This book jumped right into the plot, no build up or dragging on just straight into the good stuff and it works so well for this story! And the romance, there is no slow burn here but I love the way Calla manages to give us fast paced romantic relationship progression without it seeming forced.

A big part of this I feel was Theodore’s character. He’s charming and cheeky and the way he jumped straight into his feelings for Sofia felt perfectly suited to him from the very first time we meet him.

This is my second of Calla Zae’s books and I have to say I love how she writes her FMC. They have baggage, heck Sofia says so herself, but she writes them in such a way that shows they don’t let it bring them down. They’re strong and resilient and though they fall in love they know they can (and have!) survived on their own.

This is a fun and suspenseful holiday read with the only downside being that now I really want more Theo and Sofia!

(ARC for which I volunteered my honest review)