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rdebner's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
4.25
Torn between 4.25 and 4.5 stars, but one thing is for sure, Liz and Silas SERVED. And most of the side characters were from the Xeni universe. Aaaah! I'm obsessed!! I clearly loved this way more than book 1.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Murder
martamae77's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Racism and Injury/Injury detail
aprilmarie's review against another edition
4.0
Dear Ms. Weatherspoon,
At first you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.
Hot damn!!! đ
Grumpy fruit framer, legal eagle and an extremely upset former client. Like Lewis hides out on Silas McInroyâs farm and neither are happy about it. How does one past the time ... Makinâ whoopee. Duh...
Liz Lewis is my Shero. I loved this character from word one. Her presence, confidence and âIâm not here for you shitâ attitude was an absolute joy to experience. Donât get me wrong sheâs far from perfect. But I like a character (especially a woman) who can be wrong, own it and not let it destroy her.
This is a well written sex fantasy. Fun characters, good energy and steamy in all the right places.
At first you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.
Hot damn!!! đ
Grumpy fruit framer, legal eagle and an extremely upset former client. Like Lewis hides out on Silas McInroyâs farm and neither are happy about it. How does one past the time ... Makinâ whoopee. Duh...
Liz Lewis is my Shero. I loved this character from word one. Her presence, confidence and âIâm not here for you shitâ attitude was an absolute joy to experience. Donât get me wrong sheâs far from perfect. But I like a character (especially a woman) who can be wrong, own it and not let it destroy her.
This is a well written sex fantasy. Fun characters, good energy and steamy in all the right places.
phoenixinthecity's review against another edition
4.0
This review is going to be similar to my last one for Weatherspoon's Haven...
Things I loved: Silas, like Shep from Haven is a grumpy-ass hero who also happens to be a self-diagnosed autistic. He's blunt and socially awkward as a result, but the edge he has over Shep is that he wants to fall in love, have a family and build a legacy but recognizes his limitations: "Who am I supposed to give this to? How do I keep this in the family when I can't keep a woman? How so I keep this in the family? How do I grow this business, maybe even turn it into the start of generational wealth when I can't make it through most first dates because the second I'm face to face with a woman I like, I know I can't pretend anymore?" This kind of broke my heart.
Liz, Claudia from Haven's BFF is a former sex worker who worked as a dominatrix to pay for law school and support her younger sister after their parents died while she was still in college. She's a strong woman who's also dealing with trauma after she killed a man in self-defence, which was the reason she had to flee. The sex was extra HOT and even funny, because likes to have control and dominate and Silas is keen to submit and please her.
Things I didn't love: The disconnect with reality. Liz killed a hitman in self-defence and instead of staying in the city while the authorities are trying to figure stuff out, she goes into hiding...maybe I'm supposed to believe that because of the rather transparent racism of the detective and white DA who were assigned to her case and were skeptical of the circumstances that they didn't stay in touch or notice that she was out of town for a couple weeks? That just seems odd to me.
Also, this is a me problem because I find this distracting, but the book could have used a more thorough copyedit - there were unnecessary or misplaced articles like "the" and "a", and wrong words, like "favo(u)r" when the word should have been "favo(u)rite".
Things I loved: Silas, like Shep from Haven is a grumpy-ass hero who also happens to be a self-diagnosed autistic. He's blunt and socially awkward as a result, but the edge he has over Shep is that he wants to fall in love, have a family and build a legacy but recognizes his limitations: "Who am I supposed to give this to? How do I keep this in the family when I can't keep a woman? How so I keep this in the family? How do I grow this business, maybe even turn it into the start of generational wealth when I can't make it through most first dates because the second I'm face to face with a woman I like, I know I can't pretend anymore?" This kind of broke my heart.
Liz, Claudia from Haven's BFF is a former sex worker who worked as a dominatrix to pay for law school and support her younger sister after their parents died while she was still in college. She's a strong woman who's also dealing with trauma after she killed a man in self-defence, which was the reason she had to flee. The sex was extra HOT and even funny, because likes to have control and dominate and Silas is keen to submit and please her.
Things I didn't love: The disconnect with reality. Liz killed a hitman in self-defence and instead of staying in the city while the authorities are trying to figure stuff out, she goes into hiding...maybe I'm supposed to believe that because of the rather transparent racism of the detective and white DA who were assigned to her case and were skeptical of the circumstances that they didn't stay in touch or notice that she was out of town for a couple weeks? That just seems odd to me.
Also, this is a me problem because I find this distracting, but the book could have used a more thorough copyedit - there were unnecessary or misplaced articles like "the" and "a", and wrong words, like "favo(u)r" when the word should have been "favo(u)rite".
hollielovesromance's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-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
4.0
Liz and Silas are everything. I love the narrators.
bookishplantmom's review against another edition
dark
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I enjoyed this book! The thriller aspects were unexpected but got me pulled into the story very quickly. I would have like to see that be resolved differently in the end but I liked what was there. I thought Si was adorable and I enjoyed seeing the relationship develop with Liz. The writing style is rather direct and in some cases I found it almost too straightforward like I never felt fully emotionally connected because little was included in terms of that aspect of the developing romance.
verityw's review
3.0
Love a fake relationship story - and this is a lot of fun. And if you've read Xeni - there's a tie in here!