I really loved this book.

I may be strange, but I keep a spreadsheet record of all the tropes, triggers, kinks, etc. in books I read. And let me tell you, this book had sooo many of all of them. It was jam-packed full of interesting stuff. You may think that having too much “stuff” in one book is not good; but somehow, in this one, it just WORKED (at least for me).

I am a huge fan, clearly.

Strict Top/Bottom?: No
Angst: 2.5/5
Spice Frequency: 4/5
Spice Level: 4.5/5

I’ll list some notes here for what is in the book, but please PLEASE don’t keep reading if you don’t want spoilers. I’m including them for people who may need the trigger warnings or those who need spoilers bc of anxiety :)
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Tropes, kinks, and other things:
- Enemies-to-lovers
- Stepbrothers
- Grief
- Touch-Him-and-Die
- Bi-awakening or GFY (it’s a little unclear which one)
- Age Gap (5-10 Y)
- Hurt/Comfort
- PTSD
- DubCon
- Female anatomy words for MMC anatomy
- Anorgasmia
- D/s
- Sounding
- Watersports
- Docking
- Shibari

Triggers (probably not a complete list as I ran out of room in my tracking table):
- War (flashbacks only)
- Substance abuse
- Suicide attempt
- Physical assault (not between MCs)
- Physical assault (between MCs)
- DubCon? Or NonCon (this is controversial)
- Domestic abuse (not between MCs)
- Abuse by a parental figure (physical and emotional)
- Death of previous partner (off-page)