Sherrie White started reading Carrie Soto Is Back

"The Bright Falls series I enjoyed so much and I’ll just read everything this author writes now. Dream On, Ramona Riley is the latest release for Ashley Herring Blake. This is a sapphic romance where one heroine is an actress and the other is working in a small town diner and they have a bit of history! The whole “one of them is famous� set up isn’t always a personal fav of mine, celeb romances in general aren’t my fav thing, but this one worked for me.

This has a bit of hidden identity/miscommunication for a bit, basically they shared a kiss as teens and meet again as adults where Ramona remembers and Dylan doesn’t seem to (at first at least). This has a “movie being made in the small town� set up and it was cutesy! But let me tell you, the spice was spicy in this read! Holy moly, looking at you chapter 24 (and a lot of chapters after that too). The first bit of the book really had my attention, I think this book was way too long than it needed to be though so I wasn’t as invested in the second half. All in all, it was a solid new sapphic romance, but Delilah Green Doesn’t Care remains my fav from this author.

I received an audio ALC and ARC from the publisher, all thoughts in this review are my own.

CW: mentions of parental neglect, mentions of parental abandonment, mentions of drug use, discussions of sobriety "

"Can’t Get Enough is the 3rd standalone in the Skyland series! My favorite is still Before I Let Go, but this book is now my second favorite in the series. Similarly to the previous book, this is more women’s fiction with a romance subplot but the balance worked for me better in this one (or I was just more prepared on what to expect lol).

Hendrix is such a strong character, we have seen her throughout the series since she’s best friends with the heroines in this series. We see early into the story that Hendrix is caring for her mother who has dementia (similar vibes to Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez that recently released, but I liked the overall story in this Kennedy book more). She has a thriving business in the entertainment industry. Maverick is a billionaire after the sale of his sport betting app and meets Hendrix at a party. He sees her dancing on a table and is instantly intrigued, they end up chatting and hit it off immediately. He’s very into her, she’s feeling the same way until she finds out he’s dating her new producing/business partner� But that relationship is actually over, it just hasn’t been announced publicly yet! Maverick is a single dad to his daughter who recently graduated high school and does not want more children in his life, that was the reason he split with his ex. Hendrix is child-free by choice so things definitely align for them in the long term.

Hendrix and Maverick have good chemistry, things are a complex because of his ex and Hendrix working with her too. Otherwise their connection gets pretty deep immediately, similar to the couple in the previous book This Could Be Us. It’s all the other things in life they have to sort out or figure out how they’ll make time/space for one another. He understands the weight of her taking care of her mother and having family with dementia, they connect over that shared family trauma and he’s very supportive. I liked seeing all the heroines/her friends from the series make appearances, we also get a Grip sighting/appearance and some other nods to past Kennedy characters.

This book is narrated by two of my favorite narrators, Wesleigh Siobhan and Jakobi Diem, so the audiobook read was such a comfort! The way they brought the characters to life was everything.

I received an ALC and ARC, all thoughts in this review are my own!"