I know I said five stars, that’s mostly overall vibes. I struggle with the whiplash that was Pen and kind of a cop out to make her the bad guy after we established she was a good friend. I loved Scarlett’s and Lukas’ relationship. I do wish the spicy scenes went there though. Like we talked about the lists and we talked about tying her up but we just got praise kink? I understand why though, people are already saying they feel icky about the dynamic and actually tying her up might push them too far. But it’s okay to read content warnings and skip a book even if your favorite author wrote it. I don’t read nonfiction, you don’t need to read BDSM, especially if you know you won’t like it.