A review by iggyebab
Heated by Naima Simone
5.0
**Received a copy for review.**
This book..... As a plus size, former peacemaker/fixer in my family, this book made me feel so seen. Man it sucks that these things follow us into adult hood and we don't recognize it easily. We may understand the role we play in the family but we aren't able to see all the ramifications.
Both of these characters are so well written.
Zora is a peacemaker/protector. Her parents are extremely dysfunctional and she takes the brunt of that dysfunction to protect her siblings. Even as an adult, she is in the middle.
Cyrus is a self made man who lost his parents young and spent the rest of his youth as a foster child. He has a plan for how his life is going to go and he's determined to follow that plan to the letter.
The introduction is more of a meet cringe than a meet cute. Zora has a business where someone will break up with a partner for a client so they don't have to. She is sent by a woman to break up with Cyrus and he is blindsided.
There is a fake relationship and some seriously amazing conversation. Even when he is leveraging his advantage, they go toe to toe. I love her crazy ass sister and his friend Jordan. Levi is interesting too.
The power dynamic in this book is HOT. The moment he keys into her desires was fire. The level of sexual tension is off the charts.
I have read a lot of Naima's work and I have to say this is the best I've read.
This book..... As a plus size, former peacemaker/fixer in my family, this book made me feel so seen. Man it sucks that these things follow us into adult hood and we don't recognize it easily. We may understand the role we play in the family but we aren't able to see all the ramifications.
Both of these characters are so well written.
Zora is a peacemaker/protector. Her parents are extremely dysfunctional and she takes the brunt of that dysfunction to protect her siblings. Even as an adult, she is in the middle.
Cyrus is a self made man who lost his parents young and spent the rest of his youth as a foster child. He has a plan for how his life is going to go and he's determined to follow that plan to the letter.
The introduction is more of a meet cringe than a meet cute. Zora has a business where someone will break up with a partner for a client so they don't have to. She is sent by a woman to break up with Cyrus and he is blindsided.
There is a fake relationship and some seriously amazing conversation. Even when he is leveraging his advantage, they go toe to toe. I love her crazy ass sister and his friend Jordan. Levi is interesting too.
The power dynamic in this book is HOT. The moment he keys into her desires was fire. The level of sexual tension is off the charts.
I have read a lot of Naima's work and I have to say this is the best I've read.