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Hey! I am wanting to start reviewing books that I read in one place! These are personal reviews and I will try not to review a series until it is complete.

Let me know if you have any suggestions for books to read or review and follow to keep up with the stories :) I plan on rating on literary styles, read-ability, plot twists, and just general vibe. I don't think there will be formal ratings but I just want to keep my library reviews somewhere cohesive and maybe it will help you find your next read.

Fake Dating Trope: What It Means, Why It Works, and the Best Books

The deal is simple. We pretend to be together. You get your family off your back, I get my ex to stop texting, and when it's over, we go our separate ways. No feelings. No complications. Just two adults performing a lie that benefits both of them.

That's how it starts. That's never how it ends.

The fake dating trope is one of romance fiction's most reliable setups because it contains a contradiction that readers find irresistible: two people who are pretending to be in love while slowly, accidentally, becoming exactly that. The audience sees it happening before the characters do. And that gap between performance and reality — the space where a staged hand-hold starts feeling genuine, where a kiss for show lingers a beat too long — that's where the trope lives.

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Fired, dumped, and back in her childhood bedroom, Jenni Swanson’s life has officially gone off-plan. Her marketing mojo is missing. Her confidence is shot. And her career needs a miracle—or at least a miracle client.

So, when Jenni’s new boss hands her a high-stakes pitch for luxury client Omorfiá Hotel, she says yes…even if she’s nowhere near ready. The catch? The meeting is face-to-face. In Greece.

To land the deal, Jenni must win over the hotel’s unreasonably attractive general manager, who’s determined to show her the real Mykonos—secret beaches, local tavernas, and all. Steady-eyed and quietly visionary, Niko sees strengths in Jenni she’s long stopped seeing in herself.

But between a deepening crush she can’t shake, panoramic sunsets, and a pitch that feels as stale as yesterday’s spanakopita, Jenni’s past looms back into view. The question is: will it overshadow her dreams...again?

Accidental Getaway by Molly Gray - Available on Amazon

626 pages of drinking, swearing, and violence. No weeping women.

The Cosmos in Her Hand is a post-apocalyptic tale of survival and revenge. Technology and psychopathy are the catalysts for the destruction that ensnares a small group of survivors who have no idea they’re pawns in a larger game until a slightly crazy woman shows up on their field with a confusing assertion that she’s come to help. Has she really? Or is she legitimately nuts? You know, the apocalypse takes a toll on people in different ways. “I can’t pretend to be sane for you.” ~ Kali Do you like flawed heroes? Do you appreciate dark humor and characters in stories who drink, swear, engage in adult activities, commit acts of violence, have pretty good intentions but make mistakes anyway? This standalone novel explores the motivations of survivors of an apocalyptic event. Nobody’s perfect in The Cosmos in Her Hand. Everyone’s damaged. This science fiction story takes place on planet earth in the great states of Virginia and Ohio. There is no alien invasion, and there are no zombies. This is a character driven story. Reviews from Amazon and Goodreads~ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “In a post-apocalyptic world, describe love. Define crazy. What's off limits? Cyphers takes us by the hand and leads us through a tale of Armageddon with no apologies, no blindfold, no time to stop and rest.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Post-apocalyptic science fiction craze, it’s an amazing book.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “There’s quite a lot of violence and sex, and the violence is graphic and the sex is… sexy.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Cosmos is raw, uncensored, and totally seductive in all senses of the word. It’s like a book with something for everyone: philosophers, sci-fi, dystopian fans, and some eroticism.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Read the ‘look inside’ preview, I dare you, it nearly made me late for work!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I would like this novel for a tv adaptation! It has everything.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This story is original and powerful. For a post-apocalyptic tale, it doesn’t go where you expect it to.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Every book should have a bearded red haired alcohol making, party inducing Irishmen in it! James quickly became one of my favourite characters! The ending was so disturbingly satisfying! I highly recommend reading The Cosmos in her Hand! I loved it!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This was such a great book! It had me from the first page.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The relationship between Lev and Kali is just absolutely beautiful.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The ending of this book is incredible, there’s an initial climax and return to semi-normality, and then there’s Kali, again. Kali has to finish this novel properly, with the help of Lev and those who love her. It’s an intense and emotional ending which is violent, disturbing, and brilliant. Perfection.”

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Frankenstein

Dracula

Dr Jeckill and Mr Hyde

The turn of the screw

Coraline

The Crucible

And we hate people for making mistakes so much more than we love them for doing good that the easiest way to live is to do nothing, say nothing, and love no one.