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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
if i could rate this more than 5 stars here, i would. i binged this entire series in two days. i am SAT.
i was so reluctant to read this book because the fake marriage/marriage of convenience trope is one of my least favorites. and the end of book 3 left me feeling like isaiah was not going to get the justice he deserved. but i also loved all of those crumbs of him and kenny in the third book and not reading this book just wasn't an option for me. and i'm so glad that i did. i mean, tears in my eyes, smile on my face, i'm glad i did. this was that twirling my hair, kicking my feet kinda book. but the TEARS, y'all. i don't cry often, and it's rare i find a good book that brings that kind of emotion out of me, but literally within the first 5 chapters, reading through isaiah's POV? i cried. and then cried multiple other times throughout the book, too. i couldn't even tell you why, just something about his love for kennedy, his obsession, his devotion to her... just that's what did it for me. like the happy on the outside, dying a little on the inside really, REALLY got me. because that's one of the most relatable feelings in the world. and even though he was hurt, so many times throughout this book for some reason or another, he kept showing up for her. kept being what she needed. kept being a constant lifeline for her... chills. i love the he fell first trope as much as the next girly, but this exceeded every expectation for me.
i loved that isaiah had no problem laying himself on the line for her, constantly being there to show presence, even if she didn't really want him to, because he knew she needed that. like i was screaming in my head for her to just SEE him, because she was so... ugh, she made my chest ache. like this girl with intimacy issues who was never TRULY loved or respected, trying to learn from this beautiful man who would do ANYTHING for her, even if it meant teaching her how to love and be comfortable touching someone else???? that ruined me. and i loved that every time he pointed out that's what he was doing all of that for, so she could be comfortable with others, he just was not having it. lmfao. like oh she thinks she's going to touch some other man? nope. love some other man? absolutely not. marry someone other than him? not a mf chance. there was never any doubt in his mind that she was it for him. others, kenny included, saw a 6 month deadline until it was time for her to leave, and all he saw was 6 entire months of doing whatever he possibly could to make her fall in love with him. i just... i loved him so much. i can't even begin to describe the love that i have for him. and the ending, with the glasses, i just... i sobbed honestly. he deserved the absolute world and the real world just does not have men like isaiah rhodes. and for good reason. because balance.
this was my only 5 star of the series, truly like a 5.5 to me. i loved everything about this. i came into this not expecting to enjoy it bc of the whole marriage thing, but this was probably one of the best versions of that trope i have ever read, and i will die on this hill. isaiah and kenny were my everything, i didn't want to finish this book, like at all. they gave me all of those ryan and indy feels, but with that last little dash of magic and euphoria that those two were missing. it was perfect to me. their story was beyond beautiful.
i was so reluctant to read this book because the fake marriage/marriage of convenience trope is one of my least favorites. and the end of book 3 left me feeling like isaiah was not going to get the justice he deserved. but i also loved all of those crumbs of him and kenny in the third book and not reading this book just wasn't an option for me. and i'm so glad that i did. i mean, tears in my eyes, smile on my face, i'm glad i did. this was that twirling my hair, kicking my feet kinda book. but the TEARS, y'all. i don't cry often, and it's rare i find a good book that brings that kind of emotion out of me, but literally within the first 5 chapters, reading through isaiah's POV? i cried. and then cried multiple other times throughout the book, too. i couldn't even tell you why, just something about his love for kennedy, his obsession, his devotion to her... just that's what did it for me. like the happy on the outside, dying a little on the inside really, REALLY got me. because that's one of the most relatable feelings in the world. and even though he was hurt, so many times throughout this book for some reason or another, he kept showing up for her. kept being what she needed. kept being a constant lifeline for her... chills. i love the he fell first trope as much as the next girly, but this exceeded every expectation for me.
i loved that isaiah had no problem laying himself on the line for her, constantly being there to show presence, even if she didn't really want him to, because he knew she needed that. like i was screaming in my head for her to just SEE him, because she was so... ugh, she made my chest ache. like this girl with intimacy issues who was never TRULY loved or respected, trying to learn from this beautiful man who would do ANYTHING for her, even if it meant teaching her how to love and be comfortable touching someone else???? that ruined me. and i loved that every time he pointed out that's what he was doing all of that for, so she could be comfortable with others, he just was not having it. lmfao. like oh she thinks she's going to touch some other man? nope. love some other man? absolutely not. marry someone other than him? not a mf chance. there was never any doubt in his mind that she was it for him. others, kenny included, saw a 6 month deadline until it was time for her to leave, and all he saw was 6 entire months of doing whatever he possibly could to make her fall in love with him. i just... i loved him so much. i can't even begin to describe the love that i have for him. and the ending, with the glasses, i just... i sobbed honestly. he deserved the absolute world and the real world just does not have men like isaiah rhodes. and for good reason. because balance.
this was my only 5 star of the series, truly like a 5.5 to me. i loved everything about this. i came into this not expecting to enjoy it bc of the whole marriage thing, but this was probably one of the best versions of that trope i have ever read, and i will die on this hill. isaiah and kenny were my everything, i didn't want to finish this book, like at all. they gave me all of those ryan and indy feels, but with that last little dash of magic and euphoria that those two were missing. it was perfect to me. their story was beyond beautiful.
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love Liz Tomforde’s Windy City series. And I love “oops, we got married in Vegas and now have to fake it even though we are strangers/enemies/rivals/coworkers” as a micro trope. So I giggled my way through this in an afternoon or two at the beach and I adored it. Highly recommend!