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On the first day of #JumpStart2025 & the last of #20in4 #readathon I managed a few chapters of Silkworm & a few hours of Leather & Lark while #audiojournaling all the challenges I‘m doing this year. Which I‘m overdoing. Again🤦🏻‍♀️. Managed a decent time for 20in4. Loving both books, really enjoying the sequel to Butcher & Blackbird, already have the 3rd preordered on Audible! How‘s your New Years Day? #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #YearEnd

#12Booksof2024 Loved this sequel to the Ruinous Love series. This is Lachlan Kane and Lark Montague‘s story. I wouldn‘t call this a New Year‘s book but there is a deserving death involving fireworks to the crotch right at the beginning 😄🧨

Meh, this felt a little forced, pun intended. Much too spicy for me but it has an interesting storyline. Different in that we know who the predator is but the characters don‘t, I liked that POV, even if he was extremely deranged. Book #122 in 2024

I finished the first one and immediately borrowed this on Libby after. Still a dark humor serial killer romance but the tropes were different and there was a little mystery side plot for the characters (the readers know who dunnit from the outset). I like that the characters from the first book are still around but don‘t detract from the main story.

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= 61 points

3.5 ⭐

Truth be told, this is more of a "pick" than a "so-so", but I didn't find myself enjoying Lachlan's & Lark's storyline as much I did Rowan's & Sloane's. Yet I really liked these characters themselves. Their chemistry & witty banter proved to consistently put a smile on my face. (I was listening to the #audiobook, and at one point I was doubled over at my desk laughing so hard it's a wonder my co-workers didn't notice.)

#audiobook winning

Book 2 of the Ruinous Love Trilogy was a great follow-up of the same concept as the first. This story follows enemies to lovers that get themselves into quite the predicament. The things people will do for love are tested in this story.

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I don‘t know if I liked this one better or if I just enjoyed this more because I enjoyed the audio 🎧 I‘m a all for the accents

This one was pretty good! We see the character development of Lark and Lachlan. Definitely an intense and spicy read!

#BOTM add ons … July 2024 😈

Lachlan? Lark? You both need to get your crap together already

Currently listening

I love these books. This is the second book in the Ruinous Love trilogy, and in this one, Lachlan botches a job and becomes the target of blame for some of the deaths in Lark's family. So, to help clear his name, Lark decides to marry him and help him hunt for the killer.
Note: There are a ton of trigger warnings just like in the first one 🖤
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I‘m mixed on this series. I like the thriller portion of this book, the backstory of the character and the characters themselves. It‘s the steamy scenes which are just too long (pun intended). This seems to be a new trend in “steamy” romance where the sex scenes go on for entire chapters, which just becomes tedious and causes me to skim to the main story. I still do like the characters and will read book 3. 3.75⭐️

I really love this series and the characters. This one wasn‘t as gruesome as the first and I think I wound up liking this one even more than the first. Preordered the third and can‘t wait to see how this concludes.
Book 31 of 2024

3.75⭐
PROS⇩
-I love duet narration...it's what keeps me listening to this series. I wish they did this type of narration more often.
-I like Lark…maybe that‘s why I rated this higher than book #1 or maybe, this author‘s work is growing on me.
-I prefer my romances to be dark and this mostly delivered on that...although, sparkles were everywhere.
CONS⇩
-I‘m not always a fan of this author‘s brand of humor.
-The plot was rather thin and convoluted.

OMG these content warnings have me cackling! 😂🤣 Autocannibalism? I'm intrigued but also terrified! 🤭 #botm

May have rejoined BOTM just to get my matching L&L copy for my trophy shelf. Nothing like a fresh #BOTM inhale though 👃📚 I already listened to the audio which was magnificent. Eric Nolan and Samantha Brentmoor were 💯

This sequel was pretty much everything I‘d hoped for! Funny and endearing and sweet — serial unaliving regardless, lol. The characters are rich and interesting, and their journey to sort-of enemies to lovers is believable, ESPECIALLY since they communicate well and are honest with each other. More or less. Deducting a star bc I saw the villain as soon as he appeared, but this really is a great read.

I did enjoy this second book in the Ruinous Love trilogy. I liked Butcher and Blackbird more however, I thought Lark and Lachlan‘s story was good on its own. This one focused more on the mystery aspect than the romance. There were a few spicy scenes that were pretty good. I can‘t wait for the third book.

Traveled over to the western side of Michigan today from for a training retreat! Enjoying downtown Grand Haven‘s social district until I can check into my hotel and head to the church holding the retreat for the welcoming dinner.

Whoo-hooo! The Book of the Month choices are officially live today! I was just thinking of Butcher & Blackbird the other day so I was really excited to see the sequel as one of the picks! 🤭 Here is what I went with! What did everyone else choose? 💕📚 #botm