I am conflicted about this book. It definitely has some great parts. There is definitely tension and chemistry between the main characters. And the banter was delicious. I really enjoyed reading some parts but it wasn’t perfect. I did have a few issues with it.

1- Ava was one of my biggest problem here. She does very stupid things and childish to provoke Eli, and that made her came off like a brat. Very immature and childish. She lacked substance and character development.

3- Some parts of the book felt very middle school. Like the part when her sister tells Ava she was engaged. The sister: “Well, Jeremy called you for advice and you said, ‘Whatever big you’re thinking of, go bigger, Jeremy. You better give Cecy a proposal worthy of her.’ So he bought me an entire island as an engagement gift, whisked me there on our anniversary, and asked me to marry him.” *Eye roll*

2- Some parts felt a bit repetitive. The number of times Eli said “go change your clothes” “no one can see what’s mine” “you are mine” “no one touches what’s mine” were so many that I lost count. We get it Rina, Eli was a possessive hero.

3- I wish there there more Eli POVs. I wanted to be more in his head so I could know him a bit better. As I wish Eli had always wanted Ava. It would definitely make their bound so much more special. 

Overall, I really enjoyed their banter and chemistry and I don’t regret reading it a bit, I just wish we had more of Eli’s internal battle, less of Ava being a brat and a more special bound between them.