Although this book took a couple of chapters to such me in, by the 4th chapter I was engrossed. I read book 0.5, It Takes Two, but didn’t know what to expect with this. I think it took a few chapters because it was quite a bit different from that previous novella, which threw me off.

While this story is very steamy, it also has a lot of heart. The relationship between Evie and the MMC is kind of sweet, which seems odd after how it starts. (I decided to not use the MMC’s name because I find it a little bit spoiler-ish.) They even start off as being exclusive but not really in a “relationship” because of something in the MMC’s past, but they’re so good together even he quickly starts calling Evie his girlfriend. They give each other something in the bedroom they didn’t even fully realize they wanted or needed. Especially Evie. The MMC seems to have more experience in fulfilling these desires, but he’s very patient with Evie and always goes by her cues.

The problem these two have is no surprise. The way they worked through it was different than I had expected, though. I love when characters can work through things in a mature way. Evie needs time and distance, but once her emotions are wrung out of her she starts looking at things more clearly and understands why things happened the way they did. And the MMC, for his part, steps up and finds a solution that puts his love for Evie over his ego.

While I wouldn’t say this book ends on a true cliffhanger since the relationship is resolved and in a good place. But it ends with a bit of a mystery about Evie’s best friend Payton, whose story is told in the next book. So while the novella will not add anything to this story for you, you may want to be prepared with the next book ready to go if you decide to read this one.