Finally caved and decided to see what this one was all about. In all honesty, this could have been a better book if she took the familial and huge age gap aspects out of it and made Tiernan a little older and Jake a family friend.

Once you move past the mess of Jake being her faux uncle and Noah/Kaleb being her faux cousins, (basically the first 60% of the book) the story of her and Kaleb wasn’t all that bad as it felt more like two people in love that were trying to figure things out, especially once you got more of Kaleb’s background and “voice,” albeit, the writing isn’t all that great. Clearly not a literary masterpiece, but not a terrible book either.

Be warned, there is some triggering material in the book: sexual assault, emotional abuse, emotional manipulation, physical violence

Another one where the FMC is the problem.

1.5 ⭐️s

This book had potential, which is why I started reading it, but it’s also a good example of why dual POVs are important and sometimes needed. Unfortunately, this book didn’t have that and its plot points suffered in places because of it.

I was pulled in by the idea of a girl who loses her best friend and finds out that she had actually gotten involved in a pretty serious relationship with her ex boyfriend. I think honestly, this probably could have given us multiple points of view from Becca, Riley, Rae, and Drew and that would have strengthened the story quite a bit.

Once Becca arrives to the cottage and meets Riley, that’s where the story begins to fall flat and some of the plot points become disjointed. While they spent time together, I couldn’t really see where they began to fall in love as that felt incredibly underdeveloped.

The story didn’t really begin to pick up until the last 30% of the book once Drew arrives to give her the letter and shares what really happened between him and Rae, but even that felt a bit rushed. I also don’t quite understand the plot points of her abnormal cells from the Pap smear and Rae’s brother’s sexuality seemingly being dumped on the reader in the last 20% of the book as almost an afterthought or a messy plot point.

I think this had some good potential, but just feel short in the overall development and execution of the story.

I knew this book would not disappoint and it certainly did not.

Meghan Quinn is so good at the dual POV in her books. I have been waiting for Posey’s story to drop because I knew it would be hilarious and just as I suspected, I definitely laughed out loud throughout. I think my favorite parts of the Agitator series might be the group text messaging threads where you see the personalities of all the characters come through. Pure hilarity.

Posey’s story was very cute and adorable just as I thought it would be.

My only complaint is there is zero diversity in any of her books and I don’t really get why the FMC always has to be a fresh out of college or in college aged person.

Other than that, if you want a good laugh and happy ending, her books are always a good read.

3.5 ⭐️s

Rich people problems, can’t relate.

I do love a fake marriage/forced proximity situation, so this one wasn’t too bad. Anna was funny. Liam/West was as tragic as they come, and his parents were horrible per the usual, but this wasn’t a bad read.

3.5 ⭐️s

I’ve been waiting for Isaiah’s story because I knew it would be a tough read, but also great at the same time. As the lovable and funny guy of the group who always hide his real emotions, I knew there would be more depth and more emotional content to unpack with his character, especially given how him and his brother Kai suffered the unexpected loss of their mother at such a young age and practically leaves on each other to raise themselves. I love their relationship and friendship as brothers and the way they have reimagined family for themselves through the teammates they share and the others in the book.

Isaiah’s and Kennedy’s story was swoon worthy and their banter was on point. While Kennedy had her own familial trauma to contend with, it was great to see them both support each other through those difficult moments and fall in love.

I made it to the very end of the book, but the epilogue chapter with the glasses practically unraveled me into a weepy mess.

1.5 stars.

A little slow, but once it picked up, it picked up. Immediately starting book 2.