Luna's Updates en-US Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:12:26 -0700 60 Luna's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7515287938 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:12:26 -0700 <![CDATA[Luna added 'The Prodigal Son']]> /review/show/7515287938 The Prodigal Son by Sara Cate Luna gave 5 stars to The Prodigal Son (The Goode Brothers, #4) by Sara Cate
Oh, Sara Cate. You've done it again. I love the SPC series and I adore the Goode Brothers series. This is such a great ending piece to the story. I didn't want it to end. The MCs journeys to each other were beautiful. This book will make you laugh, make you cry, make your heart call out for more.

I absolutely loved this. So well done with such delicate subject matter and I appreciated every moment.

Any Sara Cate fan is going to enjoy this ending. ]]>
Review6814144351 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 16:51:10 -0700 <![CDATA[Luna added 'The Heartbreaker']]> /review/show/6814144351 The Heartbreaker by Sara Cate Luna gave 5 stars to The Heartbreaker (The Goode Brothers, #3) by Sara Cate
I love this book. I love this series. Sara Cate is a master of romance and somehow makes me love tropes that I would usually hate. It’s honestly such a talent. Lucas and Sadie are so great together.

More to come once my brain settles down and I’m done processing my feelings. ]]>
Review6760185477 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 22:31:18 -0700 <![CDATA[Luna added 'The Home Wrecker']]> /review/show/6760185477 The Home Wrecker by Sara Cate Luna gave 5 stars to The Home Wrecker (The Goode Brothers, #2) by Sara Cate
Last year I would’ve had to turn down this ARC. It features fertility issues and trying to get pregnant. It just wasn’t something I would’ve been able to handle as it hits way too close to home.

I’ve done a lot of healing since then, and I’m happy to say that Sara handled these issues realistically and thoughtfully. There is no magical pregnancy at the end of the book. Instead, Briar comes to a place of acceptance with her situation. I also need to commend Sara for the portrayal of how isolated infertility and trying for years and years can make you feel from your partner.

The book follows Caleb and Briar and their marital issues. Enter Dean, an old childhood friend. He ends up helping them with their intimacy issues and then a whole lot of feelings start developing. Warning to readers, there is cheating in this book, but it’s the only cheating I’ve read that didn’t make me mad 😅

I loved it. I loved the conflict, the accuracy, the struggle with their faith. This is turning out to be a new favourite series, but I knew it would be after The Antihero! ]]>
Rating752884578 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:00:50 -0700 <![CDATA[Luna Day liked a review]]> /
Kiss and Make Love by Luna Day
"Thank you to Netgaley for providing me with an ARC of this book.
SPOILERS TO FOLLOW

I'm going to talk about the book as a whole and then each individual story!! I think overall I really enjoyed this. I've never read a spicy anthology before so I really enjoyed this. What I also really loved was how in the table of contents there was a little image to show how long each story was and the heat level! It really set my expectations for the story so I wouldn't be upset if there wasn't anything spicy in the story. I have to be honest though, even if the spice level was 0 or 1 the stories were genuinely really good. I found each one of them very thrilling and cute and I'm so glad I picked up this novel!

1.The Early Morning After: This is probably the shortest story in here but I actually liked it more than I thought. If I was someone who did one-night stands I think this is how I would feel about them too.

2. The Professor: SWEET LORD. Probably my favorite one of the bunch!!! The characters were interesting and so was the plot. I really, really loved Spencer and Brett! I also love a good professor/Student romance WHEN IT'S DONE RIGHT. The guy can't be too old and the girl can't be fresh out of high school (which Spencer wasn't). Even the side characters were really good in this story too.

3. The Book Club: This one was so sweet and I enjoyed how it was from Theo's POV. He was clearly so enamored with her and unable to see that she was flirting back that it made me laugh a little.

4. The Exhibitionist: UMMM WOW! OKAY! DAMN! The heat level for this one SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MARKED AS 3 IN MY OPINION. I thought it was at least a 4 possibly even 5 but I think I'm a Layla and that's why I liked this so much lol.

5.The Fantasy: Oh Georgia is soooo me. Not her fantasizing about a man in a crowded coffee shop but girl... I understand. Sometimes the daydreams just overtake you!

6. The Rivals: This one was great! Alex and Cooper were really hot together. This was the only M/M story in here and I really enjoyed it. Always had a thing for sports rivals and this is one of the better stories.

7: The Road Trip: I love a good brothers best friend romance and this one was so good!! Gabriel and June were adorable. I loved their dynamic together and even though the circumstances in which they came together weren't great they made the best out of a bad thing!

8. The Speed Date: THIS STORY WAS SO DAMN CUTE BOTH MEGAN AND QUINN WERE EVERYTHING AND IT DIDN'T EVEN MATTER TO ME THAT THERE WAS 0 SPICE. I LOVED THEM SO MUCH.

9. The Same Train of Thought: This was a sweet story I initially thought both characters (who are unnamed) were women and was a little disappointed that they weren't but I still enjoyed it.

10. The Early Morning Return: This is a call back to the first story (so it's also very very short) but you follow the same two nameless characters who are now married!! It was honestly a very nice ending to this whole anthology and I really loved it."
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Rating752527937 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:56:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Luna Day liked a review]]> /
Kiss and Make Love by Luna Day
"Is it hot in here or is that just me?? Wow, what a read! I devoured this collection of stories so quickly. I loved all the characters?? And how is it possible that all these stories are from the same author?? They’re written so differently, but ALL of them are so good and unique in their own way. I don’t even want to pick a favourite, they were all amazing and deserve a 5 star rating!

This is my first time reading a collection of stories like this and it was a surprisingly nice change! I was a bit sceptic, but Luna Day made it SO EASY to enjoy.

These romarotica stories are such a great mix of romance, deep connections, pure love, lust, admiration, adoration and steamy scenes out of this world!!

It was so easy to jump into one story after another, and I cannot recommend this book enough! I have now added another auto read / buy to my list of authors!

Favourite quotes and scenes:
💜 The entire walk there, she couldn’t wipe the happiness off her face. It physically hurt to smile so big. How did normal people do it all the time? Psychos. But she was beginning to like the feeling. This positivity, this giddiness. This sunshine in her life. - Oh the power of love 🥹

🩷 But lists were always a good way to organize and calm her mind. - same girl

💜 Claw and Order. - I WAS HOWLING AT THIS

🩷 I’m past falling. I’m mangled and flattened on the ground for you. - oh professor 😇

💜 In that instant, I understood Michael and his infatuation with Holly in The Office. - this reference though!!!

🩷 “Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.� -Maya Angelou - this relates to me so much

💜 His body is older, but like a fine wine, only appreciating over our years together.

🩷 A decade on, and we both still choose to want each other, to love each other, to fuck like the first time, but also enjoy a slower, more intimate pace in each other’s arms.

Thank you so much for allowing me to read this ARC Luna Day, I am beyond grateful!!"
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Rating748849007 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:45:55 -0700 <![CDATA[Luna Day liked a review]]> /
Kiss and Make Love by Luna Day
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Kiss and Make Love by Luna Day is a fun collection of spicy short stories. Each story featured unique characters, with varying lengths and spice levels. They all had a different trope, and were all incredibly fun! These delightful, swoon-worthy stories were all well-written and kept me hooked from start to finish. I did feel like a couple of the stories felt forced and maybe a little too spicy. But overall I had a great time!!

I couldn't help but fall in love with some of these characters! I will need full versions of some of these stories, especially Brett & Spencer, Layla & James, and Gabriel & June!! 🥵🥵

Also, can we talk about Georgia & Marco! That fantasy at the back of the bakery!! oh my god!! Luna PLEASE I beg for a full version of this one too!! And let's not forget about Quinn & Megan, their story was too short, they were best friends in high school and I'm so curious about their little rendezvous after the Blind Date event!

This collection is perfect as a palate cleanser or for something short to read between books (which is exactly what I'm doing right now!). With so many ARCs on my list, this was ideal for reading in between. Also, I forgot to mention how cool the Table of Contents at the beginning was, it gave an overview of each story's length and steam level.

I had the opportunity to read Luna's debut Three Hearts Hideaway (an amazing why choose—which you should also check out!). I've been searching for more Canadian authors; she has become one of my go-to authors and I can't wait for her next book. She's been teasing the heck out of it on Instagram/the end of this book, fake dating/baking romance; I'm squealing with anticipation! Wondering if it's Georgia & Marco's story 🤞🏼


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❥MM / FM / FF
❥Touch her and d!e
❥Annoyance to lovers
❥Rivals to lovers
❥Friends to lovers
❥Brothers Bestfriend
❥Forced Proximity
❥Grumpy FMC x Sunshine MMC
❥Professor x Student
❥One night stand
❥Age Gap
❥Late Night Library Hookup
❥Italian Stallion MMC
❥Funny moments
❥Sweet moments

Thank you for the ARC Luna!

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ReadStatus8014517105 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:53:39 -0700 <![CDATA[Luna wants to read 'My Turkish Fling']]> /review/show/6567425104 My Turkish Fling by Enni Amanda Luna wants to read My Turkish Fling by Enni Amanda
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Review6006950637 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:16:22 -0800 <![CDATA[Luna added 'Madame']]> /review/show/6006950637 Madame by Sara Cate Luna gave 5 stars to Madame (Salacious Players' Club, #6) by Sara Cate
This is the last book in the SPC series and I am so sad to see it end, but what a masterful ending it was.

This book follows Eden St. Claire, everyone’s favourite Domme, and we finally get insight into her life and what drives her. I don’t want to spoil anything, so I won’t go into detail, but her life has been hard and she’s done a damn fine job of getting where she is.

Clay and Jade are fun to read about, and very enjoyable as the other main characters of this story. I liked seeing how they all came together. We also get visits from all the other SPC characters throughout the book, which made me so happy!

And the last chapter of the book? Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. I didn’t know how Sara Cate was going to tie it all together, but it was perfect. And I mean that literally. You’ll know exactly what I mean when you read it 😉

The epilogues were okay. I didn’t need them. I wanted it to end with the last sentence of the last chapter, because it was such a perfect circular moment.

All in all, this is probably the best romance series I’ve ever read, and I’m definitely going to miss the Salacious Players� Club. ]]>
GroupUser13522147 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:02:05 -0800 <![CDATA[<GroupUser user_id=119908774 group_id=220>]]> Review5961809709 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:06:12 -0800 <![CDATA[Luna added 'Finding Freedom']]> /review/show/5961809709 Finding Freedom by Valentina Burns Luna gave 5 stars to Finding Freedom (The Rose City Series Book 2) by Valentina Burns
Finding Freedom is the perfect title for this book. It’s number two in the Rose City series and follows Ivy’s journey. She is a strong, feisty FMC who is matched by Sean, an alpha male who is gentle where it counts (and likes to light candles to set the mood 🕯�)

A survivour of s*xual assault, Ivy decides to reclaim her body and establish a friends-with-benefits situation with her close friend Sean (who is clearly in looooooove with her).

In their time together, feelings grow stronger and they learn to be vulnerable and open with one another. Their stories are ones of healing and moving forward—accepting that their trauma is a part of them, but that it doesn’t have to define their lives. It’s a touching, real story and they both feel like real-world people. They aren’t perfect, they don’t always make the best choices, but that is what makes them human (and I’m here for it!)

We also get to see Hope and Gabe (from book one) pop up every now and then, which I enjoyed a lot!

This book is definitely a recommend from me, but it is very important to check the content warnings, as this book deals with sensitive subject matter. ]]>