I’m trying to read the latest Mariana Zapata but I’m at 10% and it’s moving at a glacial pace, so I need something extra melodramatic to spice things up a bit. This book definitely fit the bill. It has to be read as a fantasy, because I think it’d be a little icky in real life (sorry but the power differential is too much).
The heroine is naive, yet oddly worldly about the exact things she needs to be in order for the sexual relationship to progress. She doesn’t have much personality except cello and pinning for the hero. Oh the pining.
The hero is exactly the type he needs to be for this type of book - a stern, caretaking alpha. But he’s also kind of bland.
The whole backstory with the heroine’s father felt forced. How did she think he was a heroin addict for 10+ years without some sort of financial support. And the reveal at the end left more questions than answers.
But, I also couldn’t put it down.