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A review by kristenlcoates
An Unnatural Vice by KJ Charles
5.0
***you definitely need to read book one first to know what's going on, even though this is about a different person/couple within the friend group introduced in book one***
God, I loved this. Enemies to lovers so easily falls flat, but KJ Charles knocks it out of the park here. They are fundamentally opposed to each other in almost every way, and also they are SO INTO EACH OTHER it hurts (them and me!). It's so funny, so consistent; had me clutching my chest one moment and then laughing when one of them told the other one to fuck off immediately after.
So much of this is about growth, grief, and choices. Who we are to ourselves, who we are to each other, what it means when we need to grow out of something and into something else--when someone sees something good in you that you don't believe about yourself, and wants you to believe and choose that goodness without changing you all at once. And, you know, also enthusiastic consent within angry sex. WHO KNEW.
So. Good. (but I'd like to reiterate again that you def need to read book one, which I did not love as much as this one, but there is a through-line of some mystery/family drama through the three book series that kicks off in book one).
God, I loved this. Enemies to lovers so easily falls flat, but KJ Charles knocks it out of the park here. They are fundamentally opposed to each other in almost every way, and also they are SO INTO EACH OTHER it hurts (them and me!). It's so funny, so consistent; had me clutching my chest one moment and then laughing when one of them told the other one to fuck off immediately after.
So much of this is about growth, grief, and choices. Who we are to ourselves, who we are to each other, what it means when we need to grow out of something and into something else--when someone sees something good in you that you don't believe about yourself, and wants you to believe and choose that goodness without changing you all at once. And, you know, also enthusiastic consent within angry sex. WHO KNEW.
So. Good. (but I'd like to reiterate again that you def need to read book one, which I did not love as much as this one, but there is a through-line of some mystery/family drama through the three book series that kicks off in book one).