Ostensibly a reread but I don't really remember finishing it the first time, oops

I adored the burgeoning relationship between the two leads, their banter and chemistry, the inevitability of their falling in love - Lucy Parker is very good at creating sparks and building quick but meaningful connections - but the rest of the book had a bit too much plot for my tastes. Like I get that one aspect of it is the center of the romantic conflict, but the last 1/3 had so much going on that there was so little time for the emotions and, you know, love. Which is a shame, because Freddy and Griff are so fun and romantic. (I ctrl+f'd 'Freddy' in the Nick/Sabrina sequel and they're even cuter in that one.)

3.5 stars overall + mentally I knocked down another 0.25 for the unfortunate HP references. I don't blame the author at all for them - I was a chronically online millennial from 2017-2018 too - but just. A sad product of the time.