2.5 stars.

This was alright; I don't know why I keep trying to read romance when it so rarely goes well. The premise sounds more interesting than it was (I'm really not a fan of "lack of communication" as a pivotal trope), the characters were mostly likable but not particularly engaging, and the sex scenes weren't especially hot either.

content warnings:

Spoiler

explicit sexual content, domestic violence, physical/verbal abuse, slut-shaming & objectification