I haven’t read any of Lee’s books in a while, and so I was excited to read the start of this new series. And oh, it was going to be a wild ride. The story circles around the two protagonists, Sterling and Adair. Meeting in college, they had a connection at first glance and kept pushing each other’s buttons until one night changed it all.

The reader goes back and forth between the present and the past. We learn about Sterling’s coming into wealth, what this Blacklist was actually about and what made the both of them hate each other. This book left me with so many more questions, wanting to read the next book in the series and find out the answers. I loved that, for most of the book, Sterling and Adair’s relationship was portrayed as this emotional and intellectual connection they had. Blacklist is more of a slow burn romance, presented from both of the main character’s POVs. Lee definitely has a talent for weaving all these intricate webs of secrets and lies. When you think you finally got the answer, it gets pulled out of your grip, leaving you wanting more. The author has done a fantastic job of slowly building this world, these characters and their relationships, stopping at the best and worst point with that cliffhanger.

[I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.]