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Hello sassy people! Today’s post is about My Better Life by Sarah Ready! Thank you, Sarah Ready and Social Butterfly PR for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review!

I think I will never find a book by Sarah Ready that I don’t love to pieces. This is one more. This story was so fun and cute, but so deep, at the same time, it’s the exact type of book I look for.

Main characters: Gavin and Jamie

Hero: Sturn Brunch Daddy – “Cinnamon roll meets alpha male. Definition of a gentleman in the streets freak in the sheets”

Heroine: The Female Messiah – Fights for your cause and meets her commitments. She is the stubborn sister or friend who is determined and quick-tempered and says it like it is. She will tell you what you need to do in no uncertain terms. 

Pacing: Medium

Mood: Amazing, Cute, Deep, Delicious, Fun, Hot, Important, Sweet

Plot or character-driven: Character Driven

P.O.V.: Double P.O.V.

Character development: Deep

Diverse Cast: Nope

Read in: 2022

My Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 

This story was pretty much perfect. It had a lot of depth, with trauma recovery and childhood trauma, but it was balanced by the humor of a small town and a very close family unit, the very sweet moments between the kids and Gavin, and also between Gavin and Jamie.

It was amazing to see the process of Gavin falling in love with Jamie, a woman he said, in the beginning, was unremarkable. It was amazing, to see him fall in love with a life that he deemed horrible when he first arrived. And it was an incredible growth process, to go from someone who despised that town, Jamie’s dirtiness, and their simple way of life, to be a guy who is just happy to be able to provide for his family. I love that his recovery was not caused by her. This is not a story of “man meets woman, woman fixes man”. He has his own process, he has his own journey, that is alongside her, but not because of her, and I love that.

It was also incredible to see the process of the whole family falling in love with Gavin, even the most resistant, like Grandma, but especially the kids. It was heartwarming to see these kids, who at such a young age, already had the trauma of losing their father, get someone to be there for them, to do all the things a father would do, and love them as such. And I am astounded by how well Sarah wrote these kids, they each had not only a unique personality but a unique trauma/reaction to their trauma. Each of them had a need, that Gavin arrived to fulfill.

I started this book hating Gavin, and I’m ending it with him as one of my new book boyfriends.

And I just loved the use of amnesia. I love this trope and think is not used enough, and this was the perfect balance between rom-com and heavy topics, with a lot of romance and sweetness, so it is just perfect. And as in all of Sarah Ready’s books, this almost made me cry several times, but it put me back together again.

Equality rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 

I love Gavin’s masculinity. He is an amazing example of non-toxic masculinity. He is a man, he is manly, he provides for his family and is proud to do that. He is a man, without the need to assert his dominance, who loves his children, who likes to help his wife take care of them, and the house. He is a man who can be without sex, to respect his wife’s wishes. He is a man who accepts that his partner has a dream and a gift and he will help her achieve them, even if his own job is shoveling poop every day. And he is a man who realizes, he made mistakes in the past, even if he doesn’t remember them, he wants to fix them.

The only reason this book did not get a 5-star Equality Rate is because of the lies. This is a fiction work, and a very enjoyable one, but this in real life would be absurd, even more, if we reversed the genders. If a man had gone to the hospital, to pick up a woman with amnesia and “force” her to work in his house, we would be horrified, so I feel the need to take down a point in this regard. But I still loved the book, it has entered my favorites of the year list.

Recommend this?: Absolutely

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About Sarah Ready

Author Sarah Ready writes contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her books
have been described as “euphoric”, “heartwarming” and “laugh out loud”. Her debut novel The Fall in Love Checklist was hailed as “the unicorn read of 2020”. She loves to write fast-paced, emotionally compelling romances about quirky, smart women and the men who love them.

Before writing romance full-time Sarah had lots of fun teaching at an Ivy League. Then
she realized she could have even more fun writing romance. Her favorite things after
writing are adventuring and travel. You’ll frequently find her using her degree at a dino
dig site, crawling into a cave, snorkeling, or on horseback riding through the jungle – all
fodder for her next book. She’s lived in Scotland, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and
NYC. She currently lives in the Caribbean with her water-obsessed pup and her awesome family.

You can visit her online at www.sarahready.com 

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Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

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• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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Hello sassy people! Today’s post is about Out Of My Head by Dillon Bancroft! Thank you, Dillon Bancroft and RMWB for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review!

This was really good, it had all the dept I’ve come to expect from a Dillon Bancroft book, with a cool mystery background plot and a great couple who have great, individual, journeys and stories.

Trigger Warnings

The author provides them with the book

Main characters

Annie and Jay

Heroine

The Female Messiah

– Fights for your cause, and meets her commitments. She is the stubborn sister or friend who is determined, quick-tempered, and says it like it is. She will tell you what you need to do in no uncertain terms. 

Hero

Alpha

– “Love interest who has a dominating personality or behavior, especially concerning socially aggressive, hypermasculine men.”

These heroes often have jealousy and possessiveness issues. 

Pacing

Medium

Mood

Deep, Heavy, Important, Sweet

Plot or Character Driven

Mixed

POV

Double P.O.V.

Character Development

Deep

Read in

2022

My rate

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5

I was not expecting all of this from this book, but it did not disappoint!

I loved the first book in this series, with all its romance and suspense and intensity, along with a good dose of heavy topics! But the author managed to match these elements while creating a completely new dynamic. This couple is very different from Aria and Derek, but they communicate the same level of dept the other couple did, they both have very personal journeys and inner struggles that were amazing to read, and this felt completely new, maintaining all the good stuff from book 1.

I also loved the interactions with not only the rest of the family but the whole small town. A really cool part of this couple’s dynamic is that they have known each other their entire lives, there is familiarity and inner jokes and shared experiences, that were related in the book in a very natural manner, where we didn’t feel lost, but we got all the information we needed and also the humor from the banter of a family.

For this book to be perfect, I would like a bit more from the mystery plot, I understand that it is a duet, and there is more to come, but I feel I didn’t get enough information or action to really understand or be engaged with that plot line.

Equality rate

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5

The book didn’t get 5 equality stars because I felt that Jay could be a bit sexist at times (I honestly didn’t see much offense in “carrying the sandals”, women have done that for centuries). And their ability to solve conflict is extremely limited.

And last but not least, I loved the dept of Jay’s story, not only as an ex-military and all the trauma and confusion going back to civilization comes with, but also being an abuse survivor. Dillon does a great job at respectfully relating trauma, but showing us realities that, unfortunately, many people go through, so I love reading these perspectives.

Recommend this?

Yes

Authors Links

Book Tour Page – https://www.rmwbooks.com/dillonoomh

Website – https://www.dillonbancroft.com…
Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Dillon-Bancroft/e/B097LVMXB9

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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Hello sassy people! Today’s post is about Vile Intuition by Em Torrey! Thank you, Em Torrey and RMWB for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review!

Genre: Romance, ARC

Publisher: Indie

Year: 2022

Nº of pages: 155

Is it on KU?: Yes!!!!!

Subgenres: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Lady Billionaire, Vacation Romance

Smut factor: 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 4/5 (steamy)

Spice scale: 3/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️

POP (Put Out Percentage): 40%

TRIGGER WARNINGS (Based on StoryGraphs): This book is not added to Story Graphs

Main characters: Jaxson and Kristin

Hero: Beta

Heroine: The Amazon

Pacing: Medium

Mood: Cute, Deep, Different and interesting, Hot and complicated, Sweet

Plot or character-driven: Mixed

P.O.V.: Double P.O.V.

Character development: Deep

Diverse Cast: Nope

Read in: 2022

My Rate: ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5

This book had some of my favorite themes: female badass lawyer, who is a billionaire, and speaks her mind, she is just powerful all the way. Also, a cute hero, who wants a relationship and someone to cuddle with. And a background plot that keeps you interested. Now, there were a few things that bothered me.

The chapters were too small, it felt rushed or unfinished at times. Also, the background plot could use more development, it felt kinda hollow at some moments and the resolution of the problem just made me disappointed and angry. Also, the whole Cara thing felt rushed and too serious to be used without the necessary development.

Equality rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5

This gets a good Equality rate because it gives us a powerful woman, in a male-dominated field, fighting her way up, tooth and nail. She is also a b*llbuster, she fights, she banters and she can be “one of the guys”, which is sometimes necessary to survive in a field like hers. All of this made me really happy.

However, I didn’t like the bar scene where she slut-shames the waitress. I get that she was jealous, but I don’t like the author’s choice, of condoning rivalry between women over a man.

I don’t love when the first steamy scene is penetrative sex. Also, he put his fingers somewhere he did not ask for consent. No communication about preferences. And last but not least, too little too fast in the first steamy scene.

Overall, really enjoyed it, and will probably read the rest of the series.

Adjectives and general thoughts: This book had everything to be perfect, a badass woman, who is just amazing in all the ways, a cute hero, and a nice background plot. There were just some things missing or needing development. 

Thank you, Em Torrey and RMWB for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review!

Authors Links

Book Tour Page – https://www.rmwbooks.com/emtorreyvi
Books2read –  https://books2read.com/u/bxQ2jo

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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Hello sassy people! Today’s post is about The Twisted Roads Home by K.B. Barrett! Thank you, K.B. Barrett and RMWB for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review!

Genre: Romance, ARC

Publisher: Indie

Year: 2022

Nº of pages: 304

Is it on KU?: Nope

Subgenres: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Marriage of convenience, Mountain Man, Small Town Romance, Tenant

Smut factor: 🔥 🔥 🔥 3/5 (sex on the page)

Spice scale: 2/5 🌶️🌶️

POP (Put Out Percentage): 33%

TRIGGER WARNINGS (Based on StoryGraphs): Addiction, Cursing, Death of a parent, Drug Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual Content, Stalking, Toxic relationship

Main characters: Branson and Emma

Hero: Asshole Hero

Heroine: Father’s Daughter

Pacing: Medium

Mood: Blah, Unorganized

Plot or character-driven: Character Driven

P.O.V.: Third person

Character development: Deep

Diverse Cast: Nope

Read in: 2022

My Rate: ⭐⭐ 2/5 

I started this book liking it very much. The tropes in it appealed to me: Mountain Man, Redemption story, a cute kid, the tenant of a cabin in the mountains, it seemed like an awesome book. But then came the insta love. After that, came the super quick and honestly very blah sex scenes. Then the hero became aggressive, yelling and cursing and being an absolute a-hole, that alone is a huge red flag for me. He apologized but then he did it again so that to me is a HUGE sign of a toxic and abusive relationship. Then there was the solution to the whole adoption thing, that for me felt weak and kinda bonkers/nonrealistic. Then the scene with the waitress, the sexist and honestly disgusting way he humiliated that woman, in front of the whole town. And after that, the attempt at an action plot, which to me just felt weak and pointless. Adding this all up, even though I read the entire book and did like a few parts of it, my rate is 2 stars.

Equality rate: ⭐⭐ 2/5 

Like I said above, this book not only portrays but romanticizes very toxic, very abusive behaviors (this list is inspired by the negative behaviors on the (USA) National Domestic Violence Hotline and other resources for abusive relationships) like:

Aggressive behavior, Controlling issues, Dangerous power dynamics, Dominating decision-making process, Emotional violence, Insta love, Insult or humiliation of the love interest in front of friends and colleagues, Love interest believes in rigid gender roles, No Communication, Possessiveness, Sexism, Sexist Language, Slut-shaming, Unprotected sex (consensual or non-consensual)

I couldn’t find one positive behavior on my list, but lots of negative ones. And this just took out all the enjoyment I was having. I came out of this hating the hero and not liking the heroine, and disappointed because I liked the book in the beginning.

Adjectives and general thoughts: This book had a lot of potential, but the lack of structure and also the very sexist, misogynistic, violent, and honestly disgusting language here made me rate it down. 

Authors Links

Book Tour Page – https://www.rmwbooks.com/kbbarretttrh

Website – https://www.authorkbbarrett.com

Books2Read – https://books2read.com/twistedroadshome

Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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Hello sassy people! Today’s post is about Big Hose by Jasinda Wilder! Thank you, Jasinda Wilder and Social Butterfly PR for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review!

Genre: Romance, ARC

Publisher: Indie

Year: 2022

Nº of pages: 300

Is it on KU?: Nope

Subgenres: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Firefighter Romance, Workplace Romance

Smut factor: 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 4/5 (steamy)

Spice scale: 4/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

POP (Put Out Percentage): 51%

TRIGGER WARNINGS (Based on StoryGraphs): No TW (According to StoryGraphs)

Main characters: Jake and Jovie

Hero: Almost Asshole, Cinnamon Roll

Heroine: The Seducer

Pacing: Medium

Mood: Cringy, Cute, Fun, Hot

Plot or character-driven: Character Driven

P.O.V.: Double P.O.V.

Character development: Deep

Diverse Cast: Nope

Read in: 2022

My Rate: ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 

This book had a LOT of potential. The themes were on point for me, a firefighter and a paramedic, a lot of steam, but at the same time a lot of cuteness and care, plus the reality about the job (not exactly how the job works, I had some doubts about the level of realism there, but about how demanding and tiering the job is), the scenes where one takes care of the other were my absolute favorite (besides some steamy scenes, because my God, they were on point), but overall, it had everything to be an amazing book and get 5 stars from me. However… there were a lot of cringy dialogues that just didn’t work for me, partly because I believe/hope that this is not the way most friends talk (I talk about sex with my friends all the time, but I don’t use phrases like “I know for a fact you love gobbling cock. You can’t get enough. In fact, when you go too long without a cock in your mouth, you get cranky. Which means you need cock. In your mouth, in your hands, in your tight little hoo-ha.” to my best friends.) It was just too much.

Equality rate: ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 

Also, the amount of sexist phrasing, the amount of comparison to porn stars, and mentions of how her breasts were almost ripping her shirt, it was too much, I felt like I was inside the head of a horny teenager, with honestly not much respect for women. The book makes up for it at a lot of points, it had a lot of positive sides, like:

Books that relay trauma respectfully

Female as the dominant in intimate scenes

Female who initiates intimate scenes

Healthy sexuality (toys, kink, free sexuality)

Independence

Powerful and strong female main characters

Women in male-dominated jobs/fields

These were all very positive sides, but I just couldn’t let go of the language and the cringy conversations.

Adjectives and general thoughts: This book had everything to be amazing if it wasn’t for the (sometimes) sexist language and cringy conversations. I loved the themes and the steam and a lot of scenes, but the cringiness was too much at times, for me. 

Recommend this? Yes, if you are not bothered by the language, the book is great. 

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Meet Jasinda

NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, WALL STREET JOURNAL and international
bestselling author Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales
about sexy men and strong women. Her bestselling titles include ALPHA, STRIPPED,
WOUNDED, and the #1 Amazon and international bestseller FALLING INTO YOU. You can find her on her farm in Northern Michigan with her husband, author Jack Wilder, her six children and menagerie of animals.

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Well, that is all for today, I hope you like this post, hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. Feel free to leave your opinion about it in the comments and I will see you next time! 

Bye sassy people! 

• I know that some comments I make about decent guys on my posts are the bare minimum a guy should do, so no, they don’t deserve to be treated like gods for doing the minimum, but at the same time, I’ve read a lot of sexist books and I appreciate authors who make characters that can serve as role models and examples of how a decent guy acts and what a loving and respectful relationship looks like. I believe we should always encourage these authors and bring attention to the ones that still write sexist characters and stories. 
• I make a lot of comments about sexism and healthy role models in books, but a lot of times these characteristics don’t make the book a bad book and definitely don’t make the author a bad author. Please never shame these authors and these books for these comments, I simply feel that we need to have awareness of the less than ideal situations some books bring us, and not use the romanticized problem as examples of what a relationship should be. Most of these authors are still amazing, and the content they write doesn’t reflect directly with their personal views and opinions. Always make sure to respect and be kind to everyone, even while criticizing their content. 

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