I really hate writing negative reviews, but here I am. Despite there being pages of endless hate between the two mc's, once the hate went away, it was super quick. Barely any conversations were had to discuss said hate or just anything, really. At one point, Summer is absolutely livid and pissed off with so much rage, any other female character would have walked away, but she just jumped him and forgave him because the sex was good. I have no problem with smut (I inhale smut like a parched dog inhales water after being left in the sun all day), especially hate-sex, but this was just absolutely out of left field.

The mc's didn't feel like they had any tension or connection between them, either. And the major plot of the story ended up being nothing in the end, which defeated the purpose of the story to begin with. It got dragged on for so long. I would have preferred if a decision had been reached mid-way. It would have added to the story, and the ending could have had meaning if Beckett had won the bid and then gifted it or split it with Summer, rather than backing out at the last minute.