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This is so close to a five star as it’s helping me out of a reading slump, but sometimes Erika’s POV could be annoying (we get it Erika, you paid for nice breasts and are hot/young looking😂) and I don’t know if she acted entirely like a 40 year old adult (not that I’d know any better at 21 lol). I also wasn’t always a fan of Nikki Sloane’s writing—I think she over described a bit much. But the positive outweigh my complaints I think.

I liked that Erika eventually got to clear the air with her ex (and didn’t necessarily forgive him—at least not yet—because you don’t always have to forgive the people who hurt you right away—or ever). I really liked Troy as a love interest. And I loved the romance by the end, despite it starting very steamy (big surprise for an erotica lol), it became very sweet by the end and I ended up becoming very attached to the couple ❤️

I wasn’t going to continue with the series (this is the first book I’m reading) but I think I might because from the little I’ve witnessed, this neighborhood seems to have a lot of soap opera like drama lol

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risseandshine's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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raindrops333's review

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adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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rosie_valadez's review against another edition

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3.0

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skillwithaquill's review

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funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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shaykay's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

Immediately after finishing The Doctor, I had to pick up the next book. I wanted to know how this series was going to connect, and I just wanted more. So, in this one, we had another age-gap romance, but this time, the female was the older character. I know there are other books where the FMC is the older character, but this is the first one I've ever read, and it just felt like a fresh new twist to me.
We have a more significant emphasis on cheating this time around since Erika had been married to her husband for a long time when she walked in on him with another man! She does end up outing them to the other man's wife, and Erika's husband does try to take some revenge on her by making the divorce very hard. However, we don't go through the divorce with them. We do a time jump, 10 months, and by the time the book picks back up, the divorce has been finalized, and she got to keep the house. But that finalization didn't stop the ex-husband from being a nuisance. He just keeps calling her repeatedly even though she never answers. Eventually, he shows up at the house and catches her with Troy. I wish it was a little bit more explosive since he was one of the villains of this story. The other big drama issue in this one is Erika's best friend just so happens to be Troy's own mother! It got very messy! I hate how she treats Troy the whole book.
As for Troy and Erika, I really liked them together, but it kind of felt like maybe he was just going to end up being a rebound for her. They do talk about it sometimes in the book. I think they realize that they are more than just a rebound and a childhood crush, but I loved that he's always had a huge crush on her, and it was just cute how they came together. I can't wait to see where the next book goes. I really hope we get to know where these two are in the later books because it sounds like Troy will end up making it big, and I hope they stay together.

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onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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angamsbary's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

The title makes it pretty obvious how they met but the small twist is that he was only her pool boy at a way to get closer to her (since he has been crushing on her for five years (aka since he saw her preform and try to have sex with her husband (being very vocal about what she wanted him to do to her) and him rejecting her) and it was his way to hopefully get closer. The book starts with her finding her husband of 20 years having sex with his male boss and realizing that he hasn’t been faithful for awhile. They have a pretty large age gap (20 years) but seem to find a way to make it work. Also very smutty and very well written smutty scenes. I also liked that there was some tension in the fact of her being his agent and him on the rising way to becoming a star

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