Can we all just take a moment to appreciate what a fantastic character arc The Russian has had since the beginning of book one? He went from being the butt of every joke (literally, since he was basically just a walking fart joke), to then showing what a great friend he is, to all of a sudden showing his vulnerable emotional side and hopeless romantic tendencies. And now here we are, getting to see the Russian in all his soft hearted, gooey goodness. At the beginning of book one I did not ever think that I would grow to love Vlad so much! He’s easily my favourite character in this series, and getting to read from his perspective was so much fun! I think this might have just become my favourite book in the series!

It’s genuinely shocking to me that I loved this though, because it has my least favourite romance trope; miscommunication! I haaaaaate when all the character’s problems could be solved by having a few deep and meaningful conversations, but one or both of them are too stubborn to do it. In this one though, I actually really liked it! I think it was because the stubbornness was in character for both love interests that it made sense. Both characters were feeling insecure and vulnerable, and their reasoning behind thinking the other didn’t want them were totally justified. This is probably the only time that I’ve liked the miscommunication trope, so big kudos to Lyssa Kay Adams for managing to get me to like it!

Overall, this was a delight to read! I almost wish I had taken my time with it more so I could savour it, but once I started I couldn’t put it down. Can’t wait for more in this series!