Lily’s Content Guide

Romance level: Kisses Only
Language: None
Content Warning: Violence 
Genre: Fantasy
Lily’s verdict:  Love it

I wasn’t a fan of Olivia at first because girl had absolutely ZERO sense of self-preservation but I warmed up to her so quickly as the story went on!

This story is giving The Prodigal Son meets Narnia and I absolutely loved it The biblical themes woven throughout the story were so beautifully done and ended up being one of my favorite parts of the entire book.

And welp…this one made me cry I thought I knew where everything was going and then the ending completely got me. I was SOBBING.

I especially loved the themes of redemption, forgiveness, and finding your way home. There were so many little moments throughout the story that pointed back to faith without taking away from the fantasy and adventure, and I loved how everything came together.

I also loved getting to see some familiar characters from The Snow Queen’s Heir, and now I’m even more excited to continue this series!

Fantasy
YA
Dark vs Light
Biblical Themes
Narnia Vibes
Magical Elements 

BLURB: Ophelia is a starving thief who gets caught stealing by the king of Ezri. But instead of punishment, he bestows mercy upon her, and in an amazing turn of events, he adopts her and she is crowned princess.

Despite her rags-to-riches transformation, Ophelia struggles to live up to the standards of the people in Ezri. When a tragic mistake forces Ophelia to run away, she is lured by a handsome stranger to Ezri’s enemy realm, Midnightroamer. She discovers it is enchanting with beauty, magic, and illusion—but it’s not all it appears to be. Once someone enters, they can never leave because all who cross into the realm are forced to take a permanent marking, stripping them of free will and binding them to the land and its wicked ruler. She knows she should focus on a way to get back to Ezri, but it may be too late. It doesn’t help that she falls in love behind enemy lines and exiting the realm would mean leaving her true love behind forever. Returning seems impossible, and it will cost Ophelia everything just to try.

When war breaks out, she must find a way to escape her marking, which brands her an enemy of Ezri. Her heart shatters as she learns that the man she is in love with is forced to fight against Ezri, and he bears the banner of her enemy. He is the very weapon sent to destroy her and bring Ezri to its knees. To survive and gain freedom, Ophelia will have to choose between protecting her kingdom or the man who has stolen her heart.

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Jaime is no longer just a green flag…he’s an entire forest

And HE KEPT THAT PIECE OF PAPER IN HIS POCKET?!?! My heart simply could not handle it. Every little moment between Jaime and Daisy had me smiling, swooning, and completely invested.

Sarah Sutton has officially become an auto-buy author for me. There was something so incredibly sweet and comforting about this story that I never wanted it to end.
This was one of those books that has you smiling long after you’ve turned the last page. Absolute perfection

Fake Dating
Friends to Lovers
YA
He Falls First
Bookish MMC
Never Been Kissed

: Kisses Only
: 5 uses of h*ll, 1 use of G*d

QUOTES
“Daze…you act like I’m not exactly where I want to be”

*You’ve thought about kissing me these past few weeks,” he went on, shuffling his feet apart to bring himself lower, “but I’ve thought about kissing you for years.”

BLURB: He’s her shy, quiet, and bookish best friend…
And turns out to be the swooniest fake boyfriend ever?

My name is Daisy Carmichael, and I’m used to being disappointed.

My four younger siblings need me, my mom depends on me, and somehow I’m always the one holding everything together.

Except when my dream college waitlists me, sealing off my dream of escape, I don’t know how much longer I can keep it together.

Even worse, my ex is back in town. The same ex who dumped me without warning last fall. Now he’s asking for another chance, and despite everything, a big part of me wants to say yes.

Which is where Jamie Brighton comes in.

My quiet, bookish best friend has always been there when I need him. So in a moment of desperation, when I ask him to stop me from making a terrible decision, he agrees.

By kissing me at a party.

In front of everyone.

Now I have a new plan: fake date Jamie, get over my ex, and survive the summer with my heart intact. Except fake dating my best friend is a lot harder than I expected.

Especially when I find out Jamie is really good at pretending…

And I’m not sure I want him to anymore.

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MY REVIEW
Tell me why I fully intended to read “just a little” and somehow ended up completely hooked instead.
This story was such a fun, easy to fly through read with so many kick your feet, swoony moments.

And can we talk about that closet scene?!

If you love charming chemistry, sweet tension, and books that leave you kicking your feet a little, this one is worth picking up.

Now excuse me while I impatiently wait for Daisy and Jaime’s story.

Young Adult
Bad Boy x Perfect Girl
Enemies to Lovers
Ex-Childhood Friends
She Betrayed Him
He’s Back For Revenge

: Kisses Only
: 1 use of h*ll

BLURB
He’s the bad boy that she created.
And now he’s back for revenge.

My name is Eleanor Brighton, and I’m the perfect daughter.

P-E-R-F-E-C-T.

For the past four years, I’ve painstakingly built my life to be impressive in every way–great grades, steadfast maturity, and even dedicating to attend my dad’s alma mater in the fall to make him proud.

Except lately, it kind of feels like he resents me for it.

And now I have another problem.

Beckham Jennings is back in town.

Four years ago, the country club’s most-hated bad boy was chased out of town after setting one of the gardens on fire. Now he’s back with a smirk and a reputation, and he gives me a lazy promise:

He’s going to steal my heart.

As if it hasn’t belonged to him since I was eight years old.

But his words are more than some flippant game–they’re a threat. From the hard look in Beck’s eyes, it’s clear he hates me for what happened four years ago… and he should. Because it was all my fault.

The bad boy I created is ready for revenge… and for the first time in forever, I’m tempted to give in.

H-E-L-P.

Beauty and the Bad Boy is an enemies to lovers sweet YA romance, with all the swoon and none of the spice. If you like cinnamon roll bad boys, imperfect good girls, and swoonworthy slow burns, the first book in the Beauties and Boys duology is for you.

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: Kisses Only, Innuendo 
: 4 uses of d*mn, 5 uses of h*ll, 5 uses of God, 3 uses of b*tch, 1 uses of a**h*le, 

BLURB: After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team’s unique profiling talents, these murders seem baffling: unlike many serial killers, this one uses different methods every time. All of the victims were killed in public, yet the killer does not show up on any security feed. And each victim has a string of numbers tattooed on their wrist. Hidden in the numbers is a code—and the closer the Naturals come to unraveling the mystery, the more perilous the case becomes.

Meanwhile, Cassie is dealing with an equally dangerous and much more painful mystery. For the first time in years, there’s been a break in her mother’s case. As personal issues and tensions between the team mount, Cassie and the Naturals will be faced with impossible odds—and impossible choices.

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: Kisses Only, Innuendo 
: 3 uses of d*mn, 4 uses of h*ll, 5 uses of G*d, 2 uses of p*ss

BLURB: Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother’s murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance.

But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean’s incarcerated father-a man he’d do anything to forget. Forced deeper into a murderer’s psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart the enigmatic killer’s brutal mind games before this copycat twists them into his web for good?

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: Kisses Only, Innuendo 
: 1 use of d*mn, 2 uses of h*ll, 5 uses of G*d, 1 use of p*ss

BLURB: Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it’s not a skill that she’s ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they’ve begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie.

What Cassie doesn’t realize is that there’s more at risk than a few unsolved homicides-especially when she’s sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms close. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive.

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3 uses of d*mn, 7 uses of h*ll, 
: Kisses Only, Innuendo/Suggestive Dialogue 

BLURB: Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.

Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She’s married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she’s paid for this fairytale. She doesn’t know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out. . . . but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.

Can’t get enough of the Once Upon a Broken Heart series? Don’t miss The Mirror of Infinite Endings! 

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: 2 uses of d*mning, 3 uses of h*ll
: Kisses Only, Innuendo/Suggestive Dialogue 

BLURB: Not every love is meant to be.

After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she’ll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.

But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.

Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can. . . .

Continue the adventure in A Curse for True Love and The Mirror of Infinite Endings!

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: Descriptive Kisses, Innuendo/Suggestive Dialogue 
: 1 use of d*mn, 2 uses of h*ll, 4 uses of b*st*rd

BLURB: It’s been two months since the Fates were freed, since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist.

With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she’s going to trust Legend or a former enemy. After uncovering a secret that upends her life, Scarlett will need to do the impossible. And Legend has a choice to make that will forever change and define him. 

Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun. . . .

Continue Jacks’s story in the Once Upon a Broken Heart series―out now

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: Kisses Only, Innuendo 
: 6 uses of d*mn, 4 uses of h*ll, 5 uses of b*st*ard

BLURB: Donatella and Scarlett Dragna escaped their cruel father and made it out of Caraval alive, but the games aren’t over yet. What Scarlett doesn’t know is that, in order to gain their freedom, Tella made a deal with a mysterious stranger and now it’s time to pay. 

Except what Tella owes is something that no one has ever been able to deliver: the true name of Caraval Master Legend. Tella’s only chance at uncovering Legend’s true identity is to enter the dangerous game of Caraval once more, and win. But what will she have to sacrifice to do that? 

Continue the adventure in Finale and Spectacular―out now!

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