please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: HEA
POV: dual 1st person POV
spice: several open-door spicy scenes
TWs: assault, attempted sexual assault, blackmail, cheating, manipulation, parental abandonment, PTSD
Kinky Content: cum play, dirty talk, grinding, finger licking good, fingering, “fuck it”, nipple play, pierced nipples, public sex, shower sex
standalone: book 3 of RLU series
final thoughts: starting a book with a playlist is a great way to get me excited about a book and that excitement lasted through to the very end.
I loved the way this book surprised me! This is book 3 of a series- it can be read as a standalone (which I did) but I’ll definitely be going back to read the rest of the series because I loved all the characters so much.
The tattooing scenes were some of my favorites and I loved the way we got to see them both changing for themselves and each other. The forced proximity scenes were so well done and the grand gestures were so perfect!


read this book if you love
🫡 big MMC
🏫 college setting
🥵 dirty talk
💬 epistolary
🏝️ forced proximity
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 found family
🎁 grand gestures
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 great side characters
😡 grumpy/sunshine
🤫 hidden secrets
🩹 hurt/comfort
🛏️ “it’s just a fling”
😜 jealous, possessive MMC
💞 mutual pining
🥰 nicknames
💤 nightmare comfort
🔀 opposites attract
🌀 plot twists
👺 secret identity
🤐 secret relationship
⚾ sports romance (baseball)
😠 “who did this to you?”
🌍 world building
💼 workplace romance