A review by poupimali
Keep Me by Summer O'Toole

dark funny tense 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

Tropes
Mafia (cartel / Irish)
Strong sassy FMC
Broody damaged bodyguard
Slow Burn 
Enemies to lovers
Forced Proximity and only one bed
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Contents warnings
Torture
Trafficking 
Murder (of a parent and other people)
Trauma / PTSD

This audiobook is narrated in duet by Gregory Salinas and Geneva Mitchell.
Geneva gives Reggie the sharp wit and sass she deserves. It’s perfect.

I enjoyed every minute of this book. Give me a strong-willed, sassy, and smart FMC and a broody, emotionally closed-off bodyguard (who’s never even kissed a woman - love that micro-trope), and I’m all in.

Roan (the third Fox’s brother) and Reggie’s dynamic is electric, full of bickering, sexual tension, and moments of unexpected tenderness.

This story is a wild ride from start to finish, with a jaw-dropping (and pretty disturbing) climax and an ending that will leave you hanging in the best way. 😏
Bonus: Her pettiness when the enemies-to-lovers tension is at its peak (think Nair and hot pepper) 🤣

This book doesn’t just focus on romance, it has a dark and compelling mystery at its core, packed with cartel politics, gruesome murders, and a serial killer on the loose.

The slow burn is really slow, until it’s not 👌🏻
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