The Devil You Know: Special Edition

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For example, I found very degrading that someone like Gemma would throw a fit and get drunk over something so clichéed as a miscommunication trope moment.

Elizabeth gives us single POV, which I know isn't for everyone but I adored this take on it. Gemma wants to believe in the Hallmark love story...but life has shown her time and time again that's not the case, so of course her guard is up constantly...and she tends to think the worst of men. And Gemma's most recent target is Ben, the lawyer and partner at her firm who stole a major client on his first day and has proceeded to taunt her with his handsome face for two years. Y'ALL THIS MAN IS THE SIMP TO END ALL SIMPS. like he was so down bad but protective, possessive, and so hot. I caught myself screaming, crying, sweating, the best banter I've read in MONTHS, the best sex scenes, the BEST DIRTY TALK. A big part of this plot was Gemma's experience as a female attorney in a very male dominated work space. So there is a lot about her personal journey dealing with sexual harassment, being overlooked for promotions, etc. I loved Ben's protectiveness but overall understanding that she can stand on her own two feet.Heat level: Good. They have some good tension, chemistry, and scenes -- but not so much it takes away from the story. I felt like I was constantly nodding my head in agreement with everything Gemma thought. I loved her so much, she's tough as nails and has had to make some hard choices in her career while playing the long game to make partner at her law firm of sexist, horrible men. I really wanted to hug her but she probably wouldn't have wanted that 😂 This book was so incredible, such an amazing reminder that women can be fierce, strong, cruel, brutal, speak their mind, fight for themselves, express their sexual desires and own every aspect of their lives without ever having to apologize for it. Like I started to do on a daily basis, lately, I've listened to this while I was at work and I think I died a thousand times in my cold suit because of Gemma and Ben and how perfect and hot these two were.

The Devil You Know is book three in the Devil series and is the enemies to lovers, workplace romance story of Ben and Gemma. Incredible, inspirational, original, never done before, characters that haven't left my mind IN DAYS and I have finished this book a week ago. I still can't stop thinking about them, about this story, about their connection, about the ending. THESE CHARACTERS ARE SO EFFING REAL!!! The sexual tension between these two characters was so INTENSE IT WAS ALMOST TANGIBLE. reread 2/25/23. the perfect workplace romance imo. ben and gemma are my fav couple from this series!I wanted her to crush those old codgers... but... in the end... she was left an insecure girl who questioned everything Ben ever said to her and couldn't make any choices that freed her from where she was.