Hush Hush

DNF @ 43% - I can't stand a single person in this book besides her grandma, her friend Natalie and Daniel, the guy she starts seeing after she's begun work as an escort. I read ahead and spoiled myself regarding the reveal that the love interest is the friend's dad (of course, we have to add more to the ~forbidden element, because the 30 year age gap and the fact that he's married just aren't enough, of course! I've also read spoiler reviews that explain that she gets into a relationship with Daniel, while also pursuing James (the MMC and Natalie's dad) and continuing to take on clients, all without telling Daniel what she does for work!!

After reading those spoilers, I know this reading experience isn't going to improve for me, and I honestly don't care to see these characters get a happy ending. I actually do enjoy messy books, but this one is just too much, because it feels like the characters, especially Aubrey, are just being awful to multiple people for the hell of it - there is literally no reason for her to string Daniel along for a significant portion of the book, and even after their first date, she's thinking about how it's wrong for her to pursue him while not telling him what she does...yet she will apparently do just that for a lot of this book

I've also now heard about the author's other, extremely questionable (to put it very mildly) series, and that has also left a bad taste in my mouth. I regret buying a physical copy just because the cover is pretty.