bayleereads's reviews
150 reviews

Oh Win and Bo 🥺 I loved this one! Which is surprising given the main trope is accidental pregnancy, which usually is one of my least favorite tropes. But it was executed SO WELL! Bo is quite literally sunshine in human form and Win is such a relatable character. This is just one of those books where I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time. Also loved all the side characters!! Win's indecisiveness regarding whether to just love Bo or be platonic was the main reason this didn't get a full 5⭐️, cuz like... girl you're very obviously in love with this man JUST TELL HIM!! Definitely recommend this one, even if you're not an accidental pregnancy lover-- I promise it's worth it!

I absolutely adored this one! This one has me thinking that soulmates really *do* exist (lol). I loved the dual timeline and how we get to watch Percy and Same grow up and grow into who they are today. Sam's love for Percy is seriously the cutest thing. The spiciness is definitely laid back, but I don't mind because steam isn't a major factor in this storyline. This book was almost a perfect 5star read for me, until towards the end when my least favorite trope showed up. I knew it was coming, and had predicted it early on, but it still happened and I was quite upset lol. The ending and epilogue made up for it though! I definitely recommend this one :)

Note: I received this copy free from the author a couple years ago. However, this is not reflected in my review and all thoughts and opinions are mine!

This was a beautiful collection of poems Maggie has written as an endo warrior. Maggie’s poems address difficult topics that are sadly a universal experience for chronically ill folks— such as pain, ableism, medical trauma, loss, and grief. This truly made me feel seen and I tabbed close to 30 poems to save for later validation. Maggie is a remarkable poetry writer!

I can’t say enough good things about this book! From the statistics, to the personal stories, to the treatment information and risks— this book really has it all! I highlighted and underlined the absolute shit out of this. It was SO relatable and made me feel seen. I also loved the gender-inclusivity throughout. This one really blew me away and I think everyone— not just endo warriors— should read this one.

This was such a fun, quick read! Emmy and Luke are so cute together and I adored their chemistry. I liked the storyline too, with career changes and small-town vibes. I I enjoyed the mental health representation when we see Emmy's struggle with panic attacks. I also loved Emmy's family and how they took Luke in from such a young age. This didn't quite hit five stars for me because I wanted a little more background on Luke's upbringing and Emmy's riding competition history. It also felt a little too insta-lovey and easy... they've known each other almost their whole lives and all of a sudden Emmy is "hot" and you realize she's been under your nose the whole time? A lil sus to me... But overall I liked it and recommend! I can't wait to read Wes and Ada's story next (comes out in October!)

My first Kindle read was an absolute success! I really REALLY liked this one!!! Zanders, our MMC, had me rolling my eyes for the first fifty or so pages, but once he started falling for Stevie... I was GONE. He's the equivalent of a teddy bear. Stevie is one of my favorite FMCs I've ever read about-- she's headstrong, funny, confident, and isn't afraid to speak her mind. I loved Stevie & her brother's relationship, and I loved Zanders' relationship with his best friend + family. Not quite a five-star read for me because it felt a tad too long and there were a few repetitive sayings I got tired with ("curly haired flight attendant" for example." Overall, I highly recommend and I already started book no. 2 in the series about Stevie's brother and BFF!

Y'all I ATE 👏🏼 THIS 👏🏼 UP 👏🏼!!!!! Yet again, Ali Hazelwood has written such a fun book! This was so sexy and FUNNY (I literally LOL'ed multiple times)! I adored Jack-- he's definitely my favorite of the men Ali has written. Even though Elsie was a hot mess, I loved her and related to her people-pleasing tendencies. Elsie has diabetes so we have disability representation, and there was ace/aro representation in a side-character. I really liked all of the important side characters- especially Elsie's roommate and Hedgie 🦔 Although the science-y stuff always goes over my head in Ali's books, it was done very well and I was able to follow it in this book. There were a couple repetitive references that irked me after a while (cheese and how massive of a man Jack is), but I'm overlooking those because the rest of the story makes up for it! Highly recommend this one :)

Oof y'all... buckle up. This one was a doozy. If this had been written by any other author, I probably would have DNF'd. But since it's TB (my favorite author), I forced myself to finish it. I don't want to rage-rant about this book because that's not in my nature, but I just want to point some things out that made this a rough read for me.
Hallie has to be the most immature FMC I've ever encountered. She gave me stalker vibes-- who continues to crush on a man from high school for FIFTEEN YEARS without him knowing you exist? That was c r e e p y to me. She also makes all her problems everyone else's problems and I *hate* when people do that. She's inconveniencing other people because she has time management issues and doesn't know how to process her grief healthily. Hallie and Julian had no chemistry whatsoever. And why is he so obsessed with her smile and KNEES?!? Istg her knees and/or smile was mentioned every five pages (probably even more frequently). The storyline was somewhat entertaining, but what was that ending??? It felt rushed and last-minute added. 
TBH, the only things going for this book (imo of course) was the smut (which actually sometimes made me cringe???) and Julian's sister Natalie. She was genuinely the only character I liked (so I'm looking forward to Unfortunately, Yours). I just found myself wanting the book to end and did not enjoy having to pick it up-- it felt like a chore. 

This book wasn't as bad as a 2.5, but doesn't deserve 3 either. So I split it down the middle. Definitely my most disappointing read of the year, which breaks my heart because it was written by my fav author. 

Finally decided to give up on this one. As a plus sized person, I found a lot of the dialogue to be triggering and overwhelming for me. The social media comments/messages are extremely negative and just not good for my mental health.

Also I’m not a bachelor/bachelorette watcher so I was completely disinterested in that plot line.