Does It Hurt?

Promising premise completely ruined by predictable plotting and non-consensual elements. Extremely disappointing.

DNF at 20%
So boring and I can't stand the FMC Sawyer.

4 ⭐️ 5 spice

MY GOODNESS! I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't this! This book blew me away.

Enzo is *chefs kiss*

This story took a turn, and my heart was in a vice. I loved Sawyer's banter, her bits of dark humor to cope with situations, and her internal dialogue about thinking she was funny. I was NOT expecting some bits of mystery/thriller in this book and I ate it up.

I appreciate that Sawyer's character development and growth took time. She maintained her view on life and unaliving herself, and it wasn't a sudden "Oh, I made eye contact with this man, and the world is great now" situation. Even in the end, Sawyer refuses treatment for trauma and still trying to grow and accept her situation.

This one is deep and dark. Good enemies to lovers plot. Some very very heavy pieces.