4.75 for me I really this book but I will say the feeling was a little different from the last book to this book. Still loved this book but I feel like4.75 for me I really this book but I will say the feeling was a little different from the last book to this book. Still loved this book but I feel like the last one leaned more into the dark romcom while this one was a dark romance. Still love it like I said but that is the only downside for me between the two books.
I loved JR as the MC because even when he couldn't be with Lauren, he was doing whatever he could to take care of her for years. From getting rid of her parking tickets to helping smooth the way to causes that she cares about. As a person I also just really liked him because he was in a situation due to his family and having to do what his family expected of him but wanting to strike out on his own because he doesn't want to go into the family business for a lot of reasons mostly because it is killing him on the inside and he doesn't want to take on the criminal risk but he is doing what he can to leave the family business and you could tell how hard that was but he wasn't giving up and I just appreciate that. I also loved despite his background how accepting and progressive actually he was when it came to Lauren's career as a cam girl 1st by being her number 1 subscriber and how when they got together, he didn't try to change her, her career and supported her and didn't try to hide it. LOL I really enjoyed the things he did to people whenever they tried to diminish Lauren because of her career. Now with Lauren, I love her, and she just seems like a really cool person I would love to hang out with and be friends with. I know she went through things in high school that shouldn't have happened, and it took a long time to get to where she now, but I just love how confident she is in herself as well as how passionate she is to try and make things better not just for her but others like her in her industry. Not a lot of people would take that on due to other people's judgement, but I just really admired that about her. She just seemed like a real, genuine person living their truth and she was also sassy so in my eyes perfect package. I also want to say I love the growing bromance between josh and JR as well as the friendship between Aly and Lauren. I know they have their own separate support systems, but I like seeing the couples I love and enjoy coming together as a family. Now for the plot I had a fun time reading this and loved the set up for the next book and I am so excited for Tyler and his story since he comes off as such a douche, a loveable douche for his relationship with Josh but still a douche. I think this plot was fun with exploring the relationship between Lauren and JR as they come together and work through their issues as well as the separate story with JR and his family. I will say I am also curious about JR's brothers especially I think it was Stephen who disappeared. I hope these are MCs that are explored in the future. Overall, loved the book and the characters and can't wait to see what the author comes up with next.
This book is about Nico who is a man who has always gotten what he wanted, and he wants Lauren. He has since they were in high school, but they were not able to be together due to how shit went down and their fathers getting in their way. While he knows she is too good for him with her sweetness and laughter and men like him who come from darkness and violence don't deserve women like her that doesn't mean he hasn't in the background for years kept an eye on her and taking care of and supporting her where he could. But things have changed, and the path is now cleared where he can start to actively pursues the shy bookish girl who has grown up into a beautiful confidant woman he can't and won't let go of. For Lauren a new mysterious masked man has started showing up to her club who is tempting her and wanting to give in to the fire that is between them. But as their online messages take a deeper turn and real connections start to form, she starts to wonder if she can really develop feelings for this strange man. But the question is as their desires continue to rise who is actually seducing who?...more