This book had twists, but the way it handled women and accountability left me disgusted.
The story treats women like they’re supposed to fight over men as if men are the prize, while the men move reckless and still get rewarded. The male characters don’t take real responsibility for the chaos they create—violence becomes the “solution” instead of consequences, growth, or repair.
What bothered me most is the double standard: the main male character gets to cheat on and embarrass a good woman, then still ends up with another good woman in the end. Meanwhile, the women who were used by men are written as disposable—pregnancy is used as drama fuel, and the women who get pregnant are punished in the most extreme way. Even worse, the narrative frames it like it’s somehow their fault for being victimized.
I can handle messy characters and drama, but I need the writing to show some moral clarity and real accountability. This didn’t. It felt like misogyny packaged as entertainment: women blamed, women harmed, men excused, men rewarded.
If you’re looking for romance with tension and twists, just know this book leans heavily into cheating, pregnancy tropes, and victim-blaming. That’s a hard no for me.