Tag: Captive/ Captivity
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Such Quiet Girls, by Noelle W. Ihli

Annnnnnnnd we’re back with our next joint review! 🥳 Another Noelle W. Ihli book because we’ve finally jumped on the bandwagon and have started devouring all of her books. This story follows the kidnapping of a bus full of students. We switch between 4 different POVs – Jessa, the bus driver; Sage, a 12-year-old student…
Two Halves, One Brian
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Gray After Dark, by Noelle W. Ihli

It’s been a minute since our last joint review, but we’re back and ready to share our newest book club book – Gray After Dark! We were both approved for this ARC via NetGalley and were so excited, we dove right in! This story follows Miley, primarily, after she finds herself kidnapped and trapped in…
Two Halves, One Brian
5 stars, Author – Noelle W. Ihli, Based on True Events, Book – Standalone, Captive/ Captivity, Death of a Parent, Forced Marriage, Friends-to-Lovers, Kindle Unlimited, Miscarriage (Not FMC), Missing Person, Mystery, Narration – Two Narrators, NetGalley, POV – First Person, Publisher – Dynamite Books, Revenge, Second Chance, Sexual Abuse, Spoiler Free, Stockholm syndrome, Thriller -
Eldritch (Book 2), by Keri Lake

This is book 2 of the series. For our summary and review of book 1, Anathema, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review If you read my review of Anathema, book 1 of the series, you’ll know how much I loved not only the writing and plot,…
Two Halves, One Brian
5 stars, Age Gap, Audiobook, Author – Keri Lake, Banter, Book – Trilogy, Captive/ Captivity, Cliffhanger, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Gothic Dark Fantasy, Hidden Power, Indie Author, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Monsters, Narration – Duet, Narrator – James Cassidy, Narrator – Melissa Barr, One Bed, POV – First Person, POV – Third Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Podium Audio, Romantasy, Secret Past, Sexual Abuse, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC, Yearning/ Longing -
All Your Bloody Lies (Book 1), by M.L. Burns

Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review Let me start by saying my 5 year old saw me put in my earbuds and asked, “Are you listening to a book?”. I said yeah and she asks, “What’s it called?” So I read the title and her response was, “Is it a…
Two Halves, One Brian
5 stars, Audiobook, Author – M.L. Burns, Banter, Betrayal, Book – Duology, Captive/ Captivity, Cliffhanger, Cursed, Dark Romance, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Indie Author, Kindle Unlimited, Missing Person, Monsters, Narration – Duet, Narrator – James Cassidy, Narrator – Savannah Thomas, Obsessive MMC, Paranormal/ Supernatural, Possessive MMC, POV – First Person, Publisher – Blue Nose Audio, Revenge, Romantasy, Sexual Abuse, Slow Burn, Spicy, Spoiler Free, Stalker, Thriller, Touch Her and Die -
The Night Prince (Book 2), by Lauren Palphreyman

This is book 2 of the series. If you’d like to read our review for book 1, The Wolf King, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review After the cliffhanger we got in The Wolf King, book 1, I couldn’t wait to start this one! To make…
Two Halves, One Brian
Arranged Marriage, Audiobook, Author – Lauren Palphreyman, Banter, Book – Trilogy, Captive/ Captivity, Cliffhanger, Enemies-to-Lovers, Fated Mates/ Soulmates, Forced Proximity, Hidden Power, Indie Author, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Narration – Duet, Narrator – Sean Masters, Narrator – Shane East, Narrator – Zara Hampton-Brown, POV – First Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Simon Maverick, Romantasy, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC -
The Wolf King (Book 1), by Lauren Palphreyman

Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review I initially read the ebook, available on Kindle Unlimited, in April 2025. With book 3 coming out soon, I wanted to do a re-read so the details would be fresh in my mind, but I decided to try the audiobook instead. I was sold…
Two Halves, One Brian
Arranged Marriage, Audiobook, Author – Lauren Palphreyman, Banter, Book – Trilogy, Captive/ Captivity, Cliffhanger, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Hidden Power, Indie Author, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Narration – Duet, Narrator – Shane East, Narrator – Zara Hampton-Brown, POV – First Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Simon Maverick, Romantasy, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC -
Alchemised, by SenLinYu

Our next joint review is the super popular (and very large) dark fantasy, Alchemised. Book Stats Shayna’s Review Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5 stars & 🌶️/5 for spice For those who may not know, SenLinYu originally wrote a fanfiction, Manacled, that was sort of a mix between a Harry Potter dystopian and The Handsmaid’s Tale. It was…
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Anathema (Book 1), by Keri Lake

Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review To say I love this book is such an understatement. I’ve actually read it 3 times so far, but this is the first review I’ve done on it simply because when I’ve read it previously I didn’t yet do public reviews. 🤷♀️ Let me…
Two Halves, One Brian
5 stars, Age Gap, Audiobook, Author – Keri Lake, Banter, Book – Trilogy, Captive/ Captivity, Cliffhanger, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Gothic Dark Fantasy, Hidden Power, Indie Author, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Monsters, Narration – Duet, Narrator – James Cassidy, Narrator – Melissa Barr, One Bed, POV – First Person, POV – Third Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Podium Audio, Romantasy, Secret Past, Sexual Abuse, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC, Yearning/ Longing
