I love this author, her writing is consistently good and I have read a lot of her books. This one was a bit of a departure from typical romance tropes as the couple being written about have been married about 6 years and known each other 12.
There are moments that I laughed out loud. Moments I was mildly scandalized and moments my eyes flooded with tears. There were also moments of frustration which I think is a natural response to paying witness to the break down of a marriage for the reasons provided in the book. At the 50% mark of the book I wanted to stop reading and write a passionate review about this marriage, but I'm glad I finished the book first because there were things revealed later that made some of the frustrating behaviors make sense.
All in all this was a well written story and refreshing because it's just not something I see often.
Having said that I would like to discuss aspects of the story and that discussion would include spoilers so please stop reading at this point if you haven't read the book yet.
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So like a lot of readers, I struggled to fully like and support the main female character for a good 50% of the book. I'm unsure at this point if this was by design by the author...or maybe a oversight in terms of laying out the character motivations a little too late in the story for people to have context for her behaviors.
It's made apparent that these people met and have essentially been in love for 12 years. That the husband is a good man, a good provider, a protector, *amazing in the sack*, etc... the scene is set so it appears this woman is like a spoiled and kept housecat. Married to someone with wealth, not working, spoiled and indulged and bored and lonely because he is so obsessed with his career. Her primary complaint is the last "few months" he's been physically and emotionally absent while establishing a new business.
This is one of the rare times I struggled to suspend disbelief. Romance novels are generally fantasy based. Most of us are well aware that the situations, circumstances and people in these stories aren't based in reality and we read these stories anyway, because it's a fantasy. In this case, it was difficult to remain in the fantasy for me as the reader because too much of the marriage story was similar to real life. With exception to the wife's very unrealistic and childish reactions.
As a wife of 15 years who has been home and provided for, very well, by a man who is successful and decent but also a workaholic, I know from experience that it takes more than 2 or 3 months of feeling neglected to decide to divorce someone after over a decade of happiness by their side. I was completely baffled at how shortsighted this woman was... I could have understood a few YEARS of that behavior and deciding to call it quits but a few months? I couldn't wrap my mind around it. While I found their petty fighting and antics to be both hilarious and frustrating I simply couldn't fathom how little it took to make her want to divorce. And I couldn't fathom how insensitive she was to the fact this man she's with lost his dream overnight and might be spiraling and in need of support.
Having said that, the second half of the book lays out her history of neglect and abuse and her trauma and quirks which then explain somewhat why she is so quick to run...and I can't help but wish that part of her character had been relayed earlier.
Anyway, I enjoyed the story, I found their love and relationship over the years to be charming and sweet and I rooted for them both to find happiness in each other. Oh and one last thing...the spicy scenes were shocking and smoking hot 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥 there are things this man let her do to him that my husband would be terrified to let me do and honestly my jaw hit the floor a couple times. Hot is an understatement.
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MQ is my go-to for laughs and spice, but this book was something else entirely. So amazing!
𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆: 𝚄𝚗𝚝𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙺𝚗𝚘𝚝✨ 5 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ “But when he looks at me, when he holds me, when he’s so deep inside me I feel like he’s touching my soul, I know there’s no way I’ll ever be able to let him go because I love him more than anything.” WOW. This book absolutely wrecked me in the best way and I am positive I’ll be thinking about it for a long, long time. Meghan Quinn is a go-to of mine, especially for laughs and spice, but this book was something else entirely. Read this if you like a good cry, a marriage in trouble, second chances, forced proximity, dual POV, past and present storylines, fantastic spice, the best side characters, and emotional gut punches. 🥺 Myla and Ryot might be two of my favorite MQ characters to date. I loved watching them fall for each other in their 20’s, I cried when their marriage started to fall apart, and I absolutely melted watching them fall harder for each other all over again. There is so much tension and banter in this one that truly left me on the edge of my seat. One minute I’m laughing out loud while the couple is battling it out and the next I’m being ripped to pieces by their honesty with each other. If you are looking for a book HUSBAND that never gives up and never strays… Ryot Bisley is the one. He is so delicious, so charming, and so unbelievably supportive/protective… I just cannot get enough of him! Read this book & thank me later! “If you let me, I’ll put you back together, Myla, and swear to never break you again. Put us back together.”
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- Lafrizette86Reviewed in France on November 16, 2022
hot and funny! the best combo!!
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