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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
I liked a majority of this! Drew’s ex asks her to go on vacation with his family and give him another chance so she goes but of course something happens and Drew is stuck being around Six’s (the ex bf) hot doctor brother Josh who she thinks hates her.
Drew was a fun character, way more angsty than I was expecting but I liked it, I can definitely understand why she didn’t stand up for herself more and honestly wasn’t annoyed by her! I’m not a big fan of celebrity MCs but I wanted to give this story a try and I enjoyed it! I also enjoyed her subplot with her record label and how she was perceived vs how she actually was.
Six the ex-bf can just go play with some rocks or something that man was so childish lol didn’t care about anyone but himself and of course did the classic I only want you when you show me you’re done with me which ew.
Josh was a hottie and so sweet and caring and possessive altogether and I loved that he (a little reluctantly at first) gave Drew a chance and it didn’t take long for him to want to always be around her.
There is a very slight love triangle that I wouldn’t even really call a love triangle cause it’s a very clear sight on who she wants to be with. It was a fun read, yes it had angst but it still felt like an easy read and I didn’t really skim!
I will say though, the ending felt slightly rushed and the conflict was a little out of left field and didn’t really match the rest of the book but otherwise a good read!
Drew was a fun character, way more angsty than I was expecting but I liked it, I can definitely understand why she didn’t stand up for herself more and honestly wasn’t annoyed by her! I’m not a big fan of celebrity MCs but I wanted to give this story a try and I enjoyed it! I also enjoyed her subplot with her record label and how she was perceived vs how she actually was.
Six the ex-bf can just go play with some rocks or something that man was so childish lol didn’t care about anyone but himself and of course did the classic I only want you when you show me you’re done with me which ew.
Josh was a hottie and so sweet and caring and possessive altogether and I loved that he (a little reluctantly at first) gave Drew a chance and it didn’t take long for him to want to always be around her.
There is a very slight love triangle that I wouldn’t even really call a love triangle cause it’s a very clear sight on who she wants to be with. It was a fun read, yes it had angst but it still felt like an easy read and I didn’t really skim!
I will say though, the ending felt slightly rushed and the conflict was a little out of left field and didn’t really match the rest of the book but otherwise a good read!
4.5 — really went in thinking this was going to just be a cute ex-bf brother trope but I was all up in my feels during this, really ended up loving drew and josh
If you're a fan of the "Devils" series, get ready to dive into another fantastic installment!
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
The heroine was a mega idiot and a doormat at times, but overall the story was pretty interesting. I did have to majorly suspend my disbelief at times, like how unaware the heroine was about Somalia's situation, which I could have accepted at first, but when she just acted like she was going on a romantic getaway to a fucking WAR TORN COUNTRY, which is dangerously unstable, without even researching first, I just felt like slapping some sense into her. It's just plain idiotic at that point. And then I hated even more that she acted like a spoiled brat when the hero didn't immediately keel over with joy upon seeing her in a life-threatening situation. Even after being repeatedly told, and even after seeing herself how dangerous the situation was, she was like "guess he wasn't lying about this being dangerous". You GUESS?! I just lost all respect for her then and there. The whole going-to-a-warzone-on-a-whim thing was SO IDIOTIC.
Also, I couldn't help comparing this book with the first book in the series, and felt like Hayes and Tali had waaaay more chemistry than these two. I hated that even in the extended epilogue the heroine still had doubts about the hero's intentions.
The pacing of the story felt a bit off. I felt like the author spent A LOT of time describing their millions of hikes in the story, while the whole evil-manager+assistant+whoever storyline, which was this oh-so-insurmountable problem throughout the whole story, was just magically fixed. A bit more attention should have been given to how the heroine managed to take them down, IMO.
My final complaint: how flippantly they treated the heroine's coke usage. It's never regarded as an addictive substance, the heroine seemingly started and stopped using it with no issues at all, which I find COMPLETELY unrealistic given her dad was an addict and as far as I know, addiction can be a genetic issue. I just don't understand how even the hero, who is a bleeding heart doctor, doesn't even bat an eye when the heroine admits to doing coke.
Also, I couldn't help comparing this book with the first book in the series, and felt like Hayes and Tali had waaaay more chemistry than these two. I hated that even in the extended epilogue the heroine still had doubts about the hero's intentions.
The pacing of the story felt a bit off. I felt like the author spent A LOT of time describing their millions of hikes in the story, while the whole evil-manager+assistant+whoever storyline, which was this oh-so-insurmountable problem throughout the whole story, was just magically fixed. A bit more attention should have been given to how the heroine managed to take them down, IMO.
My final complaint: how flippantly they treated the heroine's coke usage. It's never regarded as an addictive substance, the heroine seemingly started and stopped using it with no issues at all, which I find COMPLETELY unrealistic given her dad was an addict and as far as I know, addiction can be a genetic issue. I just don't understand how even the hero, who is a bleeding heart doctor, doesn't even bat an eye when the heroine admits to doing coke.
Oh wow! So many emotions! This is my second book read by this author, and I absolutely love the seamless way she writes enemies to lovers. The characters' feelings evolve so naturally that you get to a point where you wonder how they ever disliked each other. It's an art that not many authors that I've read have captured so well as Elizabeth O'Roark. And that climax, heartbreaking considering Drew's view of herself.
I literally neglected all my stuff to read this book today and that was the best form of self care.