ARC Review
SYNOPSIS
Eighteen-year-old, Bronwyn Littleton is in love with a stranger she met on a summer night a year ago.
A stranger who was tall and broad in a way that made her feel safe. He had dark blue eyes that she can’t stop drawing in her sketchbook. And he had a deep, soothing voice that she can’t stop hearing in her dreams.
That’s all she knows about him though.
Until she runs into him again. At St. Mary’s School for Troubled Teenagers – an all girls reform school – where she’s trapped because of a little crime she committed in the name of her art.
Now she knows that her dream man has a name: Conrad Thorne.
She knows that his eyes are way bluer and way more beautiful than she thought. And that his face is an artist’s wonderland.
But she also knows that Conrad is her best friend’s older brother. Which means he’s completely off-limits. Not to mention, he’s the new soccer coach, which makes him off-limits times two.
What makes him off-limits times three however, and this whole scenario an epic tragedy, is that, Conrad, Wyn’s dream man, has a dream girl of his own.
And he’s as much in love with his dream girl as Wyn is in love with him…
REVIEW
Saffron A. Kent is one of those authors that can write the perfect age-gap unrequited love story. The character development in Wyn & Conrad’s book was near flawless.
This book follows 18-year-old Bronwyn and 33-year-old Conrad’s eventful journey to love. Bronwyn is one of those soft, naive characters; she’s an absolute sweetheart, whereas Conrad is more of the grumpy asshole. Despite their rough beginning, I loved how much the heroine understood that the Hero has been taking care of others for a long time and dedicated her time to be the one that took care of him for a change. One of my favorite heroines written by SAK is Willow from Medicine Man, and I think that’s why I was excited for Wyns’ story over the rest because of how much her character matches Willow’s own.
Another thing I loved was how the author didn’t make the Ex a big part of the book. She was there to do her part, and then she was cut. It’s genuinely refreshing to read a book about a 33-year-old man that acts his age. It took time for the Hero to explore his feelings for the heroine instead of just being reckless, but he was all in once he figured his stuff out.
The girl group moments were sweet, and the way they supported each other, I’m already excited for Poe’s story.
“If I fuck a woman, Bronwyn, her world revolves around me, do you understand? I’m the center of her gravity. I’m the blood in her veins and the beats of her heart. I’m the man for her and no one else.”
I’ve read that quote at least ten times while saying wtf a million times in my head, lol.
Overall, this is definitely the best book written in this series, and it deserves way more than five stars.
*𝘼𝙍𝘾 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬.
