I wasn't sure what to expect with this book because I see good things said about Lyonne Riley's writing but it's an awkward length at 140 pages - not super short but not quite full length either. Ultimately I do feel like there could have been a bit more in here to help develop the feelings a bit early on - namely a few more dates before they move in together and seeing the relationship start to blossom and form.

In any case, besides that, I liked it a lot. I felt like it was stronger at the end than in the beginning because once it rushes in to them living together, the pace felt better. They spend more time together, get to know each other, and their feelings develop. Nice. I also liked the spice content and it felt realistic and wholesome, very sweet. I loved that they had great open and honest communication in and out of the bedroom.

There's a couple funny bits here and there that I enjoyed, as well, like mentioning one of Theo's coworkers is a reanimated corpse named Doug. Then later, mentioning that "Doug is the only wild card, but Theo assures me he’s had his need for devouring brains under control for five years." like it's an addiction. I really liked the hints of worldbuilding and would love to see more of this universe.

There were a couple minor hiccups where it felt like things were mentioned out of the blue or people suddenly in different places.

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes: Arranged Marriage, Size Difference

3rd Act Breakup?: No

The Praise: Theo and Celeste were so sweet together! I loved reading about Shy Theo coming out of his shell with her.

The Critique: I feel like it was maybe too short? The incident with the park and Celeste’s reaction felt a bit rushed. In general the concept of the monsters was really interesting and I would’ve liked to see the world building expanded on.

Final Thoughts: This was short, sweet, well-written, and low-drama.