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5.0 out of 5 starsHer steamiest book yet
Reviewed in Canada on June 15, 2024
I have ready pretty much every book this author has put out. I fell in love with her characters with her first book The Love Hypothesis. Even though it was a slow burn single POV romance, I was obsessed. I loved her foray into fantasy romance with Bride. Now we have a love story once again in STEM with Rue who is just perfect. Ali has a way of writing complex female characters who aren't your typical FMC. They are layered and complicated. It takes a strong male to get behind the walls that have been built up so high.
Eli is the perfect male counterpart to Rue. He falls hard and he falls fast. He would stalk Rue to the ends of the earth if she'd let him. I loved that we get to have his POV in this story. The love he feels for Rue almost borders on unhinged.
When Ali says that this book is her steamiest yet, she wasn't kidding. This is probably an exaggeration, but half the book felt like smut. Not in any overdone way. The author is showing two characters who connect so easily on a sexual level. Rue finds it difficult to communicate her feelings but she has no issues being sexual with Eli. It's her way to be close to him without breaking down too much of her walls.
Absolutely loved this book. This author a truly amazing story teller.