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I’m having a hard time actually rating this because it wasn’t bad, there were a few parts that made me smile, but it wasn’t that good. It was super insta-lusty which I really don’t love. The whole book takes place over a week and by like day 3 they’re ‘in love’.

I mean really, who moves in with someone to a different state and quits their job after knowing them for a week? I don’t care what you went through together, that’s moving way too fast. It’s not even remotely believable at that point.

The main characters were both kind of annoying and a little dumb/frustrating. I like it when mmc are somewhat protective and possessive, but sometimes it went too far. They blame it on his PTSD that they mention once and then just kind of move on, not even mentioning anything in the epilogue about how he dealt with it. We also didn’t really get much about them as people or their backgrounds. Like with his divorce, he never talked about why he got divorced with her or said anything about his ex-wife. It was just kind of thrown in to show how bad he got obsessed with the Boston kidnapping case. It seemed like the actually story and character buildup was super rushed together and it focused a lot more on smut scenes, which kind of ruined it. There wasn’t much swooning or sweet things being said. It was kind of insta-lust to love right away when they barely know each other.

Also, what was going on with Jude and Dante? We never even found out what happened when Dante came to talk to Jude, it felt so incomplete. It’s like the author started to write a cute side story and then totally forgot about it.

Idk. It was enjoyable enough for a quick read. The mystery was pretty easy to solve.

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

"You're inside me for good, too, Taylor.

From the first second I saw you to the

last second I'm given.

Stay with me.

Watch me prove it."

A fast mystery-ish and romance novel based on an elementary school teacher aka a murder mystery cases fanatic and an ex-cop reverted to a bounty hunter.

Their nicknames for each other?

•Taylor:Bounty Hunter

•Myles: Half Pint.

Plot?

After years of saving money and being called cheap, she was able to afford a “luxury” vacation for her brother who she love dearly. When she gets stuck into a murder case, she meets Myles, a grumpy ass bounty Hunter.

The attraction to one another was hard and it definitely felt like a whiplash for him.

Tropes?

Romance + Murder mystery

Grumpy vs Sunshine

Teacher vs Cop

Summer Romance

Light Murder mystery

Insta-lust to insta love? Mixed with fluff

Duo POV

Age gap ( him 30s her 20s)

Body guard trope?

Possessive walking red flag MC

Spicy🌶

There are times where I felt second hand embarrassment, like in the epilogue for example.

Also, sometimes she is naive? Careless? I know that she wants to be involve in the car bu she is kinda inattentive for a teacher; especially when a murderer is after her.

The MC can sometime be overbearing over FC.

They constantly do this push-and-pull thing.

I just wanted them to fuck it off the tension and express their true feelings.

But Tessa Bailey knows how to make it work:

"Our life together is at stake. Did I really think I could just walk away from her? I would sell my soul to the devil to be holding her right now. To hold her forever."

;

“I might be dominating her, but she's owning me.”

;

"You," she says against my ear. "I could

love you so easily.”

'I'm n-not property to be locked down.

"I am. I'm your property." His lips skim my

jawline. "Inside and out.”

{isn’t this swoon worthy}.

;

"This is me in your body, Taylor."

"This is you in my heart," I say, voice uneven. Kissing him softly. Once, twice. "Do you feel yourself there?"

"Yeah," he chokes out, eyes suspiciously

damp. "Keep me there. All right?"

"There's no getting you out. I don't

want to."

"You're inside me for good, too, Taylor.

From the first second I saw you to the last second I'm given. Stay with me.

Watch me prove it."

;

"You need to stop, sweetheart, we'll stop. You hear me? On a fucking dime. Whether it kills me or not."

The subplot of the murder case was not as strong as I expected. But again this is a romance novel.

How Taylor describes her feelings for Myles:

"He's like eating a spicy breakfast burrito after years of having oatmeal for breakfast."

Those who might feel it blasphemy…

they fuck in a church and it’s 🌶.

Props to Jude, Taylor’s brother to witness everything:

"You're not getting knifed. You're getting

wifed."

I need a book of his HEA.

TW: Murder; gun violence; stalking; non consented voyeurism;

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