A review by turquoiseavenue
Desire or Defense by Leah Brunner

4.0

I listened to this story as an audiobook during a road trip and really the enjoyed the dual narrators, especially the male narrator. The story was fantastic! I loved watching the MMC go from a grouch-in-hot-water, to a total mush for the FMC and really enjoyed his backstory as well. The female lead was a spitfire and I loved how she stepped up to take care of her brother, allowed him space, and how they grieved together. The secondary characters were pretty awesome, too. Overall, this book had excellent characters who are relatable and authentic, overcoming life changing events and becoming better because of it. There were several laugh out loud moments and I can never resist a hot-headed, grump for a male lead so this story worked perfectly for me.