I have to say I was pretty excited to get to Hazel and Kieran's book, especially after the epilogue for Keep Me -- a firefighter who goes to a sex club and a journalist with a traumatic past surrounding a high school relationship -- considered me intrigued. I do not think I have ever read a book where the main male character was a firefighter, so I was definitely happy to add that to my list.
Kieran is already so protective of Hazel right off the bat, which comes to us as no surprise, considering how Rhys and Archer were so protective of Zoey and Elise when they first started getting together. With Hazel in Kieran's life, he is in for a new perspective and she is in for a total reevaluation of what being intimate really means.
I would say that Save Me has more toned down smut compared to the prior two books, but all of the scenes at Phoenix and other places definitely allow the story to move forward and let Kieran and Hazel to understand what they want in life and in a relationship. The scenes they share reflect how they are as people, and while they are steamy, you can tell that they have their own personal touch to it. Their living arrangement definitely proves that they have more on their minds than having Hazel find a new place, and their dynamic reminded me a lot of what is seen in The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata.
Save Me has a sweet undertone to it compared to the other relationships that we have seen in the series -- Hazel is much more innocent than Zoey and Elise, and when you learn more about her past, you understand why. I really enjoyed the depth that Kennedy went into when exploring Kieran and Hazel's pasts and their individual relationships with their parents. It definitely added a lot of character behind them, and as a reader you can really understand their way of thinking.
The friendship between Hazel, Elise, and Zoey is still just as strong as it was in the first two books, and we get to see how protective they are over Hazel as the very hint of someone hurting her. The same goes with Kieran, Rhys, Archer, and Hunt -- they all parallel the relationship the girls have with each other, and they are not afraid to put each other in their place.
If you are looking for a short and sweet story thats starts fast and then slows down as the main characters discover more about each other, this is the book for you. It was a great follow up to Keep Me, and once again the epilogue has me excited to read the next book.
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