There were a few times i considered DNF’ing but I stuck with it just from pure nosiness. I’m glad the pacing was fast and there was enough happening to keep going. Lequay is really that guy, a gentleman gangsta! He was the perfect mix of everything and when he makes a decision about what he wants or who he doesn’t want around anymore (cah they were dropping like flies) he doesn’t mess about. I’m so relived and happy for Scotland because everything before Lequay was horrible. Art wasn’t shit and for sure her parents weren’t shit either. I honestly wanted her dad to get his ass whooped so bad. Everyone In her life was awful and she deserves everything. Also Teyaira??! I’ve never been so irritated with such a delusional dumb ass. I hate the possibility of her and Shakur. There was a few things that were repetitive and the writing is very much telling rather than showing but overall it was entertaining and I’m here for the HEA.

I usually really enjoy Love Belvin’s work but this was very meh for me. The storyline moved quick but in an almost disjointed way. None of it felt as engaging as her other books either. It felt like it was telling rather than showing. I made it to about 42% and still wasn’t sure who these characters were. Some inconsistencies too, because one minute Jade is this really timid person the next she’s super sexually aggressive storming into his room out of nowhere? We didn’t really a get a feel for Trent’s headspace either. They both seemed confused and we got surface levels round ups. I just got bored with it all so had to put it aside.

Wooo Antoinette wasn’t lying when she said we’d realise why Kennedy and Relic mesh together so (un)well! The King met his Queen and with each step made we don’t know what it means for the game until it’s over…. But it’s not over yet and I’m DYING to get another book (I didn’t realise this series wasn’t finished yet and I’m PISSED) This book had me on the edge of my seat. Almost every other chapter ends with a cliffhanger that gets you thinking back to the previous to try and put the pieces together. I knew what was coming but I didn’t at the same time and that had my head tripping. The pacing was so good. Never did it drag or do too much. The tension, the push and pull, the battle for dominance - and somehow little tender moments in between all the mess? My emotions and nerves were rocked throughout this. Some parts even had me uneasy because Relic is Relic. There is no change in his darkness but this book revealed a slither of light. And big dawg Kennedy?! She’s no saint but I am TEAM HER ALL THE WAY. I need the next book yesterday!