4.5!!!
I KNEW I'd love Rafe the second he was mentioned - but I didn't think that I would love him as much as I do!
Bonnie, the only girl in the Davies family, has always been the good girl. Rowdy like her brother's sure, but also the small town of Never Harbor's sweetheart. Bonnie's big secret - she's been in love with the local bad boy artist for too many years. Now back home from art school and down on her luck with internships she finds herself doing the the unthinkable. Begging Rafe for a spot in his gallery as an intern...and asking for a different type of lesson as well.
Virgin x Bad Boy books are sometimes not for me because the girl is always presented as too pure. That was not the case with Bonnie. She knew what she wanted and boy did she go for it!! I loved all of their interactions with one another, him calling her 'Shiv,' the little jokes about her stealing souls, and ultimately the intimate act of knowing each other's art. Like, these two would draw the other secretly!! I CANT!! I LOVE THEM!!
And yes, this is a cute little small town romance - but it also deals with SO much more! The relationship between Rafe and his mom, and how all the things he heard growing up affected how he sees himself. I cry, this man wants to be moody so bad but is in fact SO soft!! And Bonnie!! Thinking she's not good enough when shes soooo loved!!
This book also did a great job setting up the other couples in this series. I cant wait to see what's going on between Izzy and Peter as well as Milo and Lulu.
I'm going to need EVERYONE to read this series and this book because it is SUCH a good time and I love it so much tbh.
Thank you so much to Julie Olivia and Penpal Pr for an eARC! All thoughts are honest and my own :)