A review by kayetaz
Off The Rim by Rebecca Rathe

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

5 ⭐️

Spice: 🌶️🌶🌶🌶/5

Format: ebook

another fabulous installment of this amazing series from rebecca.

this book follows ashton and marcus, who come from sort of feuding families, giving their mutual pining some forbidden aspects.

the structure of the story is sort of coming of age, because we follow the boys through several stages of their lives and the way they keep running into each other, until we get to the present and find them on the outs again.

i really loved and rooted for both characters. ashton was born and raised with a gold spoon, and really the only thing in life he’d ever been denied was marcus. marcus was raised in a working-class family that was filled with a lot of love. their pull to one another never really makes sense to anyone else, but they can only fight it for so long.

i really loved the background plot of this book, and how ash and marcus worked together to piece the small bits they each got from their families to figure out where the bad blood came from. it gave fun mystery/crime vibes that i really enjoyed. the spice, as usual, was super hot.

this was medium-angst with lots of pining and groveling and obsession. i devoured this in a day and could’ve easily read a dozen more chapters of them. i think they’ve stolen second place after my babies noah and lane, who remain my number ones.

REMEMBER: 100% of all rebecca’s preorders this year are going to organizations that support and defend human rights in the US!

*i received a free, advanced copy of this book from the author and this is my voluntary, honest review.