I picked up Counterpoint by Hailey Frost solely based off what I’d seen on TikTok. This was just not it. I felt so bored waiting for anything to happen. I felt like I was on a drive to nowhere as Harper and Simon drive back to her hometown. The set-up was great. The forced proximity should have created the tension between Harper and Simon.

With a stunning cover and captivating synopsis, I was really looking forward to Moonblood by Jade Ambrosia. I was excited for a werewolf romance and a retelling of Selene and Endymion. Unfortunately, this left a lot to be desired. I couldn’t find much, if anything, of the myth and the story itself needed a lot of refining. Pacing was one of the major issues I

Honestly, the cover for Much Ado About Hating You by Sarah Echavarre Smith is what sucked me into picking this up. Then, I saw JF Harding was a narrator and I was very excited to give the audiobook a listen. Unfortunately, this was a bit of good stuffed around immature and nonsensical plot/behavior and cringe fake fanfic. While there was a spark between Aidan and Micah,