This book had a lot of potential. The synopsis sounded really interesting but is a bit misleading. This book isn’t solely about Summer and Draco’s story and has seven POVs—two of which are about another couple’s relationship. Two side characters we *barely* know even get a POV chapter. The characters also break the fourth wall a few times which kept taking me out of the story. If “Captured By A Bama Plug” were only about Draco and Summer, things with them could’ve been wrapped up expeditiously but alas, things are drawn out and there’s going to be a second book.
Everything about this book felt convoluted. There’re secret relationships, backstabbing, drugs, secret kids, secret lives, breakups, cheating, fights, incestual r*pe, sex clubs, a lot of f*cking, and pregnancies…all within 206 pages. And again, damn near everybody has a POV chapter so you don’t sit with a topic long.
There’s also a lot of repetition and reiteration of why a character is behaving a way or doing something. If I had to read about why Draco drives for Uber one more time, I was going to scream. The continuity for everyone’s age is also off. The only person whose current age was mentioned and didn’t bounce around drastically was Sage. Summer went from 26 to 20 with Lani becoming 25. Then Draco went from 30 to somewhere in his 20s and from Dane’s older twin brother to Dane’s younger brother. Girl. Then the dialogue also felt choppy and the way the men spoke didn’t feel natural.
The only saving grace that “Captured By A Bama Plug” has is it’s messy af, and I love me some good mess in a book. Everything that happens is too close within a circle of people which makes the mess even messier. Now, is it enough to get me to read the follow up book? Possibly. I was getting really annoyed with the repetition, reiteration, and confusion of homophones in this book, but I really liked Summer. I wouldn’t mind reading about her whooping Kay Kay’s ass and how she adjusts to Hawk and Draco’s news (which wasn’t a surprise).