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ringthatbelle's review
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This may be one of Devney Perry’s best. The story is well thought out and executed with just the right amount of detail. For a book that promised spice and lacked it, I really didn’t mind because the plot was so good. Everly and Hux each had such strong character arcs separately and as a unit credited a great story. For how relatively short this novel is, Perry accomplishes so much. I do wish we used Hux’s first name, Reese, more. Simply bc Huxley or Huxley is a dumb name.
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Stalking
sami_leigh's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
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From the moment Ev had come into my life, she’d thrown me for a loop, constantly surprising me—always in a good way. Somehow, I’d deemed her too good to be true, so I’d kept her at a distance.
“I don’t need a big dream. I’d rather accomplish a small one. I want a happy life. A simple home. I want to be around people who aren’t afraid to belly laugh and tell me they love me.”
The peace wasn’t in this meadow. It wasn’t the grass or the flowers or the trees. The peace was at Everly’s side.
🏞️ First person dual POV
🏞️ Second in a series that can be read as stand alone
🏞️ One night stand turned FWB
🏞️ Grump sunshine
🏞️ Insta-chemistry
🏞️ Single dad
🏞️ Painter / former singer
🏞️ Marriage of convenience
🏞️ Hux is fighting for custody of his daughter when his lawyer jokes that it would be easier if he had a wife…
🏞️ Spice 🌶️
🏞️ Small town
🏞️ “Touch her & I’ll kill you” vibes
🏞️ Well established secondary characters for subsequent books; Lucy & Duke (Book 1), Travis, Kerrigan (Book 3), Savannah, Kace.
🏞️ MC growth; family tensions, risking a relationship after trauma, communication, overcoming trauma (Everly from book 1)
🏞️ Epilogue (leads into book 3)
⚠️ Domestic abuse (Minor, side character off page), death of a parent figure (past), stalking/hostage situation (moderate, past), assault (past), prison sentence (past), toxic relationship (ex wife).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Stalking and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse
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