aislinghelen's Reviews (1.01k)

Im really not sure if I liked it. I think I did but I have so many critiques. The audiobook is really good though.

I really liked it, love the series but it felt like there was stuff missing

This is such a fun and cute read. I love fake dating especially when it turns into more but they are fighting it for whatever reason. This is also set in a small town, which I love, and has some incredible side characters. Vivian, his grandma, and Penelope, her familiar, are definitely my favourites and anyone who disagrees is simply wrong. There is very little that I didn’t love about this book. 

Emma and Alaric are beyond cute and I love them. `They’re so good together and you can really feel the chemistry. It’s a cozy and fun read with just enough conflict that it doesn’t get boring. And when I say conflict its because my brain is not working great and I cant think of another word, not because there is much actually conflict (violent or otherwise). I also loved how everything was resolved on this book, it was done so well and made me so happy. Seriously I almost cried happy tears because it was so cute.

I haven’t read the first in this series yet but after this I have to. It can be read as a completely standalone if you want. I think this is one of the best books I have read so far this year, highly recommend!

it was an arc and was just too long, might get back to it at some point

I really enjoyed this. There was a few points that annoyed me but they resolved pretty quick. 

There was so much more to this than I was expecting. I went in thinking it would just be a cute little romance between a lawyer and the grim reaper but i was so wrong. I mean it’s that too but there is really in depth world building and a complicated but really good plot. It’s not predictable, there is a couple things that are but the overall thing is not.

The ending shocked me and I need the next book now, also how could you do that to me???

beta read

I hated this. It needed more editing and beta readers. The story could have been good but the writing was juvenile and felt wrong, like I was reading sex scenes written by a 13 year old. There was definitely internalised misogyny/ “not like other girls” vibes.

It was also a brothers best friend book done badly. “you can’t date my sister, you’re terrible and into weird sex things!” - not an exact quote. Her brother is opening a sex club with him and yet. 

He also nicknames her tigress which wouldn’t be an issue except the rest of the book is so awful too.

And yes this review might be rude or mean but it is true.