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A review by itsashtaylor
The Devil You Know by Veronica Eden
4.0
3.75/5⭐️ (rounded to 4)
This was a super cute, easy to get through read, that I really enjoyed!
This book follows Tatum and Cooper. Tatum is determined to lose her virginity and learn everything she can about sex before starting college. She asks her neighbor/brother’s best friend/town heartthrob to help her by being her sex tutor.
This book was a super cute read. I really loved Cooper, he was so protective of Tatum which was adorable. His character had good depth to him and he was easily a very likeable character. The only thing I didn’t like about him was the way he talked about ‘other’ girls (girls who weren’t Tatum). When it came to Tatum he was basically the perfect guy, but he was constantly judging other girls for wearing makeup or the way they dressed and similar things to this. That part really turned me off from Cooper.
I also liked Tatum as a character and her relationship with Cooper at the beginning. But about halfway through I started to get annoyed with their relationship and Tatum herself. They started out as a friends with benefits sort of situation to teach her to have sex, which quickly turned into fake dating because her brother found out about them. So now they’re “fake” dating in public, sleeping together, but then also pretty much just real dating too so they don’t accidentally “slip up”. There was absolutely nothing fake about it but then the characters continuously talked about having to remember that it’s pretend. On Cooper’s part it made sense, since he was trying to get her to fall in love with him. But on Tatum’s end it just got annoying. He made his feelings EXTREMELY clear and she was just like “he’s just pretending”. It got to the point where it was super annoying (and she was super annoying). By the third act breakup, I was done with their relationship.
All that being said, I still enjoyed the book. It was super easy to get through, quick paced and I couldn’t put it down. Even though I was annoyed with the relationship and characters often, I couldn’t put the book down. Overall, I would definitely still recommend picking this book up if you like contemporary romance with fake dating and brother’s best friend. I will definitely be picking up more from this author!
Thank you to Wildfire Marketing and the author for a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review!
This was a super cute, easy to get through read, that I really enjoyed!
This book follows Tatum and Cooper. Tatum is determined to lose her virginity and learn everything she can about sex before starting college. She asks her neighbor/brother’s best friend/town heartthrob to help her by being her sex tutor.
This book was a super cute read. I really loved Cooper, he was so protective of Tatum which was adorable. His character had good depth to him and he was easily a very likeable character. The only thing I didn’t like about him was the way he talked about ‘other’ girls (girls who weren’t Tatum). When it came to Tatum he was basically the perfect guy, but he was constantly judging other girls for wearing makeup or the way they dressed and similar things to this. That part really turned me off from Cooper.
I also liked Tatum as a character and her relationship with Cooper at the beginning. But about halfway through I started to get annoyed with their relationship and Tatum herself. They started out as a friends with benefits sort of situation to teach her to have sex, which quickly turned into fake dating because her brother found out about them. So now they’re “fake” dating in public, sleeping together, but then also pretty much just real dating too so they don’t accidentally “slip up”. There was absolutely nothing fake about it but then the characters continuously talked about having to remember that it’s pretend. On Cooper’s part it made sense, since he was trying to get her to fall in love with him. But on Tatum’s end it just got annoying. He made his feelings EXTREMELY clear and she was just like “he’s just pretending”. It got to the point where it was super annoying (and she was super annoying). By the third act breakup, I was done with their relationship.
All that being said, I still enjoyed the book. It was super easy to get through, quick paced and I couldn’t put it down. Even though I was annoyed with the relationship and characters often, I couldn’t put the book down. Overall, I would definitely still recommend picking this book up if you like contemporary romance with fake dating and brother’s best friend. I will definitely be picking up more from this author!
Thank you to Wildfire Marketing and the author for a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review!