Bride

I never rate books. Especially those on the spicy side, as they are so very very cringey for me. I barely even read spice! But this one wasn't tacky or overly done; it was funny and contemporary, mixing humor into it. The leads - for me - were realistic. The male lead was commanding, authoritarive, but believably so while still having other traits that humanized him and made him multifaceted. Same with the female lead, giving her uncertainty, naivette, but adding a whole lot of humor and brains to show that she was not just a simpering pretty face. And all without being super feminist! Nothing against feminists, but I just want to read books for the immersion. A lot of recent romance books I've attempted to read/listen to seem to pack real world issues so much into thier writing that I practically choke on politics and leanings the fist chapter in. I've been dying to find a book like this that made me laugh, cry, and want more, letting me forget the real world for a while. 💖

This was such a good read! The characters were gripping and felt like friends by the end. I felt myself cheering for Missery and freaking out on her behalf. The world building was great! The picture of the political and physical landscape was done so well that you could feel the pressure of it. The suspense and intrigue that framed the emotional, physical, and sexual tension between our two main characters was riveting. Watching the build-up between our two main characters held all of my attention to the point that if I was interrupted, I became very angry and did everything I could to get back to the story. This has to be one of my new favorites and is worthy of a place upon your bookshelf.

I've seen a lot of books by this author but this was the first one that I read and I definitely did knot* know as much about the Omegaverse as I thought. I feel like there was definitely some plot holes. The third act breakup did not make any sense. The secrecy at the beginning of the book did not match the info dump that we got in the last quarter of the book. The banter was good. I wish it was a dual POV though. Those excerpts from Lowe's POV felt out of place. also, this is just my preference that there was a little too much inner monologue.