to me, ali hazelwood’s books have been hit or miss, but this one was a hit! 

as soon as the author’s note was like “this is not a romcom, it’s an erotic romance, and they deal with deep shit” — i was like YES PLZ 

it DELIVERED on the spice and also on the deeper themes and i appreciated both (wow, look at my range!!!). it’s less ~quirky~ and fluffy and more dealing with your past while also having hot hot chemistry with someone who should be off limits because of your work and their work BUT HERE WE ARE.