Horse Ranch: great pack, definitely if you enjoy Cottage living. The horses, mini goats and mini sheep go very well with the cottage living animals. You can even use wool of the sheep and milk from the goats if you have both packs. The world is pretty but has a totally different vibe from cottage living. There are some gorgeous views in the upper neighborhood. There's a cave to explore and the town has a shop that even sells sugar and flour which you need with the simple living lot trait. A lot of the build items go well with older, more historical kind of builds. I like the kitchen and to my surprise even the beds a lot. Nectar making is also fun and at a higher level you can use many kinds of fruit. If it reminds you of how you felt about snowy escape you should know there is one big difference. Snowy escape is very much tied to the world. Cottage living allows horses, sheep and nectar in any world.
Life and Death: I haven't had a lot of time to play the pack but it looks like one of the better ones in recent years. The world is gorgeous but has no snow in winter, unlike real Romania on which it is suppposed to be based off. There is a lot of attention to details in every neighborhood with a crypte in every neighborhood and other items like haunted houses you can enter, a wishing well, a giant face rock, a bell tower. After empty worlds like toomarang and San Seqouia this really feels like a stp up. I think funerals, wills and heirlooms offer a lot for people who like generational gameplay and legacies. The castle kit goes very well with the build items from this pack.
Bust the dust: I thought I would use it a lot but I have the system turned off most of the time. I don't like that there is no off the grid way to get rid of dust. And outside of the dust system en vacuums there is literally nothing in this pack. Now if you really like to play with realistic challenges like laundry and simple living, you might like it. But even then I would suggest to get all the other stuff you are interested first.
Mochino Stuff: I like this pack despite greatly disliking overpriced branded clothing. To me this is a photography pack, not a fashion pack. I ignore the CAS and don't use it. The photography part of it works very well. I use the tripod whenever I want to create photo's with poses. It also comes with an option to switch poses while you are in CAS. It's very useful. And has a fantastic window for building.
For Rent: I own the pack but have not yet played with rentals because I have heard stories about save corruption. The world is beautiful and there are nice items both in build/buy and in CAS. The kettles unfortunately keep disappearing during gameplay.
Book nook kit: I personally really like this kit. The bookshelves snap together and I have not yet noticed them disappearing, unlike the glitchy dream home decorator modular furniture. I like that each wood swatch has 2 or 3 versions with different colored books. It makes them look less repetitive. The couches in this kit are also very nice.
Lovestruck: don't own it
Crystal creations: the furniture in this pack looks amazing and goes very well with paranormal stuff and realm of magic. The crafted furniture unfortunately game me lots of lastexception errors so I am not using that feature at the moment.
