Oof. This was really disappointing. Especially considering how much I enjoyed the first book.

There was zero chemistry between the two leads (in my opinion), the insta-love was really weird given the context, and the constant telling instead of showing drove me crazy (yes, Enrique, we get that you're a lapsed Catholic because it doesn't fit your lifestyle and good for you for having gay friends, do you want a gold star?? And omg I can't count the number of times Carolina said she's never EVER going to get married!!!). I also wasn't a fan of the not-so-subtle implications that there was something wrong with Carolina for not being married at 23. I get that this was a (loose) retelling of The Taming of the Shrew but I feel like that maybe wasn't the best Shakespeare play to tell this story? Or it could have been done differently without all the misogyny. Carolina has legit reasons to be angry but I think the whole plot of this was a bit of a mess because it tried too hard to fit into the structure of the original story.

All of that plus the borderline(?) abusive behavior from Carolina's family (which the author only kind of calls out herself with one throwaway sentence about there being a thin line between being traditional and abusive) really left a sour taste in my mouth 😬