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Jaded By Love - Book Review

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Hello friends and lovers!

We’re back with another book review! I have to say, quarantine has been the year to read for me, as well as many others I’m sure.

Since beginning to write, books have become second nature once again. I used to read when I was younger, especially mystery type stories. Kinda funny how our genre taste changes. Ever since high school though, I have enjoyed romance novels and YA!

Enough about that though… A.J. Alexander has so many books, and unfortunately I did not know until I followed her recently and she promoted Jaded By Love. Seeing quotes of the book really sold me and I preordered right away!
It wasn’t until I received my ebook that I noticed it was book 8! Say what! They are all stand alone romances, but the characters are all related in some way, which makes it a fun Easter egg type of story. I love those kind!


This slow burn romance was great, because I kept wanting to see Conner and Audrey together, but once they finally got together, it was a sudden crash of lovely events one after the other, with sweet romance, heartache, and the whole whirlwind love! However, there were times during the story I wanted to shake Audrey, because of how wonderful Conner was with her, but she was wishy-washy. I really did want to slap her, but it made her a great character. It makes the story!
I would highly recommend this novella, it’s really touching. Below are a few points of what I liked and didn’t like. Opinions are solely my own.

What I Enjoyed:

  • The meet cute is so adorable!

  • I’m not a parent, and I don’t personally want children. However, this single parent romance really tugged at my heart strings. The love these two have for their daughters, is beyond sweet.

  • It reminded me of Parent Trap a bit, which made is even more fun! The author makes reference to it as well, which is cute.

  • It’s a very satisfying short read!

What I Didn’t Like:

  • There really isn’t anything, except I wanted to shake Audrey a few times and tell her to follow her heart! But that isn’t really a negative, it’s just part of her character and tension in the story.

Rating: 💋💋💋💋💋/ 5

Steamy Rating: 💋💋💋💋💋/ 5

  • The whirlwind romance was really sweet, sensual, and very fast paced, but I gotta say… what made it really steamy was the finger play in it 😏😉

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If you have read the book, I would love to hear your take on it. Do you agree with my review? Comment below!

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