special thanks to Stephanie Alves (author) for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

i liked this book, but i also have to acknowledge that there were some parts that gave me the ick.

this book started out quick. the main characters met within the first 20 pages and were instantly attracted to each other physically. that’s fine. their whole fake relationship dilemma made sense and was smart career-wise for both of them, so i don’t fault them for that.

but i think part of the reason why i’m so conflicted and got the ick early on was because of how jealous and insecure lucas was, even before the whole fake dating situationship he got into with madeline.

HOWEVER! when lucas and madeline officially got together, everything was fine. they worked on themselves, helped heal each other. once they acknowledged their actual feelings, their communication was so mature and genuine. and lucas treated her like a queen (he literally calls her “princesa”!)

i enjoyed all the appearances of the couples from the previous books. rosalie and grayson were as cute as ever. and leila and aiden were hilariously hot like always. also, i’m even more curious as to who gabi ends up with!! gabi confiding her woes in aiden instead of madeline was interesting… like who is the guy!?!