A review by larissa_ami
The Ex by Abigail Barnette

4.0

I forgot how good this series was. Compared to other books in this genre this novel is a true gem. I know that erotica and romance can't always be super realistic but in the past I read too many novels that were quite over the top sometimes and they also resembled each other alot. Abigail Barnette's novels manage to blend realistic descriptions of everyday life with the swoon worthy stuff that is the lure of romance and erotica. I also love that this series shows an actual relationship with highs and lows and not just the same old they fall in love and the live happily ever after. Reading about couple fights and bumps along the way is actually more interesting than reading about perfect relationships. Of course there are also conflicts in every other romance novel but I find that it is too often a super big conflict after which there is no contact and the characters involved ask themselves what is going to happen but the reader nows exactly what is going to happen. But to see characters interact during and after a fights in a realistic way is no nice.
I highly enjoyed this novel.