To enjoy most romance I often find I need to be in a fantasy mindset, otherwise I'll roll my eyes at everything. I frame romances, especially taboo age gap romances like this one, as an exploration of desire and not an ideal to strive for. That being said, I did enjoy this one enough to actually finish it, but I do have some minor problems with it. I liked the writing overall, but I found King's (the male lead) voice to be completely at odds with the character she created. Although Darling did the best she could in trying to convince the reader to root for them, I had a hard time escaping the uncomfortable abuse of power in this age gap. The dialogue was cringey at time, but I stuck with it because I was willing to see where the story went, plus I had a soft spot for Cressida, I think Giana Darling wrote a compelling FMC