I am all for a good enemies to lover's trope and this one definitely hit all the right notes. The characters were witty, the pace was decent, and the story was well executed.

This is definitely a book for enjoyment over intricacy. At times the plot would get lost in the author's need for smut. The games and twists were intriguing but were shoved to the background many times for the character's to play out their emotions. I wanted to know more backstory but that tended to get lost in the mayhem of focusing on the characters and the present.

I know the author said you don't have to read the Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy to pick up this standalone that take place in the same world...I beg to differ. If you haven't read Kingdom of the Wicked at times some of the smaller plot pieces will be lost on you, and also the ending of KoTW will be spoiled as the book picks up right after that and gives away a lot of that plot. There are also a lot of characters that are introduced in KoTW and you get the backstories there not here.