I just finished this book something like an hour ago and I instantly just have the need to gush about this book. For so long, I didn’t think that I was a romance reader but it turned out that I just hadn’t found good romance. This is only Snow’s sophomore book and I already know that big things lie ahead for her as she writes the most incredible romances with characters who feel three-dimensional and so deeply relatable.

In my opinion, the hallmark of a romance writer who is really skilled at their craft is when they are able to write a romance that features tropes or kinks that aren’t really things that are for me and I still love it. I am not going to lie and say that I wasn’t nervous to go into this book because age gaps are something that I am not the most comfortable with and the fact that there is also an unbalanced power dynamic in the relationship only complicates that here. Snow manages to handle both of these elements with skill and consideration; ultimately there is no getting beyond the fact that there is a power difference between these characters but the fact that it is openly acknowledged within the story and the characters have an awareness that this could lead to potential issues is refreshing. Additionally, there are no rules within their workplace forbidding their relationship so that element of the taboo is more social as opposed to being legal. With regards to the age gap, my history means that I am likely never going to be completely without reservations but the fact that the younger of the couple is 27 makes a difference. Apparently I don’t have the words to properly explain why it makes a difference but I feel like there is something quite different when the younger party is barely an adult because there is still a lack of emotional and social maturity. All of this is to say that I really fucking loved Maggie and Cal and they are so damn good together.

Do you ever feel as though when a book is good, it is hard to properly put into words why you loved it? Like, I could write paragraphs and paragraphs about why I dislike a book whereas with a good book, I am just sitting here, staring at you, begging you to please pick up this book.