A review by forgedopulence
Bring Me Back by Kristen Granata

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was so close to rating this book 4.5⭐️ The romance (cooking aside) was impeccable and all of the main characters were written as genuinely good people. 
Speaking of, Leo was a GEM 🖤 We love a toxic teddy bear that I strongly believe I could fix if he was real.

I just.... For context, I'm staunchly ACAB, but I usually don't have an issue tolerating cop romances. I decided to give this book a chance expecting that it would be a cop ROMANCE, but what I got was a COP romance. I hope that makes sense.

Unfortunately, the major catalyst in this "romance" was a cop killing a teenager. I still cant make it make sense. There is no logic that I can reach for that helps me understand why that was necessary or appropriate, really.
I also can't uncouple that from the weird and seemingly pandering CoHo line. There are all kinds of icky connections you could make there, none of which I want anything to do with.
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