Caffeinated Crystal's book reviews

WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME? Why did none of y'all pull me aside and say "Crystal, you dumb bitch, read MateHub: Legend. You will LOVE IT!" I feel like an idiot. I just finished MATEHUB: LEGEND and I LOVED THIS BOOK. I LOVED IT. *squeals in dolphin language* ✨️DICKHUNT FOREVER✨️ Please take this post as me pulling you aside and saying "_________, have you read MateHub Legend? No? You got to, right now. Seriously. Right now. The hype was real. I repeat, the hype was real." The idea behind this story is awesome. Supernatural/shifter world, they would need supernatural/shifter p○rn too. Makes sense. • veteran star/newbie • shifter/human • transactional bonds & true bonds • message boards • trollops and strumpets • DICKHUNT • found family • paranormal plot points • knotting • idiots to mates • primal(ish) play • scents Richard and Hunter were perfection. I loved them. 5, but also ♾️, ⭐️ °•○●•°•●○°°○●○°°•○○•° Bookstagram ● book reader ● book reviewer ● exceeded the h...

Making Time released last month, and it had been on my tbr since. Hockey player × single dad? Sounds right up my alley. This is a first time author for me, and I didn't really know what to expect. Weston is a talented storyteller though. Jamie Sullivan was immediately likeable as a larger than life but secretly a softie-disaster and Tyler was immediately loveable with his amazing style and devotion to his kiddo Rowan. • hockey player/single dad • lacy lingerie  • sex worker (dancer) • found family • low(ish) spice This book was super sweet. The concept of Making Time was really highlighted with Jamie's busy hockey schedule and Tyler working multiple jobs and being a single dad. For anything to work, they had to make time. I reiterate, this book is hella sweet. Perfect if you're wanting something on the lower side of spice but high on the sweet every day romance. Plus, the kid Rowan was adorable with his singing and drawing. Legit cute af.

✨️throws glasses across the room✨️ like that food influencer when something tastes delicious... BECAUSE HOT AXE WAS DELICIOUS chomp chomp chomp Not only is May Archer a wizard at her craft, but she goes and has the audacity to write a best friends to lovers story. Say less y'all!!!! • best friend's to lovers • IDIOTS TO LOVERS • firefighters • chief/restaurant owner • pining & yearning & denial • found family goodness • small towns • learning to set boundaries  Ames is the main idiot in this story (said lovingly of course) and Robbie is the straight, not so straight best friend. These two are peas in a pod, besties where one name is followed by the other. There was low angst, big drama, confessions, pining, a waiting room scene, family dinners, and a shower scene that had my flabbers gasted. I wanna print and frame the shower scene, and hang it on my wall. These two were perfect for each other once they got their shit together. And while I was absolutely 100% here for t...

Vigilant is book 3 in Lark Taylor & Cora Rose's series, The Firm. Wylder Buckingham is the oldest of the Buckinghams, leader of The Firm, and is definitely positively absolutely "straight." 👀☠️ Neo, a hacker introduced in book 2, is a Tasmanian devil wrapped up in a bratty twink persona. He had a hard childhood raised in the system and is always left behind.  These two poke and prod at each other for a large chunk of the book until everything changes. • age gap • dark(ish) mafia(ish) • primal play • brat/control freak • slutty little glasses • violence • lap sitting and blow jobs • found family • actual family It took me awhile to get really into this story, mainly because Neo's bratty-ness was so over the top [I could never put up with it irl, LOL]. But when I was locked in, the pages just flew by. Every family dinner scene & game night in this series is iconic, and the ones in this book didn't disappoint. Vigilant is out 03/20. I can't wait for Sam...

Oh I loved these two! Erick and Carlos were such a joy to read with their flirting and "impulsiveness." Erick gets his redemption, from book one. Carlos is a Latino dreamboat. The long distance friendship/talking stage hit the spot.  I loved how down bad these two were. They communicated and this short little novella delivered everything I could have wanted. My only complaint, if this could even be considered a complaint, is that their story was a novella. I could have read 300 more pages! 

Cowboy, take me away! ✨️💕 Something Irresistible had my attention, from the first post I saw on Instagram. @author_t.rossmaur had me with the cowboys. I don't think he planned for this to make me so sad... but something about this little novella broke my heart. • cowboy/ranch hand • first time (bi-awakening) • a little D/s • beg for it • ✨️good boy✨️ • internalized homophobia • banter • nicknames Patrick is reluctant to get part time help over the winter, and his father hires someone anyway. Nash is a smooth talking, bossy, "pretty" man. This novella DOES have an HEA, so I can't really explain why the story made me so sad. Maybe it's Pat's loneliness. Or the way everyone seems to treat him. But honestly I wanted to wrap him up in a blanket and send him to bed. Something Irresistible is out March 21st, and its only 92 pages - so it can be a little pallete cleanser between books or a little shorty to help you with your reading goals.