I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I hope the main relationship was written to be intentionally problematic, because hoo boy. It might be sexy when a man takes control, but it's another thing entirely when someone says "No, I really don't want to," and the other person laughs and says, "Yes, you do," and carries on with what they were doing. This was not a steamy romance, but another look into the fucked up reality we put ourselves in.

"'And the martinis,' Harry said. 'Very good olives.' He had a momentary panic that martinis didn't have olives, and that he sounded like an idiot." -- p.39

This is so me. Working yourself up to say something only to immediately believe something unforgivably stupid just came out of your mouth. Yup.

Hoping this book lures me out of a deep reading lull... Only one and a half chapters in, I think I'll be engaged the whole time but I'm not sure how I'll feel by the end. The lengthy hold list from the library gives me hope!