the good girl’s guide to rakes by eva leigh
Thank you Avon and Netgalley for this Advanced Readers Copy. This book releases on February 22, 2022.
Ok I really liked this book! It took me a bit to get into it, but once I was- I couldn’t wait to read it. (Shakes fist at life getting in the way of reading!) I was swept into Kieran and Celeste’s love story. I was rooting for them and basically just completely wrapped into their love story. I loved how the drama resolved in the end.
4 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 steam
(The steam rating on this novel is for verbiage more than content. )
While reading this book I kept thinking of the song Free Spirit by Khalid. If you haven’t heard it….shame on you! But aslo- listen to it! I’ll even give you a taste of the lyrics…
”We were runnin' onto somethin'
And we didn't say "forever, " but it's all we wanted
You were so in love with simple things
And now we're searchin' for the fire, drippin' kerosene
I've been lovin' more, livin' less
Off of highs and lows, so obsessed
Couldn't get nothin'
But we're never runnin' out, we'll be
Free spirits, free spirits
Can you hear me callin'?
Oh, it's all or nothin'
When you're free spirits, free spirits
Can you hear it callin'?
'Cause I don't wanna live and die alone, don't let me go”
The things that were harder for me in the book was all of the setup for the two future books in the series. I should mention that I will read the other two in the series and I’m excited about them! But there was some build up for those within the pages of this book- which sometimes affected the flow of this book. The ending of the book featured a lot of proclamations of love. I am a big fan of these communicative moments but this felt a bit excessive.
I can’t wait to read the other two books in the series! It looked like book two was coming out Fall 2022! EEEK! I can’t wait for Finn’s story!