crownandcoffeereads. vol. 7

“A book is a device to ignite the imagination.” – Alan Bennett

None Of This Is True | Lisa Jewell
The characters are quite interesting. The storytelling! I felt frustrated and uneasy as hell! I found myself saying out loud “WTF…this is crazy!” Lol!! As I started off the book I was so confused but also drawn in to piecing the puzzle together. I was definitely invested from the beginning but once I got to part two, I just couldn’t put it down.

Part Of Your World | Abby Jimenez
Talk about a ton of amount of toxic people and relationships in this story! For a person who is in her healing journey, it was tough to read without me yelling out, “Boundaries!!” “Speak and stand up for yourself!!” “Girl, just do you and fuck ’em all!” Lol. Daniel is such a good guy and would have stood out anyway but amongst this pool of toxic characters he was A1.
To the core, this book was sweet. A story that reminds you to know your worth and stand for love.
*Side note: I love how even going into a whole new series you get a little Easter egg that came from her previous series. Cute connections!

Yours Truly | Abby Jimenez
I really connected with the themes that the author touched on in this story. The characters dealt with anxiety and depression which really hit home for me. I definitely felt connected when I read what the character was dealing with when they were anxious and what tools they learned to work through it. And because I do have anxiety, it made me quite anxious reading through that thought process. Uh, what a cycle!!
On to the love story. The beauty of a pair that have to tell white lies to keep up appearances for whatever reason and in the process of faking love, they fall in love will never get old for me. My heart will always flutter thinking of how Bri knows Jacob’s quiets and how Jacob will always show up. *sigh*

Every Summer After | Carley Fortune (re-read)
This is Carely Fortune’s debut novel and it was SO GOOD! I loved it so much I wish there was more story to read. It has all the things that would make you read it in one sitting, as I did! First crush. First love. Beautiful messy relationships that you can never let go of. You will absolutely fall in love with Sam, Percy, and even Charlie. This is an absolute MUST READ!!!!!!!

Arsenic and Adobo | Mia P. Manansala
If you are part of the generation that knows about the shows Murder She Wrote and Monk, this book was giving that. A vanilla mystery read. I loved the Filipino aspects of the book and was absolutely proud to have the traditions and foods of my people described in those pages. The story line could have been a bit better. There were some parts of the mystery that just didn’t make sense to me. I give this book 3 stars because I was happy to read a book by a Filipina author with a Filipina protagonist but I think the story line could of had a little more…flavor.

First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston
OH. MY. GOD. I loved this book. I was madly addicted. The twists and turns we worth the ride. There are no honor amongst thieves. Trust and honesty were hard to come by in this book and I loved every word laid down on the pages. This was Ashley Elston’s first book going from YA literature into the adult market and it was an absolute homerun! Can’t wait to read more from her. 10/10 recommend!!

The Worst Best Man | Lucy Score
Good gah! This book was sweet and spicy as hell. It took me a day and half to read. The book was giving me Hallmark, Fifty Shades of Grey, Twilight, and….porn vibes. Lol. If you are not comfortable with spice, this book is not for you. Me on the other hand, this book was ABSOLUTELY for me. I fell in love with Frankie (love that she is fierce and fiesty) first and was head over heels for Aiden. I loved reading them bicker and loved reading when they made up. *wink wink* Pick this one up and you won’t be able to put it down!

Mr. Fixer Upper | Lucy Score
A spicy Lucy Score romance has been a go to for me lately. I get my fix of love and some smut but I just wasn’t vibin’ with this book as much as I have with her other books that I’ve read. The leading man, Gannon, was hella intense. At times, too much. Gannon and leading lady, Paige, were extremely dependent on each other. Yes, there were cute, sweet and romantic parts but the vibe was just a little aggressive and rough. I felt it took me a little longer to finish this book off because I just couldn’t quite connect to it.