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4.25 stars ✈️

Well this definitely lived up to the hype! This was genuinely a really cute and sweet read. I think the characters were real standouts in this one, but also the tropes and the romance between the MCs were excellent

Gabriel 'sunshine' Scott (H) and Sophie Darling meet on a plane to London. Their first interaction starts off really rocky, with Gabriel not liking that Sophie is seated next to him. Sophie doesn’t even try to hide the fact that Gabriel is hella hot and uses that to make him extremely uncomfy

“J����ܲ�,�� I blurt out, lifting my hand as if to shield my eyes. “It’s like looking into the sun.��
“W�󲹳�?�� he snaps, those laser-bright eyes narrowing.
Oh, this will be fun.
“Just stop, will you?�� I squint at him. “You’re too hot. It’s too much to take.�� This is true, though I’d never have the guts to say so in normal circumstances.
“Are you quite well?�� he intones, as if he thinks the opposite.

There’s so many times where their banter had me jealous af like why can’t I meet a super hot, rock band manager named Gabriel Scott on a plane 😤 Screw you universe

Me: Your sarcasm smells of slain interns�� blood and the souls of missing record execs.
Sunshine: False. That is what I eat for breakfast. Keep up, Darling.
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Me: Aw…terms of endearment already?
Sunshine: It’s your name.
Me: A convenient excuse.
Sunshine: A legitimate answer

→Even in their texts their banter is perfect. Also, let me say I love that Sophie calls Gabriel ��ٳܲԲ��󾱲Ա��� when he’s obviously not

"...Just don't go driving off a cliff and getting us killed."
"I plan on dying when I'm very old and fucking you while hopped up on Viagra"
"You really do say the sweetest things."
"Sono pazza di te."

→T�����Բ������پ��Dz�: I'm crazy about you. Oh, I'm sorry did I fail to mention he speaks Italian 🤪🤪

Not only is this a slow burn, first kiss doesn’t happen till about 3/4 of the way in, but the build up is just AMAZING. There’s so much sexual tension between the two because of one reason��THEY SLEEP IN THE SAME FUCKING BED EVEN THOUGH THEY’RE NOT TOGETHER 😏

Basically, Gabriel proposes that Sophie sleep in his bed because he has trouble sleeping and it only helped when she’s there 🥰 so they cuddle and get constantly turned on by each other but refuse to tell the other person because of fear of rejection

ISN’T THAT JUST SO GOOD?! Then all that tension builds up to one fucking scene that just so fucking hot

“Some nights, it’s so bad I don’t want to bother with foreplay. I want to lift your leg, make room for myself between your thighs, and rut like a selfish, greedy bastard.��
��"But you wouldn’t have to fuck me wet,�� I whisper, heart pounding. “Anytime I’m in bed with you, I’m wet.��

I also loved Gabriel’s character development. He started off as this cold, closed-off man and turned into such a sweetheart, not only to Sophie, but also his friends.

On rumpled, linen sheets, she claims me, body and soul, and then offers herself right back. In that moment, I am no longer Scottie or Gabriel, I am something more. I am home. Finally. At last. Forever.

This COULD have been a 5 star reads, but the fight at the end was just blah. So much miscommunication between the MCs that could have easily been resolved if they talk it out, but luckily it was resolved quickly 😊