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The Legend Next Door

Jesse H Reign

4.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One Last Try

Jemma Croft

5.0

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Way You Lie

Crea Reitan

4.5

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I received a ARC copy and am providing my honest review. 4.5 stars

This one was sad. But honestly felt more real than a lot of taboo-adjacent age gap books. Generally you get the HEA and everyone ends up coming around, but that didn't happen here, which is how my brain feels it would go down in real life.

That being said, I loved these two. Laiken just loving on Lie and wanting to make him happy had me smiling like a goof.

Also, the cliff hanger on this one!!! Arghhh and Cash's book not coming until 2026 😭

Buuuut we do know that both boys get their HEAs as they feature in a few books in the future.