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Yeah this is stupid. She might’ve gotten black out drunk (not by her own doing!) but even then, they had no REAL evidence she did anything wrong, and this entire conflict is premised on the fact that she did something egregious. It’s based on such a shaky lie! Author did our girl dirty.

This conflict is juvenile. And tedious. And not original.

Cole is such a sweetie.

Liking this a lot so far! I like that the story happens shortly after a breakup, as opposed to having the breakup happen at the 70% mark over some dumb miscommunication. I also like that the sports hero’s fears over his career feel believable. I’ve read so many sports romances where the athlete’s concerns don’t feel realistic at all.

OKAY NOW I SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT.

Okay, secret’s finally here. I think...this could’ve been revealed earlier.

Lol is this the author breaking the fourth wall?

“I know you don’t understand. I know you hate me. But you will soon find out Brant’s secret. I can’t keep it hidden. It won’t stay quiet, is screaming silently until the plug is pulled and its howl will fill the air. And once you find out, you will understand. You would have done the same thing.”

Starting to get impatient. There are only so many iterations of “we are living lies” I can take -_-

Man this is...not where I was expecting the book the go. What is happening to you Layana 😱

Whoa, dis gettin cray 😨

Nooooooo secrets still not revealed 😫

Here come the secretssssssssssss 😱

Very good so far. Super tightly written.

I’m confused. This started off pretty solid and then just got more and more mediocre. 🤔

AHHHHH the girl asks the guy to marry her 😍

So rare to get a hero that offers to go where the heroine wants/needs to go for her life/career/etc. So often it’s the other way around. I love Linc ❤️

I like these two together so much 🥰

I really like that our heroine is the one who wants no strings attached sex, and our hero is the one that wants to settle down. This book is still too damn long 😂

Once again, the feeling of “this book is too long” is kicking in.

1. Lucy Score somehow manages to write the only small-town romances I’ve ever liked reading.
2. Lucy Score is one of those authors who insist on labeling every non-white character by their ethnicities :/

I still can’t stand the way this author writes. She tries too hard to be clever, with the constant time jumps and the interspersing of memories, presented like it’s supposed to make her prose ~edgy~ and ~meaningful~.

I’m reading this solely to get to book 4 in this series. I couldn’t even finish book 1 because I hated the author’s writing style. Just overly precocious and whatnot. I see she hasn’t grown out of it 🤨

Okay at this point I feel it’s a bit cruel that Luke still won’t say I love you back to Harper. Jus sayin’.

This book is long but doesn’t feel slow? I like that Luke’s deployment isn’t used as the climax, that it happens early-ish on. I like that the characters have mature adult conversations about their relationship. I like that Harper initiates and is assertive about what she wants during sex. I like that Luke is more hesitant about the relationship but that they’re honest with each other and it’s low drama.

Am continuing to enjoy this more than I expected? Luke is a quiet alpha, which is very hot.

I couldn’t get into this until the 10-ish percent mark. Now I’m digging it. I like the characters’ quieter chemistry with each other.

This is so good. Just the right amount of angst, character development, action, sexual chemistry. Chef’s kiss.

“Because Liz knew that if it was her decision, she would choose his happiness over hers any day.”

This is super pathetic.

I'm no longer actively reading the book, just skimming to hate read. It's fucking crazy that she would be upset that Brady is upset at her for doing her job as a reporter. Grow a backbone. This is why you don't have a sophomore (?!?!?!) paired with a grown ass man. Power dynamic is too uneven.