Book Review: Poisoned Ivy by Ava Rani

A fun review I got done while finishing this book at work!
Malena is the main character and is very easy to root for from the start. Her parents are overbearing and strict (looks at my mom 👀). She does typical sneaky college kid stuff and has a burner phone that forwards her calls from them her parents to her while her real phone is in her dorm room and broadcasts her “location.” I really appreciated the pieces of herself that the author put in this story, and I hope writing Malena’s story was cathartic. I loved reading her strength, vulnerability, and growth.
Conrad such a willfully strong Daddy. He had great character depth to him, and I loved how Malena accepted him as he was, but she still wanted him to grow, and he wanted to be the best he could for her. Their relationship was equal parts spicy and sweet.
There was an element of mystery to this story that had been woven in throughout the story. Not only did it make the story more interesting, but it added a little edge to it 🔪
I also wish we had more hints and growth with Conrad’s feelings for Malena. He was all of a sudden OBSESSED with her (not many problems with that ngl lmao) but I would’ve liked to see a little more build up. Other than that, everything was AMAZING!!
I think this was a really wonderful, fun, spicy, college romance.