Summary
Weston Fontaine is the hottest senior at Lancaster Prep.
And he knows it.
He’s gorgeous. Confident. Smart.
Too smart.
Everyone loves him. He could have any girl on campus, except for one.
Me.
I’m a Lancaster, meaning I’m basically untouchable–or so I thought. It’s my family who owns this God forsaken private school that I don’t want to attend. But according to my parents, I have to endure my senior year at Lancaster Prep before I can return to what I love the most: ballet.
West doesn’t make my time here easy. He’s arrogant. Crude. Insufferable. He torments me in the worst way, to the point that I can’t stand him. Yet he’s the only boy I’ve ever let touch me…
You see, West and I? We share a secret. On a hot summer night in Paris, we hooked up. And I never do that. Ever. I revealed parts of myself to him I’ve never shown anyone else. He’s seen me at my most vulnerable. I told him my secrets. And he told me his. In Paris, he was sexy. Protective. Even dare I say…sweet.
Now he’s the villain in my story, yet I can’t help but chase after that feeling only West can give me. Despite our hatred for each other, we somehow burn brighter when we’re together. So what happens when you helplessly fall for the one person you know is bad for you?
If you’re like me, you go ahead and fall for him anyway.
Facts
Published: May 2023
Length: 437
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Review
I read this book after finishing Girl, Goddess, Queen, which had almost no spice, so jumping straight into this book after was a but jarring. I feel like here was spice on every other page, I’m no prude and I like spicey scenes as much as the next person, but I think this book went a bit overboard.
Almost every interaction between West and Carolina had a sexual element, I wasn’t uncomfortable reading it, it just got boring. When there’s that much of it, I think the story loses a little something. I feel like emotional connection between them both feel a little flat because it focused too much on the physical.
Then there was the two-year time jump ¾ of the way through, and it felt like they hadn’t grown up at all during those years. It was a little exhausting tbh, the drama was dull, the family issues predictable. Nothing really came together well for me and it was a bit of a struggle to get to the end.
Overall, this will be a great read for someone who enjoys a lot of spice and isn’t too worried about the romance side of things, but for me it just didn’t work.
My Rating: 2/5 🌟🌟
About the Author‘s
Monica Murphy is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both a traditionally published author and an independently published author. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance. She is also USA Today bestselling romance author Karen Erickson.
She is a wife and a mother of three who lives with her family in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere, along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through many angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.
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