2.5⭐/2.5🌶️

I've been super excited for this book since it came out. I fell in love with the cover art, and all the content i saw on IG and was totally influenced. When the book came out, i bought it instantly but life got in the way and i held off till now - and got the audiobook! :)

However i was pretty disappointed by the book, and also the execution of the audiobook sadly.

The characters feel very much like walking tropes in a not good way. A lot of the things that happen feel as if they happen.... to check them off on a list? There's a "fuck it" kiss moment, but its literally so out of no where it feels like the author wanted to add the moment and just put it in the first place she could, instead of a place where it made sense. The trope details just feel very forced.

The fmc is meant to be a black cat, and she is, but she's also the most confusing almost bi-polar girl ever. I will say the mmc is the golden retriever i thought he would end up being. Though for some reason a lot of the things online make him seem like he's going to be some daddy dom in the bedroom scenes and he just is not. Also??? These two are 19, and it felt like they were meant to be 21 or older.

As for Wrens friends, they also seemed a little annoying and their personalities just felt all over the place like they REALLY want to set the stage for future books and have the girls fit into tight little boxes so the books can be whatever trope is planned. It was just odd to me.

Most of the stars I'm giving it are from Miles being such a cutie patootie. I love a good golden retriever boy. Even if he wasn't the best I've ever read, he was still very precious and a good fake boyfriend to Wren, despite his personal issues.

I wanted to love this very much, but between the male narrator voice, in my opinion, being a terrible casting decision, and under/overdeveloped content, this just fell flat to me :(