Really really enjoyed this. Thea was such a charming ball of delightful energy and I really warmed up to Rafe once he saw Thea for exactly how she was and loved her for all of her quirks. Plus he immediately believed the truth to her story the minute he heard it and never questioned her sincerity, so he really won me over after his initial horrible set up and poor impression of her. The layers of deception by both of them made this a really compelling plot, even if the logistics and Thea's exit strategy for the fake marriage plan don't exactly all come together for me.
SpoilerI really love the way that they both start off as victims of terrible rumors and turn it around on the baddies by the end, even if it was a little corny how well it worked to ruin the main villain forever. I am also super glad that Thea realized her parents didn't deserve forgiveness right away after how terribly they treated her. It was really refreshing to realize how much she still loved her parents and her childhood memories of them, and while she doesn't believe that they were evil people, but that she doesn't fit with their values anymore and can't have them in her life in a present way after they cast her out multiple times over a bad false rumor. Thea could walk away in a healthy place, and I'm so happy she was able to set that boundary.
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