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.

my gateway elizabeth o’roark book !

read it in ~3 days & i did not cringe at all reading this book - something about enemies to lovers between lawyers with unresolved trauma just does it for me 🤌🏼🤌🏼

particularly enjoyed gemma as a character - relatable & somewhat delusional, the way she narrates the story exactly how a once hopeless romantic would

ben. FUCKING. TATE.. brb going on reddit to look for books with MMCs like him ~swooning~ 🥵

the pace was ok, not too slow that it got boring & not to fast that i wished for more details ! the 🌶️🌶️🌶️ was *chef’s kiss* not too overdone that it would be disgusting 

warning: it may be too cliche for some readers, which i completely get - but it’s perfect for the gemmas of the world that want to immerse themselves in their lil romance novel and their lil hallmark movies

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.

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! 🥰

This was probably the book with the most angst so far. I had to take breaks while reading it because it stressed me out. I liked Gemma and her back story. She was a strong, smart, determined woman. She was also a sweet person under all her hardness. Ben was the character we knew from the previous books, but I didn't feel like I got to know him as much as I wanted to. I just really, really wished we had gotten more chapters from Ben's POV. He didn't get more than one chapter in his POV. It felt odd not to get more of his thoughts and feelings. Not that Ben wasn't awesome. He was. He did some super sweet things that made me swoon. And there was some bonus content I could download at the end to get more of his POV. But anyways. I did love Gemma and Ben together. They had some great banter (with the exception of the overdone teenager jokes) and chemistry. I loved seeing them fight legal and personal battles together. Overall, this was well worth the read and another great addition to the series.  

It's Elizabeth O'Roark so I knew it was going to be good.
I was a little disappointed when the dual POV I've come to expect disappeared after the first chapter but those bonus chapters after finishing were a delight. I still thoroughly enjoyed this story and I'm sure when the next Devil book is released I will once again be spending release day devouring it.