Read this if you enjoy/check trigger warnings for:
-posessive MMC
-ditzy MFC
-stalking
-touch her and die
-murder/death of a parent
-off-page r@pe
This book intrigued me for many of the elements I listed, but there were a lot of problems.
First, Hayden talks about falling for Calista the moment he laid eyes on her, but what exactly made her so special to him (who knows?)…maybe Hayden is into bimbo airhead girls because that’s what Calista is.
Second, Calista doesn’t use her brain. Someone is stalking you…okay, talk to the police. Also, why doesn’t this girl have a cell phone in the 21st century (I get that she’s poor now, but she didn’t have one before when wealthy?).
Third, the chemistry between the two main character has non-existent. He would literally beat up anyone who looked in Calista’s direction, but again, we never established why he would do this for her. And she was falling for him without even knowing him??
The best part of this book was the best friend, Harper, who worked at the Sugar Cube with Calista. I loved all the names she came up with for Bennett and she was just a bundle of joy to read.
I am undecided on if I will finish the story with book two…solely because I am a completionist and want to know what happens.
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for an Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC). All thoughts are my own.