Caffeinated Crystal's book reviews

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.

Need You Close is the final book in the Second Chance Ranch series and y'all, please hear me when I say this whole series is GREAT, especially if you're looking for cowboy stories or romances with mature mcs. ✨️chef's kiss✨️ • age gap (a small one) • veterinarian/ranch hand • both are military vets • TBI/and some guilt & PTSD • lonely mc • friends with benefits to... • first times • communication! • hurt/comfort • healing together Carson and Jude were great. I love reading mature mc romances & seeing Jude and Carson get their happily ever after while healing was just the absolute best. Jude is the town veterinarian and lives a very lonely and work centered life. Carson is healing from a medical discharge from the army, a TBI, and trying to figure out what to do with the rest of his life while working on his brother in law's ranch. These two were sweet and low drama. A lovely story taking place on ranches and homesteads and truck rides.

I am so into omegaverse right now, it is definitely having a moment. I was scrolling the other day and saw @fluffyrn_reads post Advocate Omega and I commented something along the lines of ✨️I pulled a hamstring running to ku to download✨️ and honestly, I am so glad I did. This is a new author to me, and a different take on omegaverse, and I really enjoyed this story SO MUCH. • age gap • omegaverse • a/b/o dynamics • heat sex • knotting • fated mates • independent omega • down bad alpha Lucas and Zander were such characters. While I feel like we were supposed to be enamored with Zander, Lucas really stole the show for me. A sad, depressed and hurting alpha who makes mistakes and tries to right them. A consent king! And more than anything else, sees Zander and other omegas as the jewels they are.  ✨️"Tell me what you need, my love," he murmurs. "Boss me around."✨️ Ummmm. Yes please. Looking forward to seeing where the next book goes, and I will definitely be keeping m...

Y'all I can not stress this enough - the series is INCREDIBLE. DON'T SLEEP ON THIS UNIVERSE. I read Xeni yesterday, and honestly I feel like I need 5-7 business days to recover. I apologize in advance for how scattered this review is going to be. • fated mates • monster/human • second chance • big time hurt/comfort • lingerie • insatiable for you • ✨️💕princess 💕✨️ • found family • dystopia world • cw: patricide & self harm If you have told me Xeni would become one of my favorite characters I would have told you "Liar." But damned if I didnt fall head over heels for Xeni. He and Bash were absolutely perfect and lord help me I LOVED THEM. The feelings in this one were off the charts. The love that both the characters carried was all consuming and it practically bleeds off the page. The story? Stunning. The plot? Engaging. The romance? Perfection. The angst? Angsty as hell. This story was absolutely a five-star star read for me. And this series is maybe one of my f...

4.75 ⭐️ • human alpha/jaguar shifter • age gap • fated mates • magic (witches and shifter) • found family (pack) • mentions of trafficking • knotting! I LOVED this story. The Mobster's Mate was EVERYTHING I wanted it to be. Y'all it was so good! Perfect if you've read and loved The Kincaid Pack series- or if you love paranormal shifter stories. You COULD read it as a standalone, but it would be better enjoyed if you read Rick's series first. QUINTEN is a dreamboat. No lie. The man is mafia adjacent, has his own enforcers and witches, runs his city, and adamantly refuses to admit he has a pack. He is 100% alpha. CADEN is found in one of Quinten's warehouses and rescued. The two meet and it's hearts beating in time and mates. But Caden has a past, and Quinten has his own issues, and there's a lot happening pretty much all the time.  This was a WONDERFUL story. I can't wait to read the next book, and see all the side characters get mated up. Darius, Nero, a...