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also MMC being UNC 😭 1977... my mum was born in 1967... 😭 I AM 22... LILI'S AGE !! apparently this was set in 2021-2022 so MMC is 44/45?? idk if i can do this 😭 the age gap is the main plot of the book bc of their political beliefs n background, but i hate age gaps. this is a me issue bc i knew this coming in & i followed Anna, the author's publishing journey despite knowing this 😭

me who isn't american & has not learned politics/economics in uni yet 🧍🏻‍♀️ literally feel like a blobfish rn

chapter 30... i cannot defend u anymore Bennett 😭

rereading bc all the mafia & dark romance books i encountered so far are duds & were not it...

feels like we're getting tooooo much descriptions of places & what the fmc's seeing. that + the fmc's thoughts is kind of too much. it's not overwhelming but it's just too many descriptions that aren't really important 😵‍💫

saw a review saying the FMC is insufferable, i mean i see it but she's also kind of depressed :/

read 22/38 books in the rinaverse & this isn't as bad as the thorns duet, but i think Rina needs to go back to adult mafia romance lol

maaaaan what is this bs 😭

been gnawing at the bars of my enclosure for this, so i rlly hope i like it 😭 pls don't be like the best worst thing situation 🧎🏻‍♀️

i do not like college or high school dark romance, but i just had to read this bc it's rina kent's debut ? & bc aiden king's appearance in god of pain. i love adrian volkov so maybeeeee aiden would be my type :p (don't like Creighton tho)

first TL smith book 🙋🏻‍♀️

22 mins left but i have to stop bc im literally in the middle of ticketing for bts concert tickets 😭

ok after 50% the book got better, was gonna dnf @ 46% & look thru to see what happens, but i saw a bit n stayed for the drama. now im like awoo? @ Nico, but i still think he was annoying & hate that he pushed her into the pool... so disrespectful 🥱

audiobook is fun ! jackson is sweet too

2 months later & here i am trying to read this again... he does not respect her & is so annoying 😭 i hate him

i looked up background checks & private investigators after listening to this 💀

ok so jeremy isn't on adrian volkov's level, but he's okay i guess... i can't take mafia boys in college/uni seriously lmao. like this is so corny but rina's books are addicting

i have a bit of the same giddiness & excitement that i had while reading the deception trilogy 🫣 could be bc the 12% i listened on audio was enjoyable, thanks to Jason Clarke, not bad !

been so busy but liking it so far ! this book came out 14 years ago, but a bit of stuff the author wrote in for the FMC is icky... it's giving i'm not like other girls & one of the boys. still tolerable tho ! hoping tyler will be a good mmc cos so far he's decent

pls let this be decent bc i had 2 duds so far

this is a toxic mess but i can't look away lol. some dark romances are just nawt it ! writing is also a bit cringe & a lot could be shortened 🤏🏻

reminds me of the couple from lies & truth duet by rina kent, but this guy is 50x worse & this FMC has a backbone. it's so hard to get behind the romance, bc the MMC is not morally or like black/fully grey ?? he's just a horrible man... also i was scared at the blackmail filming with his phone part 😭 could have been worse ig, with what i heard abt haunting adeline...

my first HD carlton book & the TWs are a little... 🫪 i don't have any triggers but might make me not like the romance haha...

i'm bored & not into the romance, started skimming a bit too T_T

i would have ate this up in 2023/2024 omg