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Whisper into the Night by Jay Leigh
5.0

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This book hit all the spots for me. It was a perfect blend of the sweetest romance between a ‘grumpy little shit’ and a southern sunshine, a good dousing of politics, tin foil worthy conspiracies, and a final sprinkling of family drama.

The use of several different POVs was unusual (to me), but once I had a handle on all the characters and their relation to each other, I really friggin’ enjoyed it. It was mega neat being able to see how dynamic the MCs really were, through the eyes of a whole bunch of different people, including Miss Madam President (mom), the Chief Of Staff, a White House doctor, and an FBI agent.

I also read a lot of books with a lot of smut, but this was the first book in a long time that gave me that good, tingly, butterfly-y feeling (you know the one). The MCs had insane chemistry, and the way you could just feel how much they wanted each other in the desperation when they finally got hot and bothered? chef’s kiss

Book safety! Spoilers ahead.
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Cheating: No
OM drama: No
Third act breakup: No
POV: Dual with both MCs, and also from 4 other people
Strict top/bottom or vers: Strict. One scene includes 'mild' peach play for the top

TW/CW: misogony, right-wing extremism, hospitalizations, mental health struggles (anxiety and panic attacks), kidnapping, gun violence, death of side character (not a loved one), neo-nazi ideology and rhetoric


Favorite quotes:
"Emotional support cookies, his first meal of the day, not that it counted as anything remotely nutritional. The problem with anxiety was that it led to nausea, and nausea led to not eating, and not eating led to more nausea, and that led to more anxiety. The result? Theo usually found himself sitting on the floor eating sad emotional support cookies."

"Coming face to face with Theo's wary, smoldering attitude made the situation much more alluring. He carried himself with the enigmatic wariness of a mystical being, practically elven in elegance and disdain both."