A review by nikkieliz13
Ex Best Thing by Marika Ray

3.0

Rating: 3.25 Stars

”I suddenly had bigger things to worry about than an explosion of d!ck cookies at a women’s shelter. Daire Beneventi. My sister’s ex-boyfriend.”

I liked Daire and Izzy as a couple. Whilst the progression of their relationship in the beginning felt convenient and rushed, I couldn’t help but appreciate how honest they were with themselves when it came to their feelings for each other.

“I’d always equated strength to being loud and over the top. Izzy was showing me that strength was sometimes quiet, but equally as steadfast.”

However, I wasn’t a fan of the last minute separation debacle. I know that authors break their couples up so that they can bring them back together, but in this case the author goes down the route of FMC-breaks-up-with-the-MMC-after-misconstruing-something-without-giving-him-the-chance-to-explain and MMC-thinks-that-the-FMC-will-be-sacrificing-her-happiness-by-choosing-to-be-with-him-so-he-decides-to-end-things. My problem with this is that they had already faced similar obstacles and overcome them by trusting in the strength of their feelings and relationship. It just felt unnecessary and forced to me.

Title:[b: Ex Best Thing
(Sisters From Hell #4)
by Marika Ray]
POV(s): Dual—First Person
Interconnected Series: Yes
Standalone: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
HEA:

Spoiler

Yes

Relationship: M/F
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Triggers:

Spoiler

References to sexual and physical assault of side character

Tags/Tropes:
❖ Bad-Boy-MMC
❖ Family-Oriented
❖ Opposites-Attract
❖ Secret-Romance
❖ Shy-MMC
❖ Sisters-Ex
❖ Small-Town
❖ Unlikely-Couple