I am so incredibly torn about my feelings on this book. As soon as I started reading I was back at the previous book with River watching Callie and all the things I was anticipating from the little teases of them. And for the first 30 to 50% I thought yes this is going to be a 5 star read,tThis is exactly why I am obsessed with the author's work and then I got annoyed and wanted to scream and rant a little. And then I was locked back in and loving the story but I had that niggle just itching the back of my mind.

River was the perfect hero. I loved how take charge he was and how completely devoted to Callie and Nora’s well being and happiness. I couldn’t get enough of him. And reading him loving on Nora made my ovaries stand up and do a happy dance. He is such book boyfriend goals from the first page.

Now here’s where my issue comes in. Callie started out this strong independent woman and I loved how she was working so hard to provide for herself and Nora. I also felt like she handled Zane being such a douche with grace, and I completely understood why she was reluctant to give River the time of day. And when she first accepted River’s help I was like, “good girl”, but then i kind of felt like she wasn’t doing it with her eyes open. She just said “yes save me” but it felt like she was not really interested in River and I felt like she was taking advantage of his generosity a little bit.

Then the big other man drama hit with Zane being his classic douche self and it hit me that she just kept letting him string her along even though she obviously wasn’t a fan of him. I don’t know, I just wanted her to be as obsessed with River as his actions deserved. And I never got that feeling from her. But maybe that is partially because I am a little obsessed with him myself and no one is going to be good enough.

Anyway I really enjoyed most of the story. I just wanted Zane to get everything he deserved. You know maybe an aggressive case of crabs, an acne outbreak, a massive case of ED and a heaping dose of public humiliation to start with. I also wanted him to KNOW what he had lost and how much of a better man River was. I got so excited the moment River’s sister, Willow’s name clicked and I realised it was Willow and Maverick and I became a whole new fan girl. And I am loving the Hugh and Evelyn drama mixed through and can’t wait to see what is going to wash out from that. The next book can’t come soon enough because the teasing for that has me beyond ready.

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