kassinreads 's review for:

Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson

4.75

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was lucky to revive an ARC copy of this book and this is my unbiased review. 

Pretend is the third book in the Scarred Executioners series but can be read as a standalone. 

This book follows Deagan “Creature” Hannibal and Alessia Valentin. 

Deagan is known for always wearing his mask and never missing a shot as a sniper. Alessia is the Admiral’s daughter and has a hit on her. So when Alessia is about to get deployed her dad assigns Deagan as her bodyguard. 

This book had me running through so many emotions. I loved how perfect they were for each other. Deagan is the perfect red flag obsessive boyfriend we all love and Alessia can definitely hold her own. 

I loved the plot. The suspense. And alllllll the yummy spice. 

Overall I gave this book 4.75⭐️ and 4🌶️ 

Hope you enjoy as much as I did!