*praying a hail mary*

Oh, wait. I'm not that kind of Christian. Lmao. Never mind... but we do need some holy water 🙈

I can not begin to tell you how difficult it was to pinpoint Dexer's aesthetic even though he's the first one to be introduced. Originally, I thought he was giving off the "bad boy" vibe, but then his brother Blaize arrived with his muscle car, jeans and t-shirt, and leather jacket. Blaize is the one who dressed what I thought Dexer would.

But Dexer? What was Dexer? So, I started thinking, and that got me into the grumpy, boxer vibe. Dexer is a fighter, heart, and soul. His upbringing with his dad wasn't the best, compared to his two brothers. And so the grumpy, boxer/fighter aesthetic he is. Of course, he can have a similar aesthetic to his brother, so bad boy wasn't completely off the table. It would just have to be different. Then I found out he rides motorcycles??? Sir----please.

Then Keenan... Keenan was easy. There were bits and pieces in the beginning that told me already he was the pastor of their town. Then his introduction scene was him riding in on a horse. ✨️cowboy pastor aesthetic✨️ GOD, I LOVED HIM SO MUCH! I have a thing for cowboys, so falling for Keenan was immediate.

But all of that aside, this book was 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Lilith Vincent writes amazing group scenes🥲 Everything about their dynamics together and individually worked well. I literally wanted to meet all the boys. I was curious to know more about them with the crumbs I was given from the beginning.

❈•≫────≪•◦ 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 ◦•≫────≪•❈

• post apocalyptic
• dystopia romance
• boy(s) + girl obsessed
• breeding kink (Dexer)
• consent & praise kings
• dark and broody MMCs
• dark romance
• enemies to lovers/hate to love elements (Blaize)
• fairytale retelling with a twist: Rapunzel
• forced proximity
• grumpy x sunshine
• morally grey
• mutal pining
• taboo romance
• unrequited love... or so they thought
• why choose