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items A list of every book I’ve finished since Jan 4, 2024. I personally like to read digital first before getting physical unless I already have a physical copy via gift or find. I've met people who only buy physical and keep whether they liked it or not. To each their own. The stars are my personal opinion,...
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Books that I would buy physical copies of/read again
"Sometimes reality comes crashing down on you. Other times reality simply waits, patiently, for you to run out of the energy it takes to deny it"It was beautifully written and had me in tears by the end. There were so many quotes that I saved from th...
"It's not fun being loved for something you didn't do" referencing people who love you for your looks regardless of any intelligence or talent present, as if that is all there is to you.
“No one is just a victim or a victor. Everyone is somewhere in between. People who go around casting themselves as one or the other are not only kidding themselves, but they’re also painfully unoriginal.” 🔥
"It's not fun being loved for something you didn't do" referencing people who love you for your looks regardless of any intelligence or talent present, as if that is all there is to you.
“No one is just a victim or a victor. Everyone is somewhere in between. People who go around casting themselves as one or the other are not only kidding themselves, but they’re also painfully unoriginal.” 🔥
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Paperback
Ho. Ly. S**t!! The plot twist??? I finished the book with my mouth like this the whole time: 😮 (not exaggerating) This is top 3 books I recommend to people when they want to get back into it even though it's a bit of a slow read to start.
The Silent Patient - Michaelides, Alex: Books
I need shorts/films/shows of the twisted tales because they are just as 🔥 as the original. It tapped into my imagination in a way I hadn’t done in a long time. Loved it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Almost There: A Twisted Tale - Rochon
When I was finishing this book, I stayed up until about 1:30 AM. I had about 200 pages left and I NEEDED to finish it. I love the fact that it's written from a “child's” point of view without necessarily reading as a children's book.
Monday's Not Coming: Tiffany D. Jackson
Maaaaaaannnnnnnn. This book got 1,000 stars out of me. The image below is the review I was originally leaving at the time of reading it right before I got to the last chapter.. really the last page. The show did this book absolute justice. I remember...
Behind Her Eyes: Sarah Pinborough
Now I have been a fan since the tiktok series and I had to get my hands on this book. I've seen every single episode. 1,000 ⭐️’s but also ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.8 cause it took them way too long to f**k and I hate the word ‘c**k*. Can’t wait for book 2.
For Whom the Belle Tolls (Hell's Belles, #1) by Jaysea Lynn
This book was adorable. I think I was cheesing while reading most of this book. I wonder if this is a movie or show because I would binge it.
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
I’m starting to catch on to her pattern of plot twists ooh but I still didn’t see the ending coming. Man I anticipated SOMETHING and still jumped out my seat reading the last page. Writing is somewhat better too
Cappadonna (Season two: Delgato Family Book 1)
WHAT???!?! F***ng finally when it came to them two and I hope they get married and live happily ever after but back to the ending… That is not a twist I could have EVER seen happening in this entire series. I need to know NEOW
Capri (Season Three: Delgato Family Book 1)
OOOOH B***H. I have a prediction, a few actually. The fact that things always (for the most part) work out and everyone gets their happy ending (I hope so) lets me breathe but I see the play fr. That proposal was so stinking cute tho 😩
Capri (Season Three: Delgato FamilyBook 1.5)
I am on the edge of my mfn seat. I still think Aimee is a dumba** but now Capella pissing me off. I hope everyone I hate gets theirs in this next book. I need vengeance. I need justice. I need them boys to wreak havoc one more time on EVERYBODY!!
Capri (Season Three: Delgato Family Book 3)
See second photo.
Quasim: King Inferno (Season 4, Book 2)
READ AFTER QUASIM II BEFORE QUASIM III
I had to stop reading Quasim III halfway through because my ma told me I missed a book. I'm so glad she did cause this might be my fav one (I see why it's hers) I went through all the emotions just like with the other books but it was different. I re...
I had to stop reading Quasim III halfway through because my ma told me I missed a book. I'm so glad she did cause this might be my fav one (I see why it's hers) I went through all the emotions just like with the other books but it was different. I re...
10000 Hours With A Rich Menace (Caselli Family Book 1)
READ AFTER QUASIM III
The Caselli love stories might be might favorite. I love how different they were from the Delgatos/Infernos. The Delgato and Inferno stories also came with mess and action and especially love but each experiences felt like it's own and I had differen...
The Caselli love stories might be might favorite. I love how different they were from the Delgatos/Infernos. The Delgato and Inferno stories also came with mess and action and especially love but each experiences felt like it's own and I had differen...
Don Caselli (Caselli Family Book 2)
Say sike RIGHT NOW
0 stars cause I’m mad and the next book ain’t out yet iont think (finished feb 18, 2026)
0 stars cause I’m mad and the next book ain’t out yet iont think (finished feb 18, 2026)
Heart Of A Goon - Jahquel J (Season 5 Book 1)
Maaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnn. Pissed is an UNDERSTATEMENT. The book was well worth the wait but also I HATE reading unfinished series, same way I hate watching incomplete series. There better be more books coming. RIP Jahquel's mom 💜
Heart Of A Goon II - Jahquel J (Season 5 Book 2)
Now that's what I'm talking bout. There go them twists I was missing. That is some of the wildest stuff I've read. I feel like there were certain parts that could have def been expanded on, but overall it was 🔥 Some heavy hitters so far
Maceo (The Dillinger Chronicles, #2) by Kimberly Brown
Might be my fav one. Shit was too cute. Perfect amount of action and loving. I’m hoping all of em get their happy endings. These books make me wish I had the training/funds/connections to do this stuff ‘cause I would without a doubt.
Smoke (The Dillinger Chronicles, #3) by Kimberly Brown
I love a good romance book. It doesn’t fully fit half the theme of the series but it’s absolutely on brand, especially for her character. I been peeped the breadcrumbs in the other books. They can’t all be my fav 😩
Jaeda (The Dillinger Chronicles, #4) by Kimberly Brown
Maaann, this was so messed up but so beautiful. I swear I saw that last part coming with the grandma, but I did not see the rest of that shit coming. Every one of these books has made me cry for one reason or another.
Steel (The Dillinger Chronicles, #5) by Kimberly Brown
Might snatch a star simply for the “Ms. Niggas” part. This one was so beautiful. Tragic af, as expected; cried, also expected. They deserved that happy ending tho and organization aside, this is the closest story to how shit be in real life ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️....
Mia (The Dillinger Chronicles, #6) by Kimberly Brown
Once again, got me trying not to bawl on this damn bus. Finally finished the series, and I would def want this in physical copies- the whole thing, so long as they fixed the grammar. I knew they were gonna get their happy ending. 10's across the boar...
Senior (The Dillinger Chronicles #7) by Kimberly Brown
4 stars
This one was much better than the first (Money Hungry) and also something I probably would have loved and gave 5 stars as a teen/pre-teen but I will see the context from the first book helps with reading this one. Both were quick reads.
Begging for Change: Sharon G Flake
It was a quick read even though it was a slo start for me but once I hit a certain point, I could not put it down. The dialect was interesting, a little hard to read but not because I couldn't understand it but because it was different reading it tha...
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
I stole this book from my mom while she was in the middle of reading it lol. She had a physical copy she was reading with her book club and so one day while it was sitting in her room, I picked it up and started reading it and I couldn't put it down....
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
This book tricked me in the best and worst ways. Now if you've read any of my other reviews you would know how I feel about this particular author but this was the second book I had read of hers before it all went downhill. It almost gave slow read b...
Verity: Colleen Hoover
Not sure how I feel about timepiece fiction/historical fantasy cause I almost didn’t make it in the beginning but it actually wasn’t that bad. I rocked with the ending. It had me cheesing a little bit.
The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
It wasn’t too bad for real. It was an interesting concept, but I feel like he got a little lazy with the writing towards the end. It wasn't that it was easily predictable but you could definitely clock some things as you read. The chapter 77 thing wa...
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW! My aunty and ma put me on to this series and boiiiiiiiiii lemme tell you. I wish they had physical copies. I never thought I’d be into no ghetto sh*t like this but I’m locked in. I didn't even let all the errors stop me from fin...
Capone (Season one: Delgato Family Book 1)
I tried to read myself to sleep, but yall know how finale books go, I ended up finishing it. I could not put it down. I'm glad some of the language got fixed. The grammar/plot mistakes were still egregious but Ima stick beside her for now
Capone III: (Season one: Delgato Family Book 3)
Quick ass read but I love that she’s able to fit so much info in such a short amount of pages without it feeling rushed. Like it was quick because I know how long it took me to read but I don’t feel like I wasted my time if that makes sense
Cappadonna (Season two: Delgato Family Book 2)
I almost forgot she was writing this as if it were a tv series cause she probably could’ve put a few of these together as one. The finales got me tryna bite my already clipped nails. Lmao. It’s giving “my stories are on” Still locked in.
Cappadonna (Season two: Delgato Family Book 2.5)
Not my girl 😩 I really hope she’s not gone man she ain’t deserve that. Man I’m bouta zoom through this finale cause I NEED to know wtf happened and how much of the city that man finna set on fie. And where tf was Big Mike?????
Cappadonna (Season two: Delgato Family Book 3)
We love a happy ending. When they took care of them dudes in the beginning, I was tryna figure out what more could be said but then I remembered that I'm reading this knowing all that she's written vs others were probably reading it (in real time whe...
Cappadonna (Season two: Delgato Family Book 3.5)
Aimee finna piss me off. I always know I’m almost done when it start getting 10x juicier. Also, the writing is getting better. So much so that I’ve had to reread sentences because I read them incorrectly even though they’re written the right way.
Capri (Season Three: Delgato Family Book 2)
My face reading the last few pages (see second photo). I officially hate Aimee. I have no words to describe how pissed she got me right now (mind you… not a real person) Like after everything they’ve done for you, you don’t think they would’ve handle...
Capri (Season Three: Delgato Family Book 2.5)
What a way to wrap that sh*t up. I knew when they handled that first bit of business and I looked down and it said I was only halfway through the book, that I was in for a good lil ride. Happy surprise at the end because there are MORE books???
Capri (Season Three: Delgato Family Book 3.5)
THIS is the MORE I was talking about. It took them long ef***inough. I swear to god they better get the same "happy" ending as everyone else, same for Capella and Aimee stupid a**es. I hope they adopt my boi. I am locked tf in. A book a day at this p...
Quasim: King Inferno (Inferno Gods #1)
I feel like the beginning of the book gives you so much information and no information at the same time. Like, there is so much going on, but also absolutely nothing, and then it hits that point….. IYKYK. Once that switch flipped, it was 🔥. Not quit...
Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis
I liked the book, but it felt like a bit of a slow burn. I get that it was a collection of short stories based on one area and kind of like a growing-up thing as well. Once I got the flow and figured out the concept of the chapters, it was, I guess, ... ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ .6
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
This shit was fire. The twists aren’t like what I been reading but still went through all the emotions. Cheesing, laughing, crying. Love a happy ending. Intrigued to see crossover in the other books. It's complete too 😛
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Deuce (Dillinger Chronicles, #1) by Kimberly Brown
3 stars
Now I read this book because I saw a clip of the film on TikTok. When it comes to films/books, I prefer to read first (if I'm aware there is a book) then watch second and it has to be in order (if a series) It was cute and predictable.
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
This was a really quick read. As a child it would have been 4 stars or more based on how it was written and the different twists but as an adult, you kind of read it with more life experience and don't get too excited with different parts. I'm sure s...
Money Hungry by Sharon G. Flake
Now yall know I wouldn't lie to yall.. The first page of this book almost made me put it back and never open it again. The way it read, I can't really explain, but it made me realize why people hate Hoover but they redeemed themselves. The twists wer...
Never Never (Never Never, #1) by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher
Def a slow read (to me) but to be fair, I had recently experienced books with wild a** twists so this seemed a little milder in comparison but still not bad. Have not seen the film yet
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
That ending almost pissed me off. Like be so for real. Classic something bad has to happen for the “happy” ending. It was a cute book up until that point, I guess. Kind of a quick read.
Rosewater by Liv Little
I found this book (along with the second one) in a free library outside of as movie theatre in my hometown. I had read Verity and I had heard the hype around this series so thought I got lucky finding both of them. After reading???? Now I see why a l...
It Ends with Us: A Novel: Hoover, Colleen
Now I’m trying not to do the thing where I’m turned off by her choice of language regarding certain topics for shock/twists. The grammar/spelling is already bad enough. I’m still locked in tho(obviously) it took me only 2 days to finish it, I couldn'...
Capone II: (Season one: Delgato Family Book 2)
2 stars
This was a hate read. I had the physical copy and said might as well.. I feel like she copy and pasted the first book. I don't know why she gave in to booktok pressuring her about making another one. She could have kept it. If there's a Colleen Hoove...
It Starts with Us: A Novel by Colleen Hoover