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I have utterly enjoyed this melodrama. I'm going to rate it a 4 stars.

This is 100% a 4-star read. Book has lived up to my expectations. Love Nia Toyomoto.

I would classify this as Women’s Lit or LitFic more than romance.

I really like the character of Nia. She reminds me of myself, including my strengths and my flaws and I can relate to her immensely. I’m sure a lot of professional women can. It’s a nice snapshot into life after achieving your singular goal - reaching the pinnacle of your career. That life involves more work but may also involve an upending of your private life. Call it midlife crisis? 4 star loading.

So this book has lived up to all my expectations. I do have some criticisms though. We see both MCs working together for 2 years before the relationship changes. But we’re only given snippets of any attraction between them. This is partly because this is a character study of an attorney that rises to the pinnacle of her career and how this pinnacle changes her, including sexually. It’s not primarily a romance.

Okay. It’s been a year. Still long though.

Also she’s been seeing Justine for 2 YEARS! 😳😱 That’s a long-ass affair.

WOAH!! Gay marriage is legal in California? According to google, "Gay marriage was first legalized in California on June 16, 2008, but this was overturned by a constitutional ban in November 2008. It was then legalized a second time on June 28, 2013, which became effective on January 1, 2015, after a federal court decision..." THIS MAKES NO SENSE. Was it set in 2008? This is the most important question of this book.