Honestly, I’ve been going back and forth with my rating. Because this book is a very, very good time. However, it does get pretty grim, dark, and morally questionable - so I think readers should go into this with a lot of caution.

Final impressions:
• This book follows an "enemies with benefits" relationship between an aspiring lawyer and her best friend's brother. And as implied by its title, their casual sex arrangement is a little dark and comes with a lot of baggage.
• For all the animosity between them, Jules and Josh are, in many ways, cut from the same cloth. They're both weighed down by the ghosts of their respective pasts, turning them distrustful, emotionally repressed, and frustratingly guarded.
• In other words: the characters in this book really need therapy. (And I kind of wish there's a part in the book where they do, in fact, seek therapy.)
• “For someone who claims to hate me so much, you sure scream a lot for me.”
• Unapologetic, no-holds-barred hate-fucking with lots of choking, edging, and dirty talking.
• I thoroughly enjoyed the banter between these two enemies - but some of their comebacks did occasionally come across as childish.
• The weakest point of this story is its conflict, sad to say. Unnecessarily angsty, hard to believe, and very poorly executed.
• While I understand that dark romances are expected to be morally questionable at times, some scenes were very oof.

Spoiler

Not a fan of doctors willing to (almost) kill for their girl. Also, upon learning that Jules had lied to him, Josh roughly fucked her and then broke up with her in the cruelest way possible.

• All in all, do not read deeply into this book. Just focus on the glorious hate sex and enjoy the ride.

Recommended with caution.