FROM THE AUTHORS OF THE TIKTOK SENSATION, ADDICTED TO YOU!
Ex-grifter Phoebe Graves’ new life threatens to come crashing down around her in the next unputdownable novel from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Addicted series.
As the daughter of a con artist, Phoebe Graves only knew a life of swindling the rich until her best friend and fellow grifter, Hailey Tinrock, proposed an idea to start a new, honest life in a wealthy college town of Connecticut. Once there, they decided to leave behind their deceitful tricks and be truthful for once. But you know what they say about best intentions. . . .
While Phoebe is fake-dating Jake Waterford, the third-born son to an uber-wealthy and influential family, she’s actually dating and falling deeper in love with Brayden “Rocky” Tinrock—Hailey’s older brother. To make matters more complicated, Phoebe’s mother shows up out of the blue with conniving match-making designs of her own.
Her mother’s arrival threatens to unravel Phoebe’s plans. To keep her love, her friends, and her newfound happiness, Phoebe will have to return to her old games . . . and win.
MY REVIEW
Let me first start off by saying that I love Krista & Becca Ritchie. I will read literally anything this duo writes. Dishonestly Yours was one of my top reads for 2024, so I’m not gonna lie, the bar was set extremely high for Destructively Mine.
Destructively Mine picks up right where the last book left off and I couldn’t help but fall harder for Phoebe and Rocky. I mean, the steam between them is OFF the charts and I just love how they fought to be together and where their relationship ended up. The secondary characters were just as fantastic and engaging as they were in the first book. I loved that while we finally got some answers, the plot twists were twisting and kept me on my toes.
All that being said, I did have some major issues with this book. The first one is always a big one for me and that’s the pacing. At over 500+ pages, I could not believe how slow the pacing was. It felt like the story just dragged and that nothing really happened until I got about 40% or so into the story.
To be honest, I felt like this book suffered from second book syndrome. Like it was an enjoyable read, but it didn’t live up to the hype of the first book, and it KILLS me to say that. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but this book was way longer than it needed to be and it felt like something was missing.
Overall, I thought this book was an okay read. I think maybe my expectations for this book were a bit too high. I enjoyed this book, but I didn’t love it as much as I was hoping to. All my issues aside, this book was still filled with enjoyable drama, tension, and scorching moments.
*I was provided an ARC copy of this book via the publisher & NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review*
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