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The Red Zone by Meg Reading
4.25
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

          I accidentally read this one first instead of the Fantasy League - oh well. 
I liked this book it felt really short because of the pace, read almost all of it in 4 hours. The banter was so good in the beginning but the innuendos got tired quick which I guess was the point because they annoyed me. 
The enemies to lovers was really only in the beginning and I wish they truly had a hate fuck instead of going into it slowly. It felt more like enemies to unlikely friends to lovers. Though him leaving Mae like that was a power move. 
The grocery scene was everything and more, my favorite! The aftercare was really nice and cute too. 
There really should have been more story post when he woke up in the hospital, would have loved seeing Mae take care of him - in more ways than one and their bickering during that time would have been exceptional.
 
The fact that there was no third-act-break-up and instead a third-act-get-together-for-real was refreshing. 
I didn’t like the epilogue, it felt out of place and akin to the surprise pregnancy trope which I hate. And it kind of ruined Lea and Fortune’s story. 
October Calhoun is a def book boyfriend tho. 
 
After reading the first book, she really drained Abel’s entire personality huh. Not a speck to be found in this book.