Penelope has a way to attract her readers by providing a story that captivates you with an emotional and a powerful physical level... 
 From the synopsis, we come to an understanding that Quinn-sister of Jared, Jax, and Madoc, and daughter of Jason and Katherine; Madoc's father and Jared's mother- and Lucas, a friend of the Caruthers boys, have established feelings for each other and have separated themselves due to the act of adapting a future. Lucas is 29 years old, and Quinn 17 turning 18 has a conflicting matter of being with Lucas, even though they are both far away. They have attracted each other, both physically and emotionally, adapting a friendship plus a relationship that leads to much more than just a friendly relationship. The story itself though is not ABOUT Quinn and Lucas and how they adapt to a relationship or deal with their confronting problems of having a huge age gap. However, this story is all on how Katherine and Jason met. From the previous books of the series, we have come to a conclusion that Jason and Katherine had a conflicting past. The transition of this story from Quinn and Luca's to Kat's and Jase's story is kind of conflicting to read because as the reader, I was not expecting to read their story but be indulge in Quinn's and Lucas's. 
 It was lovely reading Kat's story, while at the same time connecting the backstory of Jared's and Tate's, while also connecting the story of all the other characters. This was a short novella that Penelope made really clear about. The real story of Quinn's and Lucas' is coming, when you ask? Penelope has not dropped release date. I am more excited to read THEIR story. Overall, my time reading this book was hard because my love for Penelope's writing is off the charts, but I can officially say that this my least favorite of all the books Queen P has written. 
 Hero rating: 4.0 
 Heroine rating: 4.0 
 Sexual tension rating: 4.5 
 Sex scenes rating: 4.0 
 Sex scenes frequency: 3.5 
 Plot rating: 4.5 
 Dialogue rating: 4.0 
 Storytelling rating: 4.5 
 Story ending rating: 4.0 
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 ARC kindly provided by author in exchange for an honest review