Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsIt's ok. Not my jam though
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 14, 2023
Jason & Layla: Trigger Warning (straight from the author): This book contains themes of mental illness related to auditory hallucinations, anxiety, low self-esteem, and self-harm. Please be advised if you might find these topics troubling. This story starts off on the trenches if hell. Layla has been kidnapped and is being held hostage. There's a small time jump to the present and now she's safe or so it appears. Her very wealthy family is replacing her bodyguard with somebody from McIntyre Security team. Jason is chosen, mostly for his medical skills as a further EMT. because of Layla's medical conditions, he seems to be there more as a babysitter as he spends most of his time monitoring her sugar levels and making sure she doesn't self harm. The story is a slow burn. So Layla suffers from auditory hallucinations which is technical verbiage for homegirl hears voices... We really just one. Essentially this is the voice we all have but her voice is very damaging to get mental stability. I didn't like that this was the whole reason for having a bodyguard. The only danger outside of the prologue was the danger to oneself and to me it's something that didn't need a bodyguard. It's not my jam for this particular trope of romance books but it was ok. Now there are some paparazzi moments but that's pretty much it. What I did love was that the book behind all the health stuff was about learning to trust again. Trusting those that are not immediate family. Layla has to learn to trust Jason, a virtual stranger with her while being which causes them to develop more of a friendship into something more. Layla was very much sheltered growing up so she's insecure and inexperienced in many things outside of school. I also liked that Jason takes on the challenge to combat whatever obscene thing that Layla's inner voice says to her. Story is on. I'm just hoping the next book is less about health and more about needing security.
