✨Im Literary Anxious✨

𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲🕒 3 minutes
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Shona Knight ✍🏻𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁: 368📖

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲: 🫑
𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽: Varies between MMCs
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁: Duet
𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: Cliffhanger
𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀: Stranded by Shona Knight
𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲: Multi-POV

“𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞… 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐚.”

🌷 Why Choose (x7)
🖤 Insta-Love
🌷 Slow Burn
🖤 Hurt/Comfort
🌷 Protective MMCs
🖤 Mute MFC
🌷 Hunting a Serial Killer
🖤 Abused MFC

Excuse me but… that cliffhanger should be illegal. The only reason I’m not throwing a tantrum is because I already downloaded book two and will be starting it the second I hit “post” on this review 😅.

I’ll admit, when I saw “seven guys” in the blurb, I had a moment of… girl, that’s a lot of logistics. But honestly? Mina needs all seven of them. She deserves every ounce of that love and then some.

Mina’s backstory is brutal. She’s spent 11 years trapped in horrific conditions with a mother who is, to put it delicately… an abusive psychopathic piece of garbage.

Mina doesn’t speak (selective mutism is hinted at), so she’s never been able to fight back. When her mother suddenly dumps her in school, she crosses paths with Gideon, Tucker, Jasper, and Max, who instantly connect with her and step up to protect her.

Couple of quick thoughts:

• Yes, it’s very insta-love, but Shona makes it work. The guys’ focus is almost always on protecting Mina, not constant lusty monologues, which feels refreshing compared to a lot of RH.
• I really hope we find out why Mina’s mom suddenly decided school was a good idea after 11 years. If not, it’s going to feel like a plot hole I can’t stop poking at.

The guys each bring their own flavor of protective, and it’s impossible not to root for all of them once you see how much they care for Mina.

📝 My running theories while reading:

• Brad = little psychopath, but not the killer.
• Simon? Oh, he’s 100% the killer.
• The twins will be her first intimacy (calling it now).
• And please, for the love of all things holy, let her mom rot in the deepest pit of hell.

This was such a binge-worthy read. Shona has once again personally victimized my sleep schedule. Now excuse me—it’s 2:30 p.m., and if I start book two right now, I can still finish before bedtime.