and there goes my streak of only reading five star books in 2024 ☹️

this was just… not it. opening with a rich white boy being told to “f— the fat girl” to make it into a secret society gave me the ick IMMEDIATELY even if he did shut it down, refuse their offer, etc… because he STILL slept with her and i just never for a second believed he was genuine.

i wanted so much better for banner!!! the way she was both a badass force to be reckoned with in this story but then totally let jared (JARED!!! 🤢) get to her EVERY TIME, so much that she ruined a good, healthy love for him? nope. no way.

this just did not work for me. it did not have the power and redemption and heart that book #1 had, at ALL. it just felt slimy all the way through, or slippery, maybe? just something off that i didn’t like at all.

(yes i am already reading book #3, so stay tuned to see if this series can turn things around…) 🤞🏼