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sami_leigh's review
DNF 50%
I held out for the plot to gain interest and the characters to develop but gave up. If this were the first Devney Perry I’d read I wouldn’t have read more of her work; I promise other series of hers are better.
🚩 This honestly reads like the relationship before the FMC gets out, goes to therapy, grows as a person and meets someone who deserves her. It reads like a verbally and psychologically abusive relationship but is billed as a HEA.
🚩 MMC was likely aiming to be protective/possessive/broody but was a walking red flag. He bullies the FMC from day one and 50% into the book she is yet to make a decision in their relationship. Examples: Due to misperception he bullies her from the moment she arrives in town. When ‘apologising’ for his behaviour he decides they are dating, despite her protest. He forces her to introduce her child to him then repeatedly uses the child to get his way, getting her to ‘side’ with him. He ignores instructions the FMC makes to parent her child, making those decisions himself. She constantly asked him to listen, he talks over her, ignores her, then calls her irrational and uses sex to distract her from the issue. He yells at her four year old daughter for no reason, then gaslights the FMC until she forgives him.
🚩 FMC constantly notes that she ain’t good enough for the MMC, calling herself weak for not standing up to him when he bullies her but continuing anyway.
🚩 MMC gets mad every time the FMC, or other characters, mention that he’s only with her for the house. But he basically moved himself in and built a shed for himself after one date so…
I held out for the plot to gain interest and the characters to develop but gave up. If this were the first Devney Perry I’d read I wouldn’t have read more of her work; I promise other series of hers are better.
🚩 This honestly reads like the relationship before the FMC gets out, goes to therapy, grows as a person and meets someone who deserves her. It reads like a verbally and psychologically abusive relationship but is billed as a HEA.
🚩 MMC was likely aiming to be protective/possessive/broody but was a walking red flag. He bullies the FMC from day one and 50% into the book she is yet to make a decision in their relationship. Examples: Due to misperception he bullies her from the moment she arrives in town. When ‘apologising’ for his behaviour he decides they are dating, despite her protest. He forces her to introduce her child to him then repeatedly uses the child to get his way, getting her to ‘side’ with him. He ignores instructions the FMC makes to parent her child, making those decisions himself. She constantly asked him to listen, he talks over her, ignores her, then calls her irrational and uses sex to distract her from the issue. He yells at her four year old daughter for no reason, then gaslights the FMC until she forgives him.
🚩 FMC constantly notes that she ain’t good enough for the MMC, calling herself weak for not standing up to him when he bullies her but continuing anyway.
🚩 MMC gets mad every time the FMC, or other characters, mention that he’s only with her for the house. But he basically moved himself in and built a shed for himself after one date so…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
andeng's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia
c_mac24's review
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wanted to read this series for a while and my sister gifted me this book for my birthday this year. I couldn’t wait to start it and jumped right in and well, I really hope this series gets better as this was a weak first book and I love enemies-to-lovers, but Jess was just downright toxic and rude.
This book has two points of view. The first is Georgia also known as Gigi. She has just uprooted her whole world to start a new life. The unexpected gift of a farmhouse in a small town in Montana is just what she and her four-year-old daughter needed to escape the big-city loneliness. The last thing she needs is attitude from the town’s sheriff, the most attractive jerk Gigi has ever met. The second point of view is Jess also known as Brick. He knows all about women like Gigi. They are beautiful and scheming. She's stolen his sanctuary, the farmhouse that should have been his. But along with a face full of freckles, she’s got a sharp wit and a backbone of steel – something he doesn’t discover until after making a complete fool of himself. If he can earn back her trust and win her heart, he might just find the home he’s always needed.
This book was alright, I think I was expecting so much more because Devney Perry is adored in the book community. I don’t think it helped that I really didn’t like Jess, the man spent six or seven chapters hating Gigi and then found out she wasn’t a bitch so instantly wanted to have sex with her and then had issues when she had trust issues. Gigi wasn’t any better I understand her trust issues, but she gave in way to easily and then spent the next couple of chapters either getting laid or hating Jess. These two are the type that stayed together because they went through something traumatic, and the kid bonded with Jess. The storyline was okay, I would have loved to see more of the bad guy reveal and for Wes to be alive. The only thing that kept me reading this book was to find out who was causing all the trouble in town.
The people who saved this book was the side characters – Roe, Missy, Wes, Silas. I am so excited to read those books because they carried this book to end. The only reason why this didn’t get two stars is because of the dual POV. I would have loved for extra POVs from Everett and Wes.
This book has two points of view. The first is Georgia also known as Gigi. She has just uprooted her whole world to start a new life. The unexpected gift of a farmhouse in a small town in Montana is just what she and her four-year-old daughter needed to escape the big-city loneliness. The last thing she needs is attitude from the town’s sheriff, the most attractive jerk Gigi has ever met. The second point of view is Jess also known as Brick. He knows all about women like Gigi. They are beautiful and scheming. She's stolen his sanctuary, the farmhouse that should have been his. But along with a face full of freckles, she’s got a sharp wit and a backbone of steel – something he doesn’t discover until after making a complete fool of himself. If he can earn back her trust and win her heart, he might just find the home he’s always needed.
This book was alright, I think I was expecting so much more because Devney Perry is adored in the book community. I don’t think it helped that I really didn’t like Jess, the man spent six or seven chapters hating Gigi and then found out she wasn’t a bitch so instantly wanted to have sex with her and then had issues when she had trust issues. Gigi wasn’t any better I understand her trust issues, but she gave in way to easily and then spent the next couple of chapters either getting laid or hating Jess. These two are the type that stayed together because they went through something traumatic, and the kid bonded with Jess. The storyline was okay, I would have loved to see more of the bad guy reveal and for Wes to be alive. The only thing that kept me reading this book was to find out who was causing all the trouble in town.
The people who saved this book was the side characters – Roe, Missy, Wes, Silas. I am so excited to read those books because they carried this book to end. The only reason why this didn’t get two stars is because of the dual POV. I would have loved for extra POVs from Everett and Wes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
apolen's review
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Cancer, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
sophiegrubben's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
a horror story disguised as a romance.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
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