Sarcasmic Life

Who loves a little arranged marriage romance? I don't know about you, but I eat this trope, I survive by reading marriage of conveniences. They are just so wholesome (kinda) I love them. Maybe also because this the trope most likely going to happen to me. I am fine with that, totally. Because of course, I am going to get a husband like the guys in one of these books: Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher Ah, the TikTok favourite. I will be honest here, this was not my favourite, I liked the first book The Fine Print more. But still, Terms and Conditions was a great book. It had a badass female lead, a grumpy boss, lots of sexual tension, and lots of brotherly ribbing. And of course, lots of money. Declan Kane have to have a heir within one year to be able to lay claim to his grandfather's property. And this man just doesn't care . His assistant is tired of setting him up with girls only to watch him blow it all up one way or another. What to do now? Why, marry the assistant,...

THE GRANDEST GAME by JENNIFER LYNN BARNES THESE COVERS JUST GET BETTER WITH EVERY BOOK BTW! So, we finally got Grayson's book after waiting for so long, with no Grayson's POV unfortunately, but we are not really complaining. I started reading this book the day it was published, but it took me ten days to absorb it enough to write this review now. In short, I am going to say: it was everything the fans wanted. We had Grayson silently crazy for Lyra, Lyra trying hard not to fall for Grayson, Savannah and Rohan ready to tear each other’s clothes off any minute, cutesy Avery-Jamie scenes, Big Brother Nash and adorable Xander. Everything the fandom ever wanted, JLB delivered. I will be honest. I squealed and screamed and giggled like a crazy ass fangirl every two pages. Grayson and Lyra were trying so hard to not look like they were thinking about nothing except each other, and Savannah and Rohan had the chemistry that would have burned the pages if I was reading a hardcopy. G...

WHAT YOU WISH FOR by KATHERINE CENTER STANDALONE REVIEW: Katherine Center delivers once again with this heartful small town romance. Typical for her books, the protagonist once again has a less known but common syndrome, disorder, or disease and we read it exactly how it affects their daily lives and learn their normal – which is not that different from our normal. Also, typical for her books, there is lots and lots of monologue (I mean, the woman’s whole writing style is narrative where the protagonist is always, always overthinking at every moment) with lots of good friendships and humour. Have I mentioned how much I love Katherine’s writing style? Because the answer is a lot . I read a book of hers, and then I think like her protagonists for the next seven working days. Sadly, I am a better person for those seven days than I am for any other consecutive seven days of my life. What You Wish For is about Sam, who has had epilepsy since early childhood, something which fucked...

Slow Burn has been one of my favourite tropes of all time - the anticipation, the tension, the second-guessing, the little moments. I live for all of those. But unfortunately, this is not a trope that is found frequently in my experience. Or at least, well-written slow burn romances. It is not an easy trope to write and it shows. The littlest mistake or impatience in the plot makes it all drain down the pipe. But when it works, oh, it works .  Here are some slow burn romances that really, really did it for me: From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata The first book in the list is, of course, by the Slow Burn Queen: Mariana Zapata. No one writes it better than her, tested and proven. Another trademark of her books is how the setting is usually in the professional sports world. From Lukov With Love follows two figure skaters who hate each other but now have to work together for at least one season. It is not my favourite book by her, but it is the first one I read and I was an instant ...

MONSTERS OF VERITY by V. E. SCHWAB BOOKS: This Savage Song, #1 Our Dark Duet, #2 REVIEW: It’s Victoria Schwab. Of course it is a heart-breaking, emotionally-wrecking, hangover-inducing and satisfying read. I am not even going to start with the synopsis – this woman brings ideas completely out of this world, makes us read them non-stop for 4 craving days, and then leaves us in a numb state for the next 4 days. More, even. I read this book three months ago and I am still hungover over it. The story-telling that Victoria can do is unparalleled (except, maybe, Holly Black, call me biased I don’t care). This story is set in Verity, a fictional, futuristic American state, that is so choked full of violence that it is actually manifesting in physical forms – corsai, malchai, sunai . And if that wasn’t enough, the capital of Verity, V-City, the city plagued with almost all the monsters, is divided into two parts – one owned by Callum Harker (I hate him and I love him and I hate him...

  ELVEN ALLIANCE SERIES by TARA GRAYCE BOOKS: Fierce Heart, #1 War Bound, #2 Death Wind, #3 Troll Queen, #4 Pretense, #5 Shield Band, #6 NOVELLAS: Elf Prince Elf King Heart Bond REVIEW: Okay, so, this was a series my Tumblr bestie had been forcing me to read for almost a year before I finally felt like reading an elf fantasy romance. And I must say, I am so grateful to her for recommending me this beautiful, beautiful series. Essie is the only princess of Escarland and is the apple of the eye of her brothers Averett, Julien, and Edmund. Escarland had been at a war with their neighbouring elf kingdom, Taranhiel, for a few years before the kings of both kingdoms were killed and a brittle treaty was signed. Now fifteen years later, the tensions are high and Essie proposes the brilliant idea of a marriage alliance to encourage peace – thinking the elves would refuse, thanks to their revulsion of humans, and finally do something at their end. But no one would h...

A ROYAL AFFAIR SERIES by LEXY TIMMS BOOKS: Royally F*cked, #1 Royally Screwed, #2 Royally Obsessed, #3 REVIEW: This was my first time reading this author, and I must admit I wasn’t expecting go read beyond the first twenty or so pages. But, oh I did. I finished the whole book in a single day (with half a day left) and I was not disappointed. Actually, I was disappointed, but not for reasons concerning the writing. The writing was great: slow at first but then it became really engaging and I must applaud the author for the well-paced humour. The world-building was contemporary fiction, and I don’t know if it was real enough (I have no idea how it works in European monarchies) but was nice enough. The story is about Alora, a broke American overachiever who is doing double majors in one of the most prestigious universities of Europe while juggling a lot of part-time jobs to make ends meet. One of these jobs include tutoring, and enter the crown prince (and only prince) of Eldinburgh...