Emery

HD Carlton is always a favorite of mine. I LOVE that we are given strong female leads. These women have their flaws and own them. And the men are always swoon worth and hot as hell. I'd give this 5 stars for the dirty talk alone.

Extremely disturbing to read but I enjoyed the vigilante justice against these sick people.

I’ve been in a reading slump most of 2025 TBH, so I was very excited to receive an ARC copy in advance of publishing. Man this book was one I couldn’t put down. Kate Campfield had me attached to our main characters early on in book #1 and book #2 kept the flow going!! I really enjoyed getting to know more of our supporting characters like Allie, Stacey, Lawton, and more as we see more of Rory and Nate’s relationship unfolding after learning that Nate had been hiding some secrets from Rory that made her doubt herself and her past. Amongst all this relationship obstacles, we really got to see Nate and Rory navigate some tough family issues that resonated with me. It felt like I couldn’t put the book down because I absolutely HAD to know what came next and would Rory and Nate get a happy ending?

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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Listen…the plot idea was there. I loved the premise of this book and the storyline. However, the writing came off as juvenile to me and the characters just weren’t likeable to me.

Sorry but the only thing I liked about this book was that there were male characters that read books. Hazel was kind of annoying - woe is me, I’m so boring and I wear glasses. I wanted to like her because we love a bookstore manager who loves tea but she just fell flat for me.