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Zeus by Eden Finley
4.0

I wasn't really sure what to expect going into this book in the Mike Bravo series as we have only seen small glimpses of our two MCs in the previous books, but this book delivered just the right balance of emotional depth, medium angst (which for an EF book is quite a lot), and well-paced romantic development.

Even though Saint & Iris are still my favorite couple, I can definitely see Zeus and Callie as close seconds. Look I'm not gonna lie and say this is anywhere near realistic because both Zeus & Callie have so much baggage and trauma and probably need to be in therapy and not even thinking about getting into a relationship with anyone but I don't even care because the instant protectiveness and slight codependency were so swoony to read.

I also appreciated that Callie wanted to stand on his own two feet and be self-reliant before relying on the Mike Bravo team once again, solely as a means for re-establishing his own confidence and self worth. It was a wonderful part of his character's journey to see on page.

*I received an arc of this book, all opinions are my own*