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Heated Rivals by Katee Robert

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hannahblack2021's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

It was good but not as good as I had hoped for. Instead of drawing out the tension of the enemies-to-lovers trope that was touched upon with these two main characters in the first book, the trope was short-lived, and they became secret lovers. Carrigan was also strong and fearless in the first book and that just sort of diminished in the first book.

Alternative plot suggestion: Have James speak to Carrigan's father about his name being put on the list - O'Malleys would in part control all of Boston through their alliances. Then have Carrigan and James play out enemies to lovers while knocking boots and the rest of the storyline.

Spice was good but not as good as the first book. Still a good read and will continue with the series.

lexluther99's review

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emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

charlee_1895's review

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dark funny mysterious tense slow-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? No

3.75

jtreinen20's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

mandyreads's review against another edition

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5.0

Review to come! But this is my favorite Katee Robert book to date! <3

summerreed's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced

4.25

Kerrigan and James

glddstwmn's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Carrigan being a capricorn makes so much sense. If that was intentional, it was a good choice. I related to her a lot as a fellow stubborn earth sign and because I, too, would let James Halloran ruin my life. 😩

I think the pet name he chooses for her is too cutesy for his character, I also thought there were a few things that he and Carrigan said that made me cringe a little, but honestly just being a little nit picky there lol

This book had me laughing, crying and gnawing at the bars of my enclosure.

Check the TWs for this one though, some parts are pretty heavy!!

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