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The Devil You Know by Elizabeth O'Roark

8 reviews

siobhankeira's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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abidavisf's review against another edition

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funny hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Devil You Know is a fun and easy romance that you can race through, but ultimately lacked as much depth as it set up. There was a lot more potential to learn more about Ben, find out what happened to Gemma’s old colleagues (probably nothing but seeing Meg and nothing happening was anticlimactic), or even just more about the conversations that Ben and Gemma have rather than just the sex.

My interest has been piqued for the next book in the series, but I don’t think I’ll be running to it.
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hjb_128's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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luna_a's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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sdupont's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was not as strong as the previous books in the series. I think this one would’ve really benefitted from being dual POV. Ben’s POV would’ve helped balance out Gemma. One thing that I really struggled with was Gemma’s strong dislike for Ben, it honestly didn’t seem like the punishment fit his alleged crime when he started at the firm. I feel like Gemma was so harsh to him for most of the book. I wanted to see her open up more before the book’s end. During the 3rd act conflict I expected the two of them to open up more but it seemed pretty one sided. I just wanted more vulnerability from the characters like we got out of books 1 and 2. I am still looking forward to continuing on with the series. This book is really for fans of enemies to lovers with harsh banter.
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frantically's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A really enjoyable read! Gave me The Hating Game vibes and I'm always here for that 😉 I know that Gemma didn't land well with other reviewers but honestly that's just confirming her whole plotline was about: if Gemma was a male lawyer, you'd be all over her. But if she's a female lawyer who puts her career over everything? Well then she's just unlikeable.

I didn't like the plot development at the end and that really brought my rating down — the whole book was about Gemma being independent and making her own way in the law world but in the end it felt like Ben saved everything for her anyway. I know that's the romance plotline and I loved it for the romance!! it just didn't feel like it fit with the whole narrative. I'm really torn about it.

I loved Keelie as a side character and I'm so excited to read about her in the next book! 🥰
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lennie_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kirstenlikestoread's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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