What I Liked:
1. Grumpy x Sunshine - Noah and Mackenzie are literally the definition of grumpy and sunshine and I loooove seeing them together.

2. Fake dating - literally one of my favorite romance tropes of all time. The wolf aspect was definitely a fun twist too. But of course with all fake dating tropes the lines between real and fake get blurred and we watch our couple fall in love!

3. Mackenzie - honestly I loved Mackenzie. I thought she was witty and funny! And I loved that she was opinionated but not afraid either. I loved her reaction after she found out Dennis was blackmailing Noah. I thought her reaction was both entertaining and badass. I love that she didn’t cry about it but just went straight to making him pay. The dual POV really helped show Mackenzie as a developed character because we got to see her insecurities and nerves around Noah too.

4. Noah - also a super well-developed character! The dual POV really helped with Noah because he didn’t come off as cold/mean but more confused/awkward which made him more relatable. Also I loved that we got to see him open up to Mackenzie over time and truly falling for her. Also him falling first was really cute.

5. The third act breakup - I usually HATE when this happens because it always feels dumb. Honestly, a 3rd party trying to break them up makes this third act breakup significantly more tolerable. While I think the rational adult in me would have preferred Mackenzie’s approach where they figure it out together, the reader part of me knows that would have been boring. But because it was Dennis who messed everything up, it was a lot easier to empathize with Noah and Mackenzie instead of getting annoyed.

What I Didn’t Like:
1. World Building - Honestly there wasn’t much I didn’t like about this book. If I had to pick something, and this is being nitpicky but really the only thing I wish we got a little more info on was the world. Clearly werewolves co-exist in modern society with humans but does that mean ALL mythical creatures exist or is it just wolves? Also how does society change because of this? Clearly there are stigmas. Are wolves treated like a second class or is it just the alpha thing? It would have been nice to know a little more about the world.

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