Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for providing the ARC.

Woah.

Okay.

So, I know of Kennedy Ryan. I've heard mixed things about the Plated Prisoner books. But I didn't know this book existed until it popped as a requestable ARC. I loved All The King's Men. Its such a great book. And while this book certainly pays homage to Robert Penn Warren and his look into the corruption of politics, I definitely didn't expect this.

This book is riveting. I loved the premise, the set up, and the follow through. I loved Lennix and Maxim and their trials and tribulations as they tried to navigate something foreign and unexpected. I loved the political intrigue, the way that Lennix is unapologetically authentic in her beliefs and the causes she champions. I loved the way that Maxim understood where he messed up and found a way to repair it.

I loved how incredibly well written it was.

This book is something else. I'm so glad that book two is already published because I'm going to go devour that one next.