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" “Here’s to the 10 characters, 5 couples, 3 teams, 2 sets of siblings, and 1 amazing friend group that changed my life. This one is dedicated to you, the readers. Thank you for hanging out in Chicago with me.” STOPPPP THIS MADE ME BAWWWLLLLLLLL 😭😭😭😭

Infinite stars guys this book was perfection 😭😭😭

This series has the most special place in my heart. It is probably my favorite contemporary romance. I peaked guys.. how will any other romance series compare after this ??🤧

This was second chance romance x childhood friends to lovers DONE SO SO RIGHT!! The tension, the pining, the depth of their relationship?? It was perfect.

Rio was the epitome of a golden retriever wrapped in a cinnamon roll waving the biggest green flag ever. The mouth on him though????🥵🥵🥵🥵

“Rio: Needy is literally my number one personality trait.” And we love him for that tbh.

“Everyone,” Rio announces, “this is my girlfriend, Hallie. Be nice to her or I’ll literally never talk to you again.” I NEED HIM.

Hallie was also one of the best fmcs in the series. She was so real and down to earth. Struggling with debts and bills?? Yeah that speaks to MY SOULLLL🤣🤣🤣

Their devotion to each other (iykyk) was just so adorable and cute I felt like my heart was going to explode out of sheer happiness for these fictional characters. On that note, the fact that they are all fictional isn't sitting right with me.. my brain refuses to comprehend the fact that I can't just stalk these characters on social media or something.. they feel way too real for me😩😩😩

Needless to say, I will most definitely be relistening to this book in the future. Isaiah is still my favorite mc in the series, but this book is tied with Play Along as my favorite book overall. To be honest I really do love all the books almost equally because THE SERIES IS JUST THAT GOOD!

Liz Tomforde, thank you for this series and I, as well as all your faithful readers, can't wait for what you write next💝

Favorite quotes:
“Yeah, well you’re not his, so tell him to keep his hands to himself too.” Her eyes drop to my mouth. “I’m not yours either.” We’ll see.”

“You sure look good in my shirt for not being mine.” “Get fucked, DeLuca.” I smile as I open the door. “Would love to. You just let me know when and where, Hart.”

“My perfect fucking girl. She’s always been my perfect girl. ”

“Love fell into our hands. We were neighbors turned friends who eventually fell in love. But this time, it feels like we earned it. We get to be in love because we worked for it. We decided to forgive and understand one another.”

“I don’t want to want you.” “Yeah, baby.” He nudges his nose against mine. “That makes two of us.”

"You single, Hal?” I finally give him the long-awaited answer, nodding to tell him yes. “Good.” He takes a slow predatorial step towards me, tone sharp and leaving no room for question. “Because we aren’t fucking friends.” With that declaration, he grips the side of my neck and slams his mouth onto mine. ” BARK BARK BARK "

"“I’ll do anything, up to and including plastic surgery to change her entire appearance… to keep you [Kirishima] from laying your blood-shot eyes on Yoshino-chan again for the rest of your pathetic life.”

“I don’t fancy you one bit [Kirishima], so I’ve got no reason to kill you.”

This volume continues to deliver on the chaos, confusion, and completely unhinged character dynamics I’ve come to expect from this series. We’re deep in yakuza territory now, and normal standards? Gone. The bar? Buried somewhere in the underworld.

Let’s start with Tsubaki, Yoshino’s cousin: she's insane, she’s unpredictable, and she’s a total girl’s girl. The way she rolled in, clocked Kirishima immediately, and read him for absolute filth? I clapped. I cheered. She might be a little off her rocker, but the protectiveness she shows toward Yoshino? We need more of that energy. Iconic.

Now Kirishima…
He really said: “You could sleep with someone else… as long as I get to watch and then kill them.”
Like—HELLO? Sir? Therapy? But also, in this upside-down yakuza romance world, I guess that counts as open communication. The way this manga made me accept that as a “green-ish flag” is wild. But Yoshino kind of ate when she said she’d rather have him be fully demented than half-pretending to be a nice guy. Like okay?? Slay in your own deranged way then???

But listen. That ending.
Finding out that Kirishima’s ex was a first-year uni student three years ago?? That math isn’t mathing in a good way. That means she was 18–19 and he was like… 14–15. And now they’re trying to use that to give Kirishima tragic backstory points or romantic trauma flair??? No. I’m not seeing rizz—I’m seeing red flags and a minor who got groomed, actually. That part made me feel icky, and not in the fun, messed-up way this manga normally trades in. Just… disappointed, not shocked.

So yeah. Volume 3 is somehow both too much and not enough. Messy, dramatic, and filled with people saying genuinely insane things to each other while I sit here nodding like, “well… at least they’re being honest?” Welcome to yakuza romance, I guess. 🖤"