Katykah

I feel like this book was a look into myself. I have always wanted to help people and as someone who struggles with Imposter Syndrome? I feel like all of the things that Evie was struggling with would 100% be what I would be struggling with if I was in her shoes.

Also. Beckett is the perfect MMC. Moody, autistic-coded af, definitely got the Eldest Child Syndrome. I love how damaged he is, his tattoos that his sister practiced on him. His love for the stars. He is chef's kiss 👌🏾

I feel like this book was a look into myself. I have always wanted to help people and as someone who struggles with Imposter Syndrome? I feel like all of the things that Evie was struggling with would 100% be what I would be struggling with if I was in her shoes.

What! a! Ride! whewwww 😮‍💨

6⭐️

Not Ember being the only one in this series to let Laurent know about Alice's cheating! I know Astoria couldn't tell Harlym about Cam's cheating due to Doctor/Patient Confidentiality but I really wish that that had come out in Book #2!

Anywhere. Jahquel J! How you gonna have me crying like that after hearing Messiah AND Angel died in a car crash leaving Ember to raise their daughter! 😭

She really got the perfect HEA and I love that for her! I'm not ready to say goodbye to this trilogy yet!

I originally wanted to put this book as a 3 🌟 because Harlym was beyond irritating. I had to remember that she was under 25 and that it tracked with her age. So I really had to give her grace.

The way she would go back and forth between being loved by Ashton and being abused by Cameron irked my soul and the blurb about her shaking her titties for a perverted/corrupt Corrections Officer had me interested so to never read that? Irked me lol

The way that Ashton and Harlym kept sleeping around on each other for no good reason? Irked me lol

But I really appreciated how far Jahquel J. went into the fact that Harlym had an eating disorder. This was a good take on the dark side of eating disorders that stem from mental health issues plus trauma from not being loved correctly.

So I feel like reading this book was a reminder of how I would be hot and cold to protect myself when I was newly dating my now fiancé. It was like someone help up a mirror and boy was it tough to see my reflection, even though Harlym is 23 in the book and I'm at my big age of 34.

If anything? This book had me rooting hardcore for Ashton and it was amazing to be on that side of reading novels for a change.

I also appreciated having Quan in the story as Ashton's best friend. Being emotionally intelligent and being aware of your mental health struggles needs to be talked about more within the Black Community and it was greatly appreciated to read about it so openly.

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