I’m not even surprised anymore when a Haley Cass book is good, because they ALWAYS are. I continue to think her good book streak is going to end (simply because it’s been so many) but then she puts out another banger.

I loved the dynamic between Ice Queen Whitney and ray of sunshine Alyssa (whose real name is ironically Sunshine). There was an age gap of about 8 years between the two, but it was so well written that the pair were evenly matched.

Truly I thought there would be a dominance struggle at first based on how Whitney was, but I was pleasantly surprised at the fact that Alyssa gave off dominant vibes right back.

The two MCs were meant for each other, because although Whitney came off as harsh and untouchable Alyssa saw through all the walls and the lies and took the way Whitney acted for at least the first half of the book with a grain of salt (something I personally could not do because I’m WAY too sensitive).

Whitney took the cake on growth, easily. To be honest she was my favorite character, she was such a badass and even though she dealt with a narcissist (something I am unfortunately familiar with) I understood Whitney’s pains even more. Alyssa was such a supportive main character, there was no way the two wouldn’t work well together.

The communication skill from Whitney lacked for about 80% which I thought would’ve left me frustrated, but it was so tactfully wrote it was hard to be upset.

I felt the love between Whitney and Alyssa deep within me and it just felt so raw and real. I find it hard to find a book that can hit it perfectly.

Like any other Haley Cass book, I didn’t want this one to end. I can never get enough of her characters, and dreaded finishing this one because I knew I didn’t have any more of her books to read.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC!

I’m not even surprised anymore when a Haley Cass book is good, because they ALWAYS are. I continue to think her good book streak is going to end (simply because it’s been so many) but then she puts out another banger.

I loved the dynamic between Ice Queen Whitney and ray of sunshine Alyssa (whose real name is ironically Sunshine). There was an age gap of about 8 years between the two, but it was so well written that the pair were evenly matched.

Truly I thought there would be a dominance struggle at first based on how Whitney was, but I was pleasantly surprised at the fact that Alyssa gave off dominant vibes right back.

The two MCs were meant for each other, because although Whitney came off as harsh and untouchable Alyssa saw through all the walls and the lies and took the way Whitney acted for at least the first half of the book with a grain of salt (something I personally could not do because I’m WAY too sensitive).

Whitney took the cake on growth, easily. To be honest she was my favorite character, she was such a badass and even though she dealt with a narcissist (something I am unfortunately familiar with) I understood Whitney’s pains even more. Alyssa was such a supportive main character, there was no way the two wouldn’t work well together.

The communication skill from Whitney lacked for about 80% which I thought would’ve left me frustrated, but it was so tactfully wrote it was hard to be upset.

I felt the love between Whitney and Alyssa deep within me and it just felt so raw and real. I find it hard to find a book that can hit it perfectly.

Like any other Haley Cass book, I didn’t want this one to end. I can never get enough of her characters, and dreaded finishing this one because I knew I didn’t have any more of her books to read.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC!