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A review by dinoqueenreads
Ice, Love, & Other Penalties by Claudia Burgoa
3.75
please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: yes
POV: dual 1st person POV
spice: several open-door spicy scenes
TWs: abuse, anxiety, bribery, child abuse (off page), death of parent, depression, emergency c-section, emotional abuse, manipulation, parental abandonment, PTSD, r@pe, spousal abuse, suicide
Kinky Content: dirty talk, fingering, finger licking good, oral, praise, sexting
standalone: book 13 of Decker Family series, interconnected standalones
final thoughts: so much angst and emotional whiplash in this book! While this was an emotional read with a fair number of triggers, there was a lot of support between the MCs and the side characters that helped it to not feel so heavy. Myra was such a cute and fun character that also helped to add levity throughout the story.
While I loved the story and the spice, I felt like there was so much more to their story that we didnβt get on page. Maybe weβll see them as side characters in the series moving forward to see what happens next?
read this book if you love
π’ age gap (26/36)
π¬ angst
π¦ bossβs sister
πΏ celebrity adjacent
π₯΅ dirty talk
π¬ epistolary (texts)
π³ forbidden lovers (bossβs sister)
ποΈ forced proximity
π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ found family
π¦ he falls first and hard
π€« hidden secrets
π©Ή hurt/comfort
π instalust
ποΈ βitβs just a flingβ
π mutual pining
π©βπ¦ nanny
π₯° nicknames
π praise
π©βπ¦ single parent
π slowburn
π sports romance (hockey)
π world building
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: yes
POV: dual 1st person POV
spice: several open-door spicy scenes
TWs: abuse, anxiety, bribery, child abuse (off page), death of parent, depression, emergency c-section, emotional abuse, manipulation, parental abandonment, PTSD, r@pe, spousal abuse, suicide
Kinky Content: dirty talk, fingering, finger licking good, oral, praise, sexting
standalone: book 13 of Decker Family series, interconnected standalones
final thoughts: so much angst and emotional whiplash in this book! While this was an emotional read with a fair number of triggers, there was a lot of support between the MCs and the side characters that helped it to not feel so heavy. Myra was such a cute and fun character that also helped to add levity throughout the story.
While I loved the story and the spice, I felt like there was so much more to their story that we didnβt get on page. Maybe weβll see them as side characters in the series moving forward to see what happens next?
read this book if you love
π’ age gap (26/36)
π¬ angst
π¦ bossβs sister
πΏ celebrity adjacent
π₯΅ dirty talk
π¬ epistolary (texts)
π³ forbidden lovers (bossβs sister)
ποΈ forced proximity
π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ found family
π¦ he falls first and hard
π€« hidden secrets
π©Ή hurt/comfort
π instalust
ποΈ βitβs just a flingβ
π mutual pining
π©βπ¦ nanny
π₯° nicknames
π praise
π©βπ¦ single parent
π slowburn
π sports romance (hockey)
π world building