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Robyn Harding's The Arrangement

This was my second book by Robyn Harding.  The Arrangement was published by Scout Press on July 30, 2019.  I received my copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Natalie is a broke college student in NYC, struggling to provide for basic needs when her friend suggests she should go online and find a sugar daddy for herself.  Ava tells her about all of the great benefits while they study in Ava's completely furnished penthouse apartment, and Natalie doesn't see any harm in it.

She meets Gabe, and he seems like the dream man.  He's a successful lawyer and Nat falls in love.  She thinks Gabe is also in love with her.  She has no idea Gabe is actually married with a family, and has no plans to abandon them.

When he cuts off the relationship, this girl loses her ever-loving mind.  She drinks constantly and stalks him.  She spies on his wife and inserts herself into his daughter's life.  Gabe now has to figure out how to deal with her to avoid letting his sugar baby ruin his picture perfect life.  A murder takes place near his Upper East Side apartment-question is, who's the victim?

I loved this book.  I was hooked from chapter 1.  Natalie is a nut job, but she's so easy to pity and follow through her story.  I remember my life as a college student, worried about how I'll eat...let alone pay my rent.  It's a HARD place to be, especially alone.  I knew the moment she met Gabe that this was going to be a hot mess and I was there for every second of it.  I knew she was going to fall for him, and I knew it wasn't going to be reciprocated.  I had my guess on the ending, but I was wrong.  I've never been so excited to be wrong in my life.  The ending is the perfect karmic twist.  I love when bad people get what they deserve.  Gabe certainly did.

This would have been a 5 star read for me, but I wanted a little bit more when it came to her friend Ava, along with a couple of other relationships.  I know that Nat and Gabe were the most important story line, but I would have liked resolution/closure on some of the background characters brought into her story in a way that didn't feel as rushed.

🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars
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