Naomi's Reading Palace: January 2025

Review ~ Before We Came by Sloane St. James

Before We Came by Sloane St. James My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first book by Sloane St. James, and for her debut novel it wasn’t too bad. After I read the blurb I was intrigued, but didn’t realise what the direction was going to be. It was interesting, but I wasn’t fully convinced on Birdie’s early years. When she and Lonan crossed paths, I...

Review ~ Broken by Sadie Kincaid

Broken by Sadie Kincaid My rating: 4 of 5 stars Broken was a pretty good read, I enjoyed getting to know both Nathan and Melanie. Nathan’s family were pretty awesome whereas Mel’s brother and mother were nasty. I didn’t like them at all and despised how badly they treated Mel. They belittled her, made her believe that she was the reason their father...

Review ~ Fight for Me by Corinne Michaels

Fight for Me by Corinne Michaels My rating: 3 of 5 stars From the start of Fight for Me we were able to see why Declan left and why he pushed Sydney away. It was a bit of an odd reason, and I couldn’t see why the brothers didn’t stand up to their ass of a father. Anyway, years later Declan returned due to a clause in their father’s will.Sydney didn’t...

Review ~ Powerless by Elsie Silver

Powerless by Elsie Silver My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was such a sweet and entertaining read, and although it’s the only book in the series that I have read, I was totally swept away in the world and the characters.I enjoyed getting to know both Sloane and Jasper, how their connection began when they were young, and to see how they grew into such...

Review ~ When We Lied by Claire Contreras

When We Lied by Claire Contreras My rating: 3 of 5 stars Finn and Josslyn were drawn to one another, and obviously had great chemistry. Finn had ulterior motives wanting to get to the bottom of an incident that happened four years prior. He dug into Josslyn’s past, uncovering a lot of secrets and Joss recovered a lot of memories from that time. I love...

Review ~ The Gossip and the Grump by Pippa Grant

The Gossip and the Grump by Pippa Grant My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this read! Sabrina and Grayson were so fun to read about! I loved their one night in Hawaii, where they bonded over good deeds, and how they reconnected back in Sabrina’s hometown of Snaggletooth. Grey was there for revenge at first, but the more he got to know Sabrina,...