thelibraryoft's Reviews (477)

I liked the idea of this more than the actual book.  I struggled to see the connection between the FMCs and I wasn't super invested in the influencer storyline. Maybe it's my NY blue state privilege but I just got so annoyed by her work drama. I love that this has aro/ace representation and in the beginning, the explanations of the micro labels felt helpful but as the story went on it felt like a ton of coming out over and over and dealing with homophobia over and over. It was just a downer. 

This is a tough review to write. Even with all my complaints, the book wasn't bad. It just fell flat for me.  

also WHERE IS THE ARO FLAG ON TJE COVER?! It's literally 80% of the story.

I am always looking for new sapphic romance books and I loved the Mr & Mrs Smith inspired premise. I really liked the main characters KC &  Yardley. The were both unique and I understood their reasoning for breaking up and how they were working to come back together. I loved the spy plotline in the beginning of the book but later on both plotlines got a little too repetitive & predictable.

 Penguin Random House | Berkley

I liked this, I didn't love it. I liked the characters (especially Juliette & Kathleen), the setting & the romance, but the monster in the city plot just didn't do anything for me. I have a feeling this is going to be a lovers to enemies to lovers to enemies to lovers situation which I love, so I am planning on continuing the series. 

This book was so fun and really well done for a debut novel. The initial "scandal" was really comical and felt way more dramatic than real life would be, but I think that's what made it so funny. The author shoves so many tropes into this book but because the FMC is an author, she calls them out and gets so frustrated that it's happening to her. I loved that spin on the tropes. 

Margot and Forrest were such genuine and likable characters. I loved how they came from different worlds, but had so much in common and really bonded over taking care of their family members. In the middle I was getting a little annoyed with Margot and Forrest making choices for their loved ones, but this was resolved really nicely. 

I was NOT expecting the spice scenes to be THAT SPICY. I am no amateur when it comes to smut but I was defiantly nervous that someone was going to overhead my audio book. This might not be the book you want playing on your car radio when you're stuck in traffic.

I am really pleasantly surprised by this one and am looking forward to reading more from this author in the future.