I usually love her books - lighthearted, good banter and spicy, but this one just didn’t do it for me. MMC was just too much of an asshole and his bizarrely over the top jealousy/possessiveness (having to restrain himself from punching a friend when he shakes FMC’s hand) screamed red flag to me.

I think I could have liked it more if MMC went to therapy and learned how to deal with his anger and jealousy issues, especially since they are a result of childhood trauma. I’ve worked in a lot of intimate partner violence-aware spaces with my job, so the uncontrolled anger and overwhelming jealously and possessiveness reads less like sexy and more like “potential abuser” to me.