I have mixed feelings about this book. While I did like certain aspects, there are more things I didn't like than things I did. I had high hopes, because it reminded me of Meet You In Middle by Devon Daniels, which I adored, and I thought this would be similar to that book. First of all, I don't think it's very well written. It seemed very basic, almost like a fanfiction or even a young adult novel. Some of the dialogue and interactions between Isadora and Karim were very basic, and somewhat cringe, and could have been a lot better. The book opened with a 'meet cute' that I really liked, but then it fell flat and was dull. It took WAY too long for these two to follow up regarding their initial meeting. I highly disliked that Karim called Isadora beautiful every other sentence - it's cute and hot at first, but then quickly loses its meaning and validity if used so often. Both Karim and Isadora made way too many sex jokes, and it felt childish, especially because they are both supposed to be these prim and proper professionals working in politics. There was a LOT of political lingo, and yes, that drove the plot, but if it's not your thing, then here is your warning. I do appreciate that this book featured an interracial couple, and the MMC was going through a divorce during a bulk of the book. I also liked that emotiomal abuse, trauma and mental health were discussed and handled well. Borderline personality disorder is mentioned, but I don't like how the author chose to have that character with BPD be abusive - not everyone with BPD is abusive, and I think it sends a bad message, indicating that people with BPD are automatically abusive. I did like that complex PTSD was also discussed, as pointing this out helped one character grow and realize that they too had been a victim/survivor of abuse. I think the spice/smut was done really well, and I definitely enjoyed those parts. Overall, it was a cute and fun read but leaves a lot to be improved upon.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Dell for providing me an electronic copy of this ARC.