Horse Talk Reviews

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this one! Such great humor, I loved Skye and Maya, and the cast of secondary characters (minus Jordy) were fantastic. All the girls were distinct and played off each other so well. Isaac I enjoyed a lot too. The humor was on point - the kind that’s worked in to conversations and the internal monologue of characters, rather than feeling tacked on and try hard. I especially loved all of the Maya thoughts early on. Honestly, even Jordy was a good character. He was balanced to being fun to hate, without dragging the story down with extreme toxicity. The conversations between him and the girls were hysterical, especially the hot tub one with Maya. Absolutely comical. I liked the personal growth arc for the MCs a lot - both of them really grew as people, in a believable way for their age. A lot of focus on finding themselves, evaluating priorities, and deciding wha...

There's nothing like the festive merriment of holiday cheer around Christmas. Unfortunately, I made the grave error of reading a ton of "Christmas" "romance" ARCs this year and have ruined everything about Christmas. In these Christmas books rounded up below we have lots of death, mean people, more death, mediocrity, bad pet ownership, porn stars, dramatic musicians, thinking Zaxby's is good Southern food, littering, tragic backstories, and a lot of movie making. Next year I think I will stick to the tried and true Hallmark movies for the Christmas vibes I want. If you too would like to have a weird Christmas, check out the books below. I've ordered them based on the rating I gave them on Goodreads from highest to lowest. Clicking on the title of the book will take you directly to my Goodreads review. I am also going to include a content warning for Christmas deaths for each book because seriously, it was ridiculous how much death there was, and every...

Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Expected publication: November 1 2022 Tennal shut his eyes and tried to read the universe. I was really excited to read this standalone sequel to Winters Orbit, and I'm glad to say it measured up! And another beautiful cover. Of course, my review writing energy today is absolute trash, but here's thoughts anyway: I really loved how distinct all the characters were. Not only did Tennal and Surit have complementary and individual personalities, but the secondary characters (and even tertiary/background ones!) had a solid sense of personality. No neglecting character depth in this book! They all expected Tennal to be cooperative. It wasn’t as if he had a choice. A shame that he’d never been cooperative in his life. I enjoyed seeing Surit and Tennal slowly start to trust and work together. They kind of just gradually slipped into it, very naturally, and it was a lovely theme. That's another general thing...

Temporary Partner by Nicky James My rating: 4 of 5 stars Excellent start to this series! Or continuation, if you read the prequel.....which you should! I know it says optional, but I think it made reading this a lot better. It introduces the characters and their dynamics - which are well developed here - and you get the background for the events discussed in this book. Also its fun. Anyway. I really enjoyed this book! I couldn't put it down - such tightly written tension on all fronts!! I'm a total dingdong for crime solving, and this was perfect for me. I had no idea who could be the culprit, and I got to suspect literally everyone ever. Except the MC, that one takes serious chops to pull off. But anyway. Loved the crime mystery!! (this is a strong positive, i love not knowing what's going on and just like to keep pace with the MCs as they solve it. if i can solve the mystery, its a very bad sign) The chemistry between these two was pret...

Taken By My Boyfriend's Ex by Cara Cumberland My rating: 4 of 5 stars Hilariously self aware erotica, love how dumb Magnus is lmao Very entertaining sequel plus some fun kink View all my reviews

Claiming My Boyfriend's Best Friend by Cara Cumberland My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very amusing brief erotica - focuses mostly on the cheating/cuck aspect for a single encounter. Made me laugh how much Kenny is constantly worried about fabric, like his shirt and the couch despite being in the middle or directly after sex View all my reviews

Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots by Cat Sebastian My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars If you haven't noticed by now, I am a big Cat Sebastian fan. She just gets me, ok? Especially the Cabot books that she describes as "vibes" and "people crying while wearing sweaters" and "generationally queer" which Tommy calls them in this exact book. Which is exactly right. What I loved most about this book is how much space Daniel and Alex make for each other. The story starts with them already as friends and together in every sense besides fucking so there is immediately domestic slowburn vibes which continue the entire time. Alex is an immigrant, a doctor, and neurodivergent, all of which are treated with care in the writing. Daniel is from a wealthy family but is still a cinnamon roll and a dirtbag who starts a community garden on a city-owned abandoned lot. In a way, the book is a story of these two finding their way both as independ...