Thank you Del Rey for the ARC.

I TRIED.

I have tried reading this author twice and I just don’t think we’re a match. I wanted to love this one, I was very intrigued by the summary, and ultimately a lot fell flat.

I don’t think I realized this was much more urban fantasy that I generally like. There’s coffee shops and police departments, real life cities, etc. That can be all well and fine, but my initial understanding was that this was much more fantasy and I had a hard time getting into this setting.

The “banter” between Seokga and Hani was more childish that that sweet spot of an enemies to lovers dynamic. I kept rolling my eyes and waiting for the story to move along rather than soaking up the page time they had together. It was missing that romantic vibe.

For the plot, I found it fairly predictable. All of the parts of this book were there, and the execution was not.

Overall audience notes:
- Fantasy Romance
- Language: moderate-high
- Romance: 1-2 open door
- Violence: moderate