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This was a really fun Retelling of Beauty and the Beast and I loved reading about Beatrice & Lord Alexander Dunham as well as Rose (Alexander's pet Kitten / Dragon), she was so adorable. All the characters in this story were a lot of fun and I enjoyed seeing how everything came together in the end. This story can be read as a standalone (I haven't read Once Upon An Apple or Once Upon A Cake yet) but does have characters from previous books so I am sure it adds another level of enjoyment if you have read previous books. I am also looking forward to reading more about Dietrich in the next book Once Upon A Pumpkin: A Cozy Fantasy Cinderella Retelling as well as learning about the girl he met that moved next door to his mother.

Chapters 56 - 60: I am really enjoying this series and how all the characters and the storyline are developing. This volume is the start of a new story arc involving Shirayuki and Ryu being transferred to Lilias to work as researchers for an extended period. I look forward to seeing how the series continues and seeing what happens next.

Chapters 40 - 44: The Lilias story arc is concluded in chapter 40 with Zen returning after the cure is found and everyone finishing up their different tasks and getting ready to depart. Chapter 41 was really cute with Zen and Shirayuki getting a chance to spend a day together alone going around town. This volume also let's us get to know Kiki better by showing us some of her past as well as telling us more about her family. The flashbacks about her and Mitsuhide meeting and early days were really fun.

Chapters 35 - 39: I really enjoyed this volume and getting to see more of Prince Izana interacting with Shirayuki in a more casual and less negative manner. I look forward to seeing what happens when Zen gets back to Lilias and joins them.

Chapters 30 - 34: I really enjoyed this volume and appreciated the chance to learn a bit more about Obi and his past. Prince Izana is also becoming a bigger character in the series and I look forward to seeing what happens next.

Contains Chapters 26 - 29: This volume concludes the Arc involving Shirayuki's visit to Tanbarun / Kidnapping. This volume also had a few fun chapters after she returns to Clarines including one where the public visits the palace and we are Zen in his formal wear. I look forward to reading the next volume and seeing how things continue for Shirayuki and Zen.

Contains Chapters 22 - 25: This was a really good volume that a lot happened in. We find out who was looking for Shirayuki when they show up and manage to kidnap her leaving Obi knocked out. Then someone else kidnaps her from the kidnappers. Zen and Raj team up and go after her and the volume leaves off in the middle of the rescue mission but after they find Shirayuki. I look forward to reading the next volume.

Contains Chapters 18 - 21: Shirayuki is invited to visit the palace of her original kingdom Tanbarun by Prince Raj and accepts it at Zen's brother Izana's insistence with Zen's request that Obi accompanies her as her escort to protect her if anything goes wrong. Shirayuki's conversation with Raj in the last volume inspired him to try to become a better Prince and we see how he has tried to improve as well as meet his younger brother and sister. Throughout this volume we hear about and see someone who is searching for Shirayuki but don't learn who he is or what he is planning before the volume ends so I hope to learn more in the next volume.

Contains Chapters 13 - 17: This volume picks up where volume 3 left off and concludes that storyline. During this volume Shirayuki and Zen also begin to move forward in their relationship and acknowledge their feelings to one another. This volume also contains flashback to six years ago showing how Zen and Mitsuhide first met and the start of their friendship. The last chapter was about Zen, Shirayuki, Mitsuhide, Kiki, and Obi all going out for a day trip to have some fun. I look forward to reading the next volume.

Contains Chapters 09 - 12: At the beginning of this volume Zen's brother Prince Izana causes Zen and Shirayuki some problems by inviting Prince Raj (Prince of Tanbarun - Shirayuki's original home) to visit them at the palace. Then Zen decides to assign Obi as Shirayuki's unofficial guard in case anyone decides to bother her because of their connection. The last part of this volume is the start of a new storyline involving a girl named Kihal Toghrul who came to the palace requesting the Prince to stop Viscount Brecker from hunting all the birds on her island that her people work with for various reasons including communication and fishing. This volume leaves off on a cliffhanger so I look forward to reading the next volume.

Contains Chapters 05 - 08: This volume starts with Shirayuki starting her position as a court herbalist apprentice and meeting the master herbalist she is going to train with, a 12 year old herbalist prodigy named Ryu. Shirayuki and Zen also end up staying at one of the kingdom's forts were everyone had gotten sick and so Shirayuki is needed to help cure them all. Then after everyone returns Zen's brother returns to the palace so we get to meet him as well and see a bit of the relationship between the two brothers.

Contains Chapters 01 - 04: This was a really good volume and I am enjoying this story so far and getting to meet all the characters. I especially like Zen and Shirayuki and look forward to reading more about them and seeing how their characters and relationship will grow.

Tasseloris (AKA Tass) and Elyssa were a great couple that I enjoyed getting to know in this book & I LOVED Nelly. It was nice getting to see a bit more of Solear and Brace in this story as side characters as well and I look forward to getting to know more members of the Varakartoom as the series continues and seeing who the next book Saved by the Alien Mercenary will be about.

I really enjoyed reading about Sylvie & Thorn in this story and LOVED Thorn's pet Cerberus named Bront (although Sylvie nicknames him Fluffy for a while). Bront's instant bond with Sylvie was cute and Thorn's reaction to it was amusing. I thought this was a fun story and am also adding Mated to the Swamp Monster to my TBR list since I missed it previously and it is about Thorn's nephew Marsh and how him and Rorie got together. I look forward to reading many more books by this author in the future since I have enjoyed every one that I have read so far.

This was my first book by Anastasia Hayward and I thought it was an interesting non magical Retelling of Snow White. This book is a historical romance retelling and I enjoyed getting to know all the characters and their interactions including Sophia's interactions with Dr. Faine Knight's three children. I look forward to getting to read more about Faine's brother Dylan in the next book in this series Thy Golden Stair and getting to read his story.

Chapters 01 - 04: This looks like it is going to be an interesting series and I look forward to seeing what happens in the next volume.

I really enjoyed reading this latest addition to this series and am sad to see it end. This book was about cheer captain Zara (Dragon Shifter) & a fire dancer named Blaze (Dragon Shifter). I enjoyed getting to know Zara better since we saw her throughout the series but never really got to know her. This book did a good job of wrapping up the series and we even find out who the mysterious roommate Craig that is mentioned in earlier books is. I look forward to reading many more books by this author.

This was a fun and quick short story told mainly from the perspective of a kitten named Ginger who becomes the cozy cat of the Cozy Cat Cafe. This story can be read as a standalone but also works as a nice introduction for the Galamere Chronicles Series since several characters in the series are introduced in this story. I have added several books from this series to my TBR List and look forward to getting to know them better in the future.

I thought this novella was a entertaining Retelling of Peter Pan by Annee Jones and thought it had good world building and characters. I enjoyed getting to know both Wendy and Hook and was happy with how their story came together. This novella does a good job of redeeming Hook and portraying Pan as the villain. The epilogue at the end was cute. I look forward to reading more fairy tale retellings by this author in the future.

This was a quick and fun story and I enjoyed getting to read about Rowan (male witch) and Dinara (vampiress) and see how they got together. It was also fun to see Blade's crazy anticks throughout the story and I look forward to reading Blade & Morana's story in Grave Cattitude.

I thought this was an enjoyable story and enjoyed getting to know Dorian (Gargoyle) & Vivienne (human photographer) and seeing their relationship grow as the story progressed. This story can be read as a standalone and was the first in this series I have read so far.

This was a really enjoyable standalone novella and I loved getting to know Halvard & Camryn. I thought the two of them made a good couple and also liked Halvard's pet boar Hogzy, he was a fun and added a bit of extra humor to the story and helped lighten the mood occasionally. Camryn's friend Liz was fun as well and it might be nice of she could show up in a future book.

This is another fun addition to the Fairhaven Falls series as well as the Sweet Monsters Treats series. I really enjoyed getting to know Posy and Varek better in this story after their very brief introduction in Wedding for My Werewolf and thought they made a nice couple. It was also nice to see some of the characters from previous books in this series of connected standalone books. The epilogue was really cute and I am looking forward to reading Kiss for My Kraken: A Cozy Monster Romance and getting to know Sam and Nina better.

This was another great book by KaraLynne Mackrory! I love her Austenesque books and the way she breathes new life into the characters from Pride and Prejudice. This was a very fun and entertaining story with an intriguing plot that drew me into books world. Seeing the relationship between Elizabeth develop while they are forced into eachothers company like this was really fun and I loved Richard Fitzwilliam and Georgiana in this book even though I would have liked to see more of them. The epilogue at the end of the book was really sweet as well. I hope to read more by this author.

This is my first book by Tara Grayce and I thought it was a really well written story with great world building and complex characters. This book combines the stories of Bluebeard with Robin Hood and I thought it was a very enjoyable story and loved the characters of both Robin and Duke Guy and seeing how they interacted with each other. The elements of the story drawn from Bluebeard were naturally a bit darker but the Robin Hood aspect helped lighten things up a bit to even things out overall. I am adding several more of this author's books to my TBR List including Forest of Scarlet about Robin's brother Munch as well as Basil & Meg's story Stolen Midsummer Bride.