Tis the Season for Revenge

4.25/5

That was so good!!

I was being a little apprehensive going into this book because I had already read one book by this author and hated it. But this one was brilliant!

Abbie gets dumped by her long-time boyfriend for being "not serious enough" so she decides on a perfect revenge: sleep with his boss and go to the annual Christmas party, showing him what he lost in the process.

I enjoyed it. Abbie was so good and her realising she lost herself and trying to get herself back was very real. Her insecurities driven into her by Dick were very relatable and I LOVED how gone Damien was for her, helping her through and telling her how beautiful she is.

Damien was such a good book boyfriend. He was so obsessed with her from the get go but in a good way. He encouraged Abbie to be herself and be unapologetic about it, and he was supportive and understanding. I was so afraid he was gonna get mad with her for lying but I'm happy about the way it was all resolved.

I wish Abbie would have told him at the very beginning, I'm sure he would have helped her out since he hated Richard too. And them sleeping together would be a bonus, but he would have known where she stood since the beginning. Alas, we didn't get that, but at the very least we also didn't get a third act breakup so that's good.

It was a VERY spicy book. Some dialogue during the spicy scenes didn't work for me but it was enjoyable otherwise. I loved how obsessed they both were - and when Abbie cooked for Damien and he was so gone for her oh my god. Nice.

Overall it was a very good book, perfect for Legally Blonde fans. I'm interested to read about Abbie's sister now too - I wish she was more present in the book. Cami annoyed me with her "yes screw Damien over, he's just as bad as Richard' attitude so I'm not sure if I want to read her book but we'll see.

This book encouraged me to give Morgan Elizabeth a chance. I hated The Playlist with passion, but perhaps not all of her books are bad.