4.5 Stars!

I really really adored everything about this book.  I loved Austin as an MMC and I thought Maggie was so relatable as well.  The side characters were so well developed.  I’m not sure how it happened, but as someone who fully supports childless cat ladies, I really did not like the Senator.  How was I rooting for her and disliking her all at the same time?  Maybe because she was so callous about Maggie’s feelings?

I didn’t take off stars for this, because it was a me problem.  This book is 100% on point for this exact moment in the season of our lives.  AI in the media, especially in the bookish community, is such an important topic right now.  We’re currently in debate season for presidential candidates.  I use reading as an escape from real life and there wasn’t much of an escape while reading the majority of this book.  Unless you count the spicy scenes which were so well done.  10/10 wholly recommend reading spicy scenes at any time :)

My reason for the .5 star deduction was while the tension was built up, it felt like we were run over with it by a bull.  Just an attraction and mild annoyance and then BAM, a kiss. I thought it could have been fleshed out a teensy bit more.