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I have no words to explain how obsessed I am with this book. I feel like I have sooo much to say but it doesn't seem to justify just how much I loved this book. It's basically become my whole personality. I was cackling just like Lark was cuz this was hilarious AF. All the fecking stars in the world for this masterpiece.

This book follows Lark Montague (Sloane's best friend) and Lachlan Kane (Rowan's older brother).
Lachlan has been working as a contract killer for years as a way to pay off his debt to the man who saved him and his brothers from a difficult situation years ago. But now he wants to be done with that life for good. However, when he screws up one of the jobs which leads to a major fallout for his boss with his biggest client, any chances of him being able to get himself away from this life seems lost. The only person who claims to be able to help him out is also the one person he can't stand... Lark Montague.

When someone starts killing off people close to Lark's family and all the signs seems to point to Lachlan, her family seems to want to neutralize this threat, which also puts the other Kane brothers at risk. So, in order to save them, Lark proposes the idea of getting married in order to keep her family from killing Lachlan and finding the real killer while also helping him out with his situation with his boss.

Between trying to convince her family about their relationship and working together to find out who is after her family, Lachlan and Lark spend a lot of time together, and the line between fake and real starts to blur the more they get to know each other.

If I thought Sloane was unhinged, Lark made her look really tame comparatively. She was fucking hilarious, a total badass, and the absolute fecking best. I truly wish I could be best friends with Lark, Sloane and Rose. Literally the best girl gang. Lark is the kind of friend everyone needs in their life who would do ANYTHINGGG for you.

Lark puts her own spin on being the sunshine in this particular grumpy x sunshine situation by also being a serial ki... "multiple deleter". She also took DIY to a whole new level and I'm totally here for it. I truly aspire to be her level of petty and vengeful in life buttttt... make it sparkly.

Ethel was the star in this book from the start, right till the end. Gotta give it to her for all the plotting, scheming and meddling she did. She just loved to watch the world burn. I think I would totally vibe with her.

I KNEWWW the TW said Pizza and Beer would be ruined but damnnnn I couldn't have even imagined that and yet, it was well deserved. The snow globe scene was epic especially when Lark clarifies the use of snowflakes and asks Lachlan to give it a good shake.

I loved how despite having such a rocky start, Lark and Lachlan were the PERFECTTT fit for each other. The banter between Lark and Lachlan was top notch. All the Keanu Reeves references were hysterical, especially the John Wick references. The way Lachlan kept trying to help Lark out in every way he could when she had trouble sleeping was so endearing. How he didn't just expect her to forgive him but he kept working on earning it and didn't move forward with anything despite the tension and attraction between them because he didn't want to start things off that way. Knowing what little he knew about Lark's past, he never pushed her to tell him about it, but always gave her pieces of himself first so she felt comfortable.

Lark was literally sunshine personified, who always wanted the people around her to be at ease and happy. She gave them her complete attention and celebrated the small things in their lives while never letting anyone see what truly went on in her head so no one would have to worry about her. She puts her own happiness on hold when she decides to marry Lachlan, all so she could ensure Sloane gets her happily ever after. But behind all the smiles and laughs, Lark is still haunted by her past and has her own secrets that she has kept from everyone, including her best friend Sloane. And though she is tough as nails and faces everything head on, she also hides her uncertainties and vulnerabilities from the world so no one can ever use them against her which makes her such a captivating and relatable character.

Lachlan was EVERYTHINGGGGG. That man is simply the best. The love he has for his brothers and Lark was so clear in everything he did. He tries to hide away his feelings from everyone so they don't see the toll his past and his work has taken on him, or the constant worry he has for his brothers. His first meeting with Lark was less than ideal which led to them staying far away from each other for years until they had no choice but to get together to keep his brothers safe. But once he starts paying attention to Lark and seeing her for who she really is rather than his initial assumptions, he can't help but feel a pull towards her which only keeps growing the more he learns about her. The sleep retreat, the leather harness, the safe for Lark's trophies, the gift he made for her, oohh and the man he tied up and tortured for her obviously (Y'all need to seriously take tips from Lachlan on how to grovel cuz that was on another level) they all just made me swoon. I need a man like Lachlan in my life or I'd rather be single.

This was a slow burn BUT the tension between these two was off the charts and had me fanning myself... and when the spice finally hits... OMFGGG... it fucking HITSSSS... Also, that bonus scene????? FECKING CHRIST JESUSSSS🔥🔥🔥

I have no idea what to expect from the last book in this series given how things ended in this one. I'm not sure my heart will survive it. I'm so in love with Fionn and Rose already and I NEED to know what happens after that ending.

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Re-read: Audiobook
Date: 14th June
So I picked up the audiobook righttttt after I finished the book cuz I loved this book soo much and I couldn't bear to be done with it yet, and let me tell you.. the audiobook is FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC. You HAVE to give it a try cuz it just makes the the experience 100x better.

I was already a fan of Samantha Brentmoor and I think she's so damn talented and brilliant as a narrator. Eric Nolan was the perfectttt narrator for Lachlan and I legit couldn't function while listening to this. The narration especially during the spicy scenes blew my goddamn mind cuz OH. My. Fucking. GODDDD!!!