There’s quite a mix of books in today’s post. We have three different genres but two different ratings. The first book is potentially one of my lowest rated books in this series so far, but the vibes are there and that’s all you need sometimes, right?
How to Fake-Date a Vampire by Linsey Hall
This is completely coincidental but I’m actually reading the first book in this ‘series’ right now. I received an advanced copy of How to Fake-Date a Vampire and I’d never heard of this author before then so I hadn’t read the first book. Not giving anything away yet, but I’m only 14% through and I’m not sold on it yet.
This book, on the other hand, was pretty decent. I’d recommend checking it out if you’re looking for a good time, not a good read. Does that make sense? There basically isn’t a plot beyond the fake dating but that’s not a bad thing in my eyes. I love fake dating so I found this to be really entertaining.
There isn’t a lot going on but if you’re a fan of vampire romance, this is the book for you. Very tropey but also very fun.
Synopsis: Faking it with a vampire duke should be easy, right?
I’ve got one chance to prove to my coven that I’m worth my wand. But to do it, I’m going to have to make a deal with a vampire duke. I get to use his gorgeous estate in Cornwall to host the Beltane Ball–and in exchange, I’ll pretend to be his girlfriend. But it’s all a show for his grandmother.
The rules of our fake relationship are simple:
No flirting. No emotion. No sex. Easy, right?
Except I can’t seem to ignore the allure of the infuriating and devastatingly sexy vampire. Falling for a duke isn’t an option, though. I would lose the anonymity that protects me and my coven, and that would ruin my life–and the lives of the other witches in my coven.
So yeah, totally easy.
And Don’t Look Back by Rebecca Barrow
This is another five star read in this post, which looking back (pun not intended), is probably a little too generous. However, I do remember the ending of this book had me shook. Do I remember exactly what happened now? No, of course not. I’ve literally read hundreds of books since then. But past me clearly thought it was incredible.
Synopsis: After her mother’s death, a teen pieces together the truth of her family’s past and what her mom was hiding from in this thriller that’s perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Tiffany D. Jackson.
Harlow Ford has spent her entire life running, caught in her mother’s wake as they flit from town to town, hiding from a presence that Harlow isn’t even sure is real. In each new place, Harlow takes on a new name and personality, and each time they run, she leaves another piece of herself behind.
When Harlow and her mom set off on yet another 3 a.m. escape, they are involved in a car accident that leaves Harlow’s mother fatally wounded. Before she dies, she tells Harlow two things: where to find the key to a safety deposit box and to never stop running. In the box, Harlow finds thirty grand in cash, life insurance documents, and several fake IDs for both herself and her mom—an on-the-run essentials kit. But Harlow also finds a photograph of her mom as a teenager with two other girls, the deed to a house in a town she’s never heard of, and a handful of newspaper clippings discussing the disappearance of a woman named Eve Kennedy, Harlow’s grandmother…relics of a part of Harlow’s life she never knew existed.
With these tantalizing clues about her mother’s secrets and the power to choose her own future for the first time, Harlow realizes she has two choices: keep fleeing her mom’s ghosts or face down the nebulous threat that’s been hanging over her for her entire life.
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