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Song Vibe Check:
"I'm fakin'" By: Sabrina Carpenter
"Do me" By: Kim Petras
"Elevator Eyes" By: Tove Lo
Aaaaaand we're back with a third round because apparently I am more invested in this series now.
But actually, I am here because I was interested in Dean's character since book one and now I need to know what ACTUALLY goes on in his head and to see how he sweeps Allie Hayes off her feet.
Short Summary: the resident womanizer has a one night stand that changes his life and may lead to him discovering love too.
Now, this book focuses largely on Allie rather than Dean which is funny because I could have SWORN that the previous book highlighted Logan more.
And I was definitely okay with that. The story pulls you in and when you have a friend with the same name as the main character....well, your motivation increases to read more. Once we get to Dean's POV, I find myself pleasantly shocked at the way his character is NOT just the guy who sleeps with plenty of women, being the heartbreaker of Briar University.
You discover that he has A LOT of money, that his parents are good ones, that he has an older sibling dedicated to law, a chaotic younger sister who I absolutely adored and then you have Dean himself, who actually HAS the brain and wits to do well in school. He reads, can dance, pleases a lot in bed and even proves to be a huge softie when he spends time with kids.
But he also discovers his true passion which isn't law but teaching others and this was one of the things that earned my respect for him. I do think the author made a HUGE disservice to him by messing up his character arc because while we get LOTS of steamy scenes and cute cuddly scenes as well, we get the tense standoff of him against Allie's dad and then the book flips onto itself and hands over the worst possible way to push his "character development".
She proceeds to kill off a very valuable character and the next thing you know, tears ensue, grief begins and making sure that Dean Di Laurentis gets back up on his feet becomes "the character development".
And it's a cruel fate because we already dealt with a character that had a self destructive arc including Alcohol with Logan's dad and so repeating this, but with Dean felt sloppy to me. The author also made it so even though Dean is a wonderful character, she makes sure that we feel disappointment that he didn't do more to win Allie over.
Whether that was intentional or not, it still annoys me because as I finished the book, I was torn on what to rate this book or how to after the end.
But, I will see you all later in book 4.
Overall: 4/5 stars
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