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📖 Please Don’t Go - E. Salvador

Star Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spice Rating - 🌶️.5

*review may contain spoilers*

“𝕀𝕥’𝕤 𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕫𝕪 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕡𝕙𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕕 𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕥’𝕤 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕕.”

This was my first book by this author and i will 100% be reading their other books because this was so beautifully written. Please check the trigger warnings before reading, particularly for mental health, depression, grief, survivor’s guilt and suicide.

Please Don’t Go follows Josefine and Daniel, the two meet under difficult circumstances and slowly find themselves becoming each other’s safe place. As their relationship develops from strangers to lovers, they both have to confront the grief, trauma and mental health struggles they’ve been carrying.

This was such an emotional and heartfelt read. I really loved Josefine and Daniel together and watching their relationship slowly develop. They both had so much going on beneath the surface, and I loved how they were able to give each other the space and support to be completely honest.

I also really enjoyed the sports element, although for me the strongest part of the book was definitely the characters and their relationship. Their connection felt really genuine, and there were so many moments where I just wanted to give them both a hug.

The second half definitely got heavier, and I appreciated how thoughtfully the book handled some really difficult topics. It made their journey feel emotional without losing that underlying sense of hope. My only reason for not giving this 5 stars was that I did feel like I wanted a little more from the story in places, I could genuinely have read another 100 pages of these two!

Overall, Please Don’t Go was a beautiful, emotional story about love, grief, healing and finding someone who makes you feel safe enough to be yourself. Josefine and Daniel have definitely stolen a little piece of my heart.

• please don’t go • e salvador • bookstagram • sports romance • emotional romance • by @bg.reads

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2 days ago

things I highlighted so you don’t have to 🫶🏻

some favourites from my recent reads 🤍

• kindle highlights • kindle reads • book highlights • book quotes • favourite quotes • recent reads • book recommendations • book recs • bookstagram • bookish • bookworm • reading aesthetic • ebook reader • romance books • thriller books • atmosphere • Taylor Jenkins Reid • Red Rising • Pierce Brown • deep end • Ali Hazelwood • The Lamb • Lucy Rose • Project Hail Mary • Andy Weir • Penelope Douglas • Alice Feeney • by @bg.reads

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📖 Behind Closed Doors - B.A. Paris

Star Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spice Rating - 0

*review may contain spoilers*

“𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕠𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕠𝕠𝕣𝕨𝕒𝕪, 𝕞𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖, 𝕡𝕤𝕪𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕔 𝕙𝕦𝕤𝕓𝕒𝕟𝕕.”

I was SO uncomfortable reading this, but in the best possible way 😂 This book had me feeling angry, frustrated and anxious all at the same time, but I completely understand why it’s become such a must read psychological thriller.

Behind Closed Doors follows Grace, who appears to have the perfect marriage to Jack, a successful, charming husband, a beautiful home and a seemingly flawless life but behind closed doors, things are very different, and the more you uncover, the more disturbing the truth becomes.

What I loved most was how quickly the tension built. Every time I thought things couldn’t possibly get worse, they somehow did. The contrast between how perfect everything looked from the outside and what was actually happening behind closed doors was genuinely disturbing, especially because so much of it felt believable.

Grace was a character I found myself desperately rooting for, and I was constantly thinking HOW THE HELL IS SHE GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS?! I also loved how the story slowly revealed more about Jack and the situation Grace had found herself trapped in. It made it almost impossible to put down because I needed to know what was going to happen next.

And THAT ENDING?!? I genuinely didn’t see it coming and had to sit there for a minute afterwards processing what I’d just read. It was exactly the kind of ending I wanted after being put through all that stress.

Overall, Behind Closed Doors was a dark, disturbing, incredibly tense read and would highly recommend it to everyone!!

• behind closed doors • b.a. paris • bookstagram • psychological thriller • thriller books • domestic thriller • dark reads • disturbing books • psychological suspense • toxic relationships • unreliable characters • twisty thrillers • addictive reads by @bg.reads

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8 days ago

Meet me in fives 🫶🏻

My fave books, films, tv series, songs and hobbies!

Do we have any favourites in common?

• bookish trend • bookstagram • book recommendations • film recs • song recs • hobbies • tv shows • meet me in fives • get to know me • booksta •

#meetmeinfives #bookstagram #recommendations #favouritethings #bookish by @bg.reads

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10 days ago

📖 Every Version of You - Natalie Messier

Star Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Spice Rating - 🌶️🌶️.5

*review may contain spoilers*

“ℍ𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟’𝕥 𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕. 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕙𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕥 𝕞𝕖, 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪, 𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕀 𝕕𝕚𝕖.”

I went into this not really knowing what to expect and ended up becoming SO emotionally invested. It took me a little while to get into, but once it picked up, I absolutely flew through it.

Every Version of You follows Joey, a corporate attorney who dies unexpectedly in a car accident and is given the chance to live her life again. Knowing exactly where things went wrong the first time, she gets the opportunity to make different choices in love, friendships, family and her career.

I really loved Joey as a main character. She’s messy, flawed and makes plenty of questionable decisions, but that’s what made her feel so real. I loved watching her navigate her second chance and slowly realise that the life she thought she wanted wasn’t necessarily the life that would make her happy.

And then there’s Alex… The history between them and the “it’s always been you” element had me completely invested. I also loved the glimpses into his POV, which added so much more depth to their relationship.

The ending was emotional, satisfying and definitely left me thinking about all the different versions of our lives and how things may have turned out differently if we’d have just picked a different option.

Overall, Every Version of You was a beautiful, emotional second chance story about love, regret and choosing the life you actually want. Definitely one that will stick with me.

* every version of you • natalie messier • bookstagram • book recommendation • speculative fiction • second chance romance • romance books • time travel • what if books • childhood friends to lovers • it’s always been you • pining • emotional reads • contemporary romance • by @bg.reads

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13 days ago

The standards are real. The men are not.

• fictional men • book boyfriends • fictional boyfriend • romance books • romance reader • bookstagram • bookish • bookish humour • reader problems • fictional standards • romance reader problems • girls who read • by @bg.reads

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16 days ago

📖 The Shampoo Effect - Jenny Jackson

Star Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spice Rating - 🌶️

*review may contain spoilers*

“𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕦𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕦𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦.”

This was an enjoyable summer read, but unfortunately it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I liked the overall concept and the messy friendships, but I found myself wanting a little more from the story.

The Shampoo Effect follows Caroline, who leaves New York for a writing residency in the small beach town of Greenhead, where she meets Van and becomes part of his close knit group of lifelong friends, but as Caroline settles into their world, old relationships, secrets and complicated friendships start to unravel.

I really enjoyed the beginning, especially Caroline and Van’s meet cute and watching her find her place within the friend group. The multiple pov’s also gave you a good insight into everyone’s relationships and history, although there were definitely times when I struggled to keep track of who was who.

The biggest issue for me was the pacing. It felt quite slow in places, particularly around the middle, and I kept waiting for the drama to kick off. There were plenty of secrets and complicated relationships, but I never felt as invested in them as I wanted to be. I also thought everything wrapped up a little too neatly considering all the build up.

Overall, The Shampoo Effect was an easy read with some interesting characters and realistic relationship dynamics, but it didn’t quite have enough substance or drama for me to love it.

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* the shampoo effect • jenny jackson • bookstagram • book review • contemporary fiction • literary fiction • summer reads • beach reads • women’s fiction • friendship • messy relationships • family drama • multiple pov • by @bg.reads

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16 days ago

Just casually exposing my tbr 😅

I think we can all agree that adding books to your tbr is much easier than actually getting through it, right?

Swipe to see my books!!

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• tbr of shame • bookstagram • bookish • tbr • book recommendations • book lover • reading community • romance books • fiction books • UK bookstagram • booktok •

Books I should have definitely read by now -

• The Unknown - Riley Sager
• The Will of The Many - James Islington
• Holding the Reins - Paisley Hope
• Forth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
• Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth
• The Wedding People - Alison Espach

Books I’ve recently added to my tbr -

• Scion - James Islington
• Main Characters - Bobby Palmer
• Exit Party - Emily St. John Mandel
• Land - Maggie O’Farrell
• Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman
• Letter to Keep You Safe - Rachaele Hambleton

So, which one should I read first? And which book on your tbr are you currently ignoring? by @bg.reads

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23 days ago

📖 I Want You to Be Happy - Jem Calder

Star Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Spice Rating - 🌶️

*review may contain spoilers*

“𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕚𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕥𝕠𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖’𝕤 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕤, 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖.”

This was such an interesting read. It was a mix of funny and uncomfortable whilst being a bit too relatable at times, but it had an underlying sadness that really stayed with me. I had SO many thoughts about these characters, especially Chuck 😅

I Want You to Be Happy follows Chuck and Joey, two aspiring writers who meet in a bar and fall into an intense, complicated situationship. Chuck is recently single and feeling stuck, while Joey is twelve years younger and trying to figure out what she actually wants from life.

Chuck was one of the most infuriating characters I’ve read in a while. I was rolling my eyes at him CONSTANTLY and there were so many moments where I wanted to tell Joey to run. However, at the same time, he felt so realistic, he’s the kind of man you know is bad news but somehow keep going back to.

Saying that, I did like how messy and undefined their relationship was. The mixed signals, overthinking and wanting completely different things felt painfully true to modern dating. I also loved how their ambitions to be writers were woven into the story, capturing that feeling of being stuck and wanting more but not knowing how to get there.

Overall, I Want You to Be Happy was a quick, witty and painfully realistic look at modern relationships, loneliness and feeling stuck. I didn’t love everything about it, but I definitely had feelings about it and sometimes that’s enough.

i want you to be happy • jem calder • bookstagram • book review • contemporary fiction • literary fiction • contemporary romance • modern dating • messy relationships • toxic men • complicated relationships • aspiring writers • relatable reads • by @bg.reads

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a month ago

What I read this week, whilst working full time 🫶🏻

Pretty happy with the amount I’ve pages I’ve managed to get through, I’m on the last 25% of The Shampoo Effect too!

In total, I’ve read 444 pages (angel numbers 🪽)

Hope you’re in for a good week of reading 🤍

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• pages read this week • booksta • book report • weekly report • the shampo effect • Jenny Jackson • my husbands wife • Alice Feeney • thriller book • books I’ve read this week • by @bg.reads

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📖 My Husband’s Wife - Alice Feeney

Star Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Spice Rating - 🌶️

*review may contain spoilers*

“𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕜𝕖𝕡𝕥, 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕜𝕖𝕟, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥. 𝕄𝕒𝕪𝕓𝕖 𝕚𝕗 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕕𝕟’𝕥 𝕘𝕠 𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕓𝕖 𝕗𝕖𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕜𝕖𝕟 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕”

This wasn’t my first Alice Feeney book, but I think it’s my favourite so far. I was completely invested from the beginning and had absolutely no idea where this was going.

My Husband’s Wife follows Eden Fox, who returns home from her morning run to discover that her key no longer fits her front door. When a woman who looks eerily like her answers, things get even stranger when Eden’s husband insists that the woman inside is actually his wife. Six months earlier, Birdy inherited the same house after receiving a life changing diagnosis, and as her story begins to unravel alongside Eden’s, secrets, lies and long buried truths start coming to the surface.

I LOVED the premise of this. The whole ‘one house, one husband, two women’ situation had me immediately hooked, and I really enjoyed watching the two storylines slowly come together.

And the twists?!? There were definitely a few moments where my jaw was literally on the floor. I did manage to guess some things along the way, but there were plenty of moments that completely caught me off guard. I also loved that it wasn’t just about the shock factor, there was so much guilt, grief, revenge and history woven into the characters and their decisions.

Overall, My Husband’s Wife was a tense, atmospheric and seriously addictive thriller, and such a good introduction to Alice Feeney if you haven’t read anything of hers before!

• My husbands wife • Alice Feeney • bookstagram • psychological thriller • domestic thriller • mystery thriller • twisty thriller • unreliable narrator • book recommendation • death date • suspenseful reads • page turner • thriller recommendations • by @bg.reads

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a month ago

Well, I got curious and jumped on the ‘Google your bookstagram handle’ trend

Apparently romance is my main squeeze and honestly, are we really surprised? I’m a sucker for a good romance, but I equally love a good thriller, sci-fi and a plot twist that makes me question everything

Basically, I’m incapable of committing to one genre.

But now I want to know, what would Google say about you? 👀

Go and Google your IG handle and let me know what comes up!

(It’s all just fun & games, don’t come for me 🫶🏻)

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• bookish • bookish community • book lover • reading community • romance books • romance reader • thriller books • psychological thriller • sci-fi books • plot twists • fiction books • contemporary romance • mystery books • books of instagram • readers of instagram • what to read • book content • uk bookstagram • uk book reviewer • book blogger • reading life • bookish content • currently reading • book obsession • reader life • book girl • taken in Manchester, United Kingdom by @bg.reads

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