Thank you to my friends at @berekleypub and @prhaudio for the free #gifted copies of this book.

 

The banter!  The tension!  Oh man did I SWOON over Misery and Lowe.  

 

I thought I knew Hazelwood and the stories she writes.  But this book proved me so wrong.  (No teeny tiny female lead to be found here!)  Hazelwood has broken out of that mold, and totally won me over again. 

 

I was needing a good romance.  And this book fit the bill.  It was SO MUCH fun.  From the beginning, I was easily absorbed by this story of forbidden love, and I managed to binge it in less than 24 hours.  

 

Enemies to lovers is my favorite trope.  It tends to bring the heat.  And this vampire/werewolf pairing did just that.  There’s a certain plane scene that had me 🔥!

 

Completely aside from the swoony, spicy romance, I was besotted with Lowe’s 7-year-old sister, Anna.  She kept me laughing, and I had a strong mama urge to protect her. 

 

I thoroughly enjoyed this new side of Hazelwood.  And I have to admit, I’m hoping for a sequel featuring a certain pair of best friends!  

 

🎧 The narration for this one is oh-so-good.  Primary narrator, Therese Plummer fully embodied the snarkiness and sass of Misery.  She had me hanging on, one more chapter, until I reached the end.  Sadly, Wil Damon only narrates short snippets.  But his narration… BOY was it good.  He had me longing for more from Lowe.