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chrissandrapherlv's review
emotional
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
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
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
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
amanda_reads13's review
lighthearted
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
3.5
Hux has been fighting for years to gain custody of his daughter. Every single time he loses. When his lawyer jokes that he should get married, Everly overhears and volunteers.
Hux came off as kind of an ass. He treated Everly like she was disposable. He her treats her with so much distrust and discounts all of her feelings. We see little glimpses of the good man he could be, like how he fights for his daughter or when he carried Everly upstairs. He "doesn't do relationships" because his ex was a bitch, but Everly sacrificed so much to help him and this is how he treats her.
Their relationship is all based on forced proximity and their physical relationship. Where is the romance? Where is him begging for forgiveness? Their relationship was very surface level.
I really liked Everly. She was lost in her life and she felt like marrying Hux would redeem her for her "mistakes". Really, she was a kind, compassionate, empathetic, and loyal woman who wanted to do nothing more than help him. I felt awful for her.
Let's not forget what happened when she showed him proof that his bestie wasstealing from him. Yes, I get that you wouldn't want to believe it, but she had all the proof laid out for him!
Tropes: single parent, marriage of convenience, forced proximity, small town, grumpy/sunshine, friends with benefits
Hux came off as kind of an ass. He treated Everly like she was disposable. He her treats her with so much distrust and discounts all of her feelings. We see little glimpses of the good man he could be, like how he fights for his daughter or when he carried Everly upstairs. He "doesn't do relationships" because his ex was a bitch, but Everly sacrificed so much to help him and this is how he treats her.
Their relationship is all based on forced proximity and their physical relationship. Where is the romance? Where is him begging for forgiveness? Their relationship was very surface level.
I really liked Everly. She was lost in her life and she felt like marrying Hux would redeem her for her "mistakes". Really, she was a kind, compassionate, empathetic, and loyal woman who wanted to do nothing more than help him. I felt awful for her.
Let's not forget what happened when she showed him proof that his bestie was
Tropes: single parent, marriage of convenience, forced proximity, small town, grumpy/sunshine, friends with benefits
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
sdupont's review
emotional
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
4.25
This book was a slow start but eventually it did pick up and I was able to connect with the characters. I love a marriage of convenience story, especially when someone starts off emotionally closed off and then let’s their spouse in like Hux. The third act conflict did have me tearing up, Hux and Everly were a couple you rooted for. I was hoping this series would be more like The Edens series or Clifton Forge series but unfortunately the writing is not as strong.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Death, Physical abuse, and Car accident
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