Ｂｏｏｋ Ｒｅｖｉｅｗ
I loved this book so much! But this book is not for everyone - there are some serious, sensitive topics in here and I would strongly suggest you read other reviews in case they may be triggering for you. While I personally did not have issues reading this book, I feel that the physical/ebooks should come with CW for those who do need them.
CW: Domestic Abuse, Sexual Assault, Anger Issues, Kidnapping, Mental Health (PTSD), Murder/Attempted Murder, Gangs, Violence.This is a Bully Romance.
Noah is a 17 year old girl whose world is turned upside down when her mom suddenly remarries and they have to move from Toronto to California. She meets both her step father & step brother, Nick, for the first time when she arrives at her new home. First meetings did not go well, there were lots of hard feelings that continued throughout the book. The drama was consistently back and forth but the sparks were flying between Noah and Nick from the very beginning. Nick in all his bad boy glory, kept trying to push Noah away but like a magnet, they kept coming back to each other.
This is book 1 of Mercerdes Ron’s Culpables Series. It is an intense, action packed, roller coaster ride that just kept me flipping the pages to see what was happening next. I finished this book in a day and cannot wait to read the next two books! While there were some grammatical and spelling issues, this book was originally written in Spanish and I feel like part of this issue was due to the translation. I did think that Noah was whiny & bratty but I feel like there was strong character growth in this book.
𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℍ𝕒𝕤:
Forbidden Romance
Enemies to Lovers
Morally Grey MMC
Step Siblings
Age Gap
Billionaire Romance
Forced Proximity
Lots of Angst & Banter
Thank you to @netgalley, @sourcebooks & @read_bloom for the gifted copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.