGBTQ+
โ๏ธChildhood love
๐Best friends
โ๏ธStep-brother
๐Past secrets
โ๏ธCollege romance
Review: So Real was great reading but the full cast narration truly brought this book to excellent. Abby brought on board a group of phenomenal narrators to bring Hunter and her men to life. This whole crew of narrators encompassed every feeling and every UP and DOWN inside this book and made me fall in love with HUnterโs journey all over again. So Real was the book that kept me up with a gambit of emotional angst and it is safe to say that the audio version kept me up that much more.
The way June was able to embody Hunter thought was that captivated me in this audiobook. She was truly able to bring Hunter to life in my ears and I felt like I was there witnessing the action throughout the audiobook - especially in some of the more intense and emotional scenes. While all the narrators was fantastic June was the one that sold me in this story and Abby truly did wonders with the production of So Real in audio form!
Rating: 5/5, So Real was brought to life and this book becomes so much more REAL!
Thank you to Dreamscape Media for sending me this ALC!
Author: Abby Millsaps
Couple: Hunter with Kabir, Greedy & Levi
Tropes: reverse harem, why choose, LGBTQ+, childhood love, best friends, step-brother, past secrets, college romance
Review: Letโs talk about So Real..this book man. Abby did it this time with the second book in HUnterโs romance. So Real has been my favorite book in Abbyโs South Chapel universe by FAR! Hunter is an FMC who I connected to in Joeyโs trilogy and have continued to within her series. Abby has done a great job with all the ups and downs in her story so far and I am excited to see where it goes next!
So Real introduces the third love interest to Hunterโs harem and can I say. WOW. Kabir was THE MAN. I loved the back and forth between him and Hunter and the others but it was the utter devotion he had for her that did it for me. The dynamic him and Hunter had set the stage for all the heat in this book and wowza was it HAWT! I adored the trust she had with Kabir and really loved how he put everything aside for her. His arrival also provided just enough oomf in this book to upset the rocky balance she had with Levi and Greedy which I found entertaining.
So Real is another emotional rollercoaster of a book and Hunterโs story is heartbreaking. The way we flip between past and present was a fine line that Abby did wonderful with but also left me reeling as we learn things from the past and how it is still affecting her. Add in the selfish mother Hunter has and the lovesick stepfather and her struggles become next level. I found the mother to be the most conniving in this book so far and am anxious to see how Hunter handles the dilemma she is put in, in the next book. One thing I was there for was the way Greedy and Levi stood up for her in front of Greedyโs father and Hunterโs mother.
This book ends on a nicer cliffhanger than we are used to from Abby but still leaves us curious about this fourth mystery man who may join the group. I also loved how Abby gave us a tiny cameo of Joey and her men in this one and hope we get more in the next book!
Rating: 4.5/5, hands up for Hunter and her men so far!
Thank you to Abby for sending me this ARC!
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ - ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฝ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ 2 - ๐๐๐น๐พ๐๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐
Author: Abby Millsaps
Narrators: June DeBorahae, J. River Pierce, Liam Dicosimo & Keval Shah
Couple: Hunter with Kabir, Greedy & Levi
Tropes:
๐Reverse harem
โ๏ธWhy choose
๐LGBTQ+
โ๏ธChildhood love
๐Best friends
โ๏ธStep-brother
๐Past secrets
โ๏ธCollege romance
Review: So Real was great reading but the full cast narration truly brought this book to excellent. Abby brought on board a group of phenomenal narrators to bring Hunter and her men to life. This whole crew of narrators encompassed every feeling and every UP and DOWN inside this book and made me fall in love with HUnterโs journey all over again. So Real was the book that kept me up with a gambit of emotional angst and it is safe to say that the audio version kept me up that much more.
The way June was able to embody Hunter thought was that captivated me in this audiobook. She was truly able to bring Hunter to life in my ears and I felt like I was there witnessing the action throughout the audiobook - especially in some of the more intense and emotional scenes. While all the narrators was fantastic June was the one that sold me in this story and Abby truly did wonders with the production of So Real in audio form!
Rating: 5/5, So Real was brought to life and this book becomes so much more REAL!
Thank you to Dreamscape Media for sending me this ALC!