Slow Burn

I will start out by saying that I was given an ARC copy to read and am giving my own opinion.
This book had me laughing and awing at the same time! The relationship between Harlow (the FMC) and Jake (the MMC) is so sweet, especially once you find out just how long Jake has been in love with her! However, my favorite parts of the story were the neighbors and Kevin the tactical peacock! Yes, you read that correctly there’s a peacock named Kevin and he is in charge of the tactical peacock unit and every time he showed up, I was laughing and cheering! It’s even better when you realize that (even though this world is magical) Mrs. Henderson (who happens to own Kevin) is the one translating for him and telling him how to command the forces! And Kevin and his team actually do the formations perfectly with Mrs. Henderson even directing them like ground control does with airplanes! Don’t get me wrong, I still loved Harlow, Jake, and the Victorian mansion, but Kevin steals the show in my opinion!
Another character who steals the show is the Victorian house. While homicidal in the beginning (the amount of times it tried to kill Harlow was ludicrous), it slowly started accepting Harlow as its new resident and even started missing her when she was gone!
Jake and Harlow have a beautiful and relatively strong relationship. Jake goes through some stuff at one point and it was awesome seeing Harlow helping him every step of the way! And Jake helps Harlow out in the same way, especially with trying to get over her terrible ex.
I loved this book and would absolutely recommend it! The neighbors have no boundaries, there are homicidal houses, and tactical peacocks! What’s not to love?!
Thank you so much to Dani Skye and her team for letting me read the book! I really enjoyed it and appreciate the opportunity!