I was so excited for the next installment of this series - imagine my surprise when I realized that only 5% of the book carried the plot forward and it was, essentially, a filler. I think this book might have been a cute idea if the series was already finished - making this an extra book, as it is primarily a retelling of the first book from Casteel’s perspective. I highly recommend the audiobook, as reading the authors pass at a male POV made me cringe. The narrator has an amazing voice (except when he’s doing Poppy’s voice).

This book also made me feel uncomfortable at the amount of times he coerced and crossed clear boundaries of consent with Poppy.