bean's Updates en-US Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:10:20 -0700 60 bean's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg GiveawayRequest699972830 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:10:20 -0700 <![CDATA[<a href="/user/show/152268175-bean">bean</a> entered a giveaway]]> /giveaway/show/405649-caught-up Caught Up by Navessa Allen
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Major White Lotus Season 3 vibes ]]> ReadStatus9285513860 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:25:56 -0700 <![CDATA[bean wants to read 'Passion Project']]> /review/show/7472532450 Passion Project by London Sperry bean wants to read Passion Project by London Sperry
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Ya know what�. I loved it. ]]> GiveawayRequest693115148 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:15:39 -0700 <![CDATA[<a href="/user/show/152268175-bean">bean</a> entered a giveaway]]> /giveaway/show/407334-the-irresistible-urge-to-fall-for-your-enemy The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley ]]> Rating834420213 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:37:18 -0700 <![CDATA[bean liked a review]]> /
bean liked Kellen Chambers's review of Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2):
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
"Thank god I don’t have to wait for the next book because WHAT.THE.ACTUAL.F*** REBECCA YARROS"
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I AM DEVASTATED!!!! This cracked my heart in two. & then put me back together again. ]]> Review7378231275 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:37:44 -0800 <![CDATA[bean added 'Merit']]> /review/show/7378231275 Merit by Devney Perry bean gave 5 stars to Merit (Treasure State Wildcats, #4) by Devney Perry
I will devour anything that Devney Perry writes! Merit follows Stevie and Maverick, who have been at each other’s throats forever, but when his mom drops the ultimate guilt trip, they agree to fake date! Their banter is top-tier and the steam between them heats up at the *perfect* moment. Maverick is a delicious mix of cocky football star and secret softie.

Stevie is a total badass with just the right amount of pettiness, and watching her fall for the one person she swore to hate was just too fun. The childhood friends-to-enemies-to-lovers dynamic is everything, to the point where it really felt more like "it had always been you.. unfortunately". One minute I was cackling at their ridiculous fights, and the next I was SOBBING because, wow, the emotions hit. Devney balances the angst, humor, and romance so effortlessly, I felt like I was on a rollercoaster.

Tropes:
- Fake Dating
- Childhood Friends to Enemies to Lovers
- Sports Romance (football)

I THINK THIS WAS THE FIRST THIRD-ACT BREAKUP I'VE READ BY DEVNEY PERRY??? And I'm okay with it. It falls under the "forgivable" third-act breakups category. ]]> Review6760833270 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:27:21 -0800 <![CDATA[bean added 'Wild Side']]> /review/show/6760833270 Wild Side by Elsie Silver bean gave 5 stars to Wild Side (Rose Hill, #3) by Elsie Silver
I've always said Elsie Silver is the Queen of Banter, but she's really outdone herself with this one. (Hello, loathe to love x marriage of convenience BANTER). Rhys and Tabby are THE book couple�& Milo just makes their love that much sweeter. Tabby is an absolute spitfire, (calling Rhys a “poor man’s Jason Momoa�? Iconic). And Rhys? He’s the ultimate soft yet smoldering hero—snuggler of toddlers, master storyteller, professional panty twister, and WPW superstar.

& Tabby WALKS HIM LIKE A DOG!! Rhys is utterly, helplessly obsessed, throwing out “my wife� at least 100 times. There’s just something about the marriage of convenience trope that always delivers, but when it's in the hands of my favorite author? Pure magic.

This book had me on the floor of my shower in a puddle (IYKYK). The grief, the growth, the healing—it wrecked me in the best way. Rhys is the most tender and complicated man, and watching him and Tabby turn their lives from black and white to full, vivid color was

And the slow burn? It’s the kind that could ignite a whole room with a single match. The tension crackles, the chemistry sizzles, and then—BOOM.

Elsie Silver, take a bow!!!! This book is everything! ]]> Review7365978954 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:04:08 -0800 <![CDATA[bean added 'Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave']]> /review/show/7365978954 Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano bean gave 5 stars to Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5) by Elle Cosimano
Returning to the world of Finlay Donovan feels like wrapping myself up in a cozy blanket, surrounded by the hilarious chaos and heartwarming camaraderie of two of the best fictional friends. In Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave, the fifth installment in Elle Cosimano's delightful cozy mystery series, I was once again swept away by the wit, charm, and unexpected twists that make this series my absolute favorite.

Finlay Donovan is back, and this time, she's in deeper than ever—both literally and figuratively. After publishing books that are loosely based on the strange, often dangerous, and sometimes downright absurd cases she's stumbled upon, Finlay is facing the consequences. The lines between fiction and reality blur as the very adventures she's fictionalized start to catch up with her. In fact, it feels like she may have been digging her own grave—metaphorically and literally. It's a testament to Cosimano's clever storytelling that this situation is as suspenseful as it is hilarious.

This series has the perfect blend of mystery, humor, and a dash of romance!! ]]>