This book has been on my Kindle for a LONG time, so I decided it was past time to give it a go.

Let me start by saying, maybe I’m just not the right demographic for this series. I’m not young, but even I felt this was geared towards my grandma back in the 80’s. It reminds me of that stack of old, cheesy romances that everyone’s grandma had back in the day. Maybe because the book reeks of privilege and internalized misogyny.

The insta love didn’t bother me. Was it a bit ridiculous? Yes. Mac meets Maddie and instantly moves in with her to take care of her. In the span of a few days, he’s making life decisions and he wants to spend the rest of his life with her? Sure. I’ll bite.

Then there’s Maddie’s boobs. Apparently they are the third MC to this story because they get so much page time. Maddie has body issues with her large boobs, but rather than deal with body dysmorphia in a realistic way, it’s more just her not trusting men because they are only after her boobs. This was proven to her in high school, when a guy she was dating wanted to sleep with her and she turned him down, so he decided to tell everyone that, not only did she sleep with him, but also all of his friends (all in the same night). This earns her a reputation and the nickname, Maddie Mattress.

And here’s where the misogyny hits hard. Mac is a known “player”. He sleeps around. Maddie doesn’t. We find out she was a Virgin until she was 28 and then only had sex twice, with the same man. But she’s been slut shamed since high school. WHY DO WOMEN SLUT SHAME THEIR HEROINES? Who cares if Maddie had done the entire football team? Mac wasn’t slut shamed for sleeping around. Maddie, apparently only has value because the “rumors aren’t true”

Maddie works for Mac’s family, and we find out that she is treated worse than any of the other maids because his mom and the housekeeping supervisor dislike her. Why? Because of her reputation as the town slut. When Mac’s sister finds out that Mac has been spending time with Maddie, she tells him about how Maddie sleeps around. When Mac questions her, she just acts like it’s no big deal that she’s judging someone she barely knows, because, again, rumors and all.

Mac was okay. Maddie was unforgiving at times and I felt she really needed to lighten up. Granted, the entire town hated her until the very end. Because, of course once Mac makes sure everyone knows that she didn’t sleep with those guys in high school, the townsfolk are nice to her. Her value is apparently tied to her vagina. (Ugh)

Both Mac’s mom and sister are incredibly elitist. The author redeems the sister earlier on, but the mom isn’t redeemed until the end of the book. Frankly, by that time I already hated both characters. The next book in the series is about the sister. While the storyline sounds good, and we were introduced to the hero in this book (and I’m pretty sure he’s the only character I liked in this book), I won’t be reading it. The introduction of the sister just showed her in such a horrible way, I don’t care to read about her. I downloaded that book for free on my Kindle, but it will go straight to delete.