The Literary Puff

 "Love is on the house." I’ve read a couple of books by A.L. Jackson before and enjoyed them. But I’ll be completely honest and say that when I saw the hashtag #piercedmc and read the blurb, it was an instant yes for me— you like what you like, right? I absolutely loved Ryder and Dakota’s story. I didn’t expect the plot twist and I adored that I didn’t guess it because I (rather annoyingly) do tend to guess.   Dakota is one of my favourite female characters ever I think. She’s strong, knows what she wants and goes to get it, even when that results in heartbreak. I simply loved her attitude and strength throughout this book and there wasn’t a single moment that she frustrated me (which is rare for me I’ll admit) I also cannot tell you how much I ADORED that she was a curvier female lead and that the guy adored those curves—as he should! Now, Ryder … bloody hell where did you come from? Seeing as it was this dark male that tempted me to read this story, I’m delighted to say...

She is not my equal; she is my better. She is my sticky little leaf... After my re-read of Gabriel’s Inferno , I naturally dived head-first into Gabriel’s Rapture . The sheer beauty and intensity of Gabriel’s Inferno —the exceptional story telling and emotion filled plot left me feeling a little overwhelmed so I was really left with no choice but to go straight from Inferno to Rapture . Rapture picks up where we left off in Inferno . Gabriel and Julianne are in Florence and waking up after their first night together. Whereas Inferno was just that—intense, heat searing from the page— Rapture feels more painful and torturous. There are chapters of painful emotions and situations that left me feeling frustrated and irritated with Gabriel, which is perfect story telling seeing as that’s exactly how Julianne feels. There’s no doubt that you’ll feel it too during this book. I felt like the heat in this book had been taken down a notch or two which isn’t a bad thing. As their relationship...

“If I have a soul, it's yours.” This is another re-read for me and one that I have absolutely loved. My love for The Professor started way back in 2013 when I read Gabriel’s Inferno for the first time, I’ve reread him many times since then, but as has happened with a lot of my rereads recently, I’ve rediscovered just how much I love them and have found I appreciate them on a much deeper level—perhaps it’s age? Perhaps it’s therapy? I don’t know but I adore it. It’s like discovering them for the first time again in a lot of ways and truly feels like a gift. There are so many reasons I love this series and it’s going to be really difficult to sufficiently put into words just how much this book means to me. You see, when a series has been with you through a really difficult time, for me anyway, it attaches itself to your soul. It becomes a part of you and this series is most definitely a part of me. Gabriel has, since the first time I met him, been one of my top five (possibly top t...

“Victory is sweet.” I’m sure if you know K. Bromberg’s name, you’ll most likely to know her for the incredible creation that is Colton Donovan. Her Driven series is the only racing books I have ever read, so when I saw she was releasing a new series in the motor-racing world, I knew I had to read it. This one started off slowly for me (I’m not entirely sure if it’s just because of the kinds of books I’ve been reading though) I liked it, but I didn’t love it. But I knew Kristy would deliver and she absolutely did! I really liked Camila—she’s funny, feisty and strong (even if she doesn’t think so at times) I adored her relationship with Elise. more than with her other girlfriends actually, and of course, I adored the relationship with her dad too. She really goes from strength to strength in this story and it’s such a great arc. Now, what can I say about Riggs? I truly feel like he’s one of my favourites, one I’ll remember and read again. He’s delightfully cheeky, charming and so damn ...

One entity. One destination. One goal. Oh, Maître Q ... where do I start? Once again, Pepper pushes your limits and keeps pushing. Having said that, I found this instalment much less heavy than I found Quintessentially Q . That’s not to say it doesn’t have heavy, dark and sickening moments, because of course it does, but I think they seemed less than what was dealt in Quintessentially Q . It’s no secret to those who know me, that one of my biggest hates is when an author changes what drew me to the story in the first place. When they make it dark, only to shine so much light on it, it becomes blinding. I desperately want an author to stay true to the bare bones of their story and their characters, and thankfully, Pepper did. As with the previous two books in this series, it's not an easy read. There were certain scenes that turned my stomach. I was on the edge of my seat, hoping and praying for revenge... you'll have to read it to find out if it was granted. I adore the stren...

There was nothing left. Who could love me when I was a devil’s protégé? I’m pretty proud to say, that although I read a lot of books and fall in lust a lot, my top three book men never shifts Sometimes the remaining two spaces that make up my top five do, but the top three? Never. Change.  So, imagine my surprise when I dived head first into Pepper Winters Monsters in the Dark series, and fell for the moody, dark and frankly terrifyingly dangerous Q Mercer. After finishing Tears of Tess , I immediately downloaded Quintessentially Q. I was left longing to know more about this truly unique couple. I wanted to know where they went from there and how on earth they got their ‘happily ever after’ (which I understand is not for everyone. But it’s a big factor for me. I NEED them to be happy at the end of a series. It doesn’t need to be ‘traditionally happy’ they just need to be happy) I’ve been drawn to this series in ways I haven’t been to anything in a long, long time. When you literal...