Exposing Colorado: State of Us, Book 3

The angst! The Tears! The Anger!! This book is definitely an emotional rollercoaster and I AM HERE FOR IT!!! Logan... I felt for the man more than I did for Salem honestly. Don't get me wrong Salem does have her own trauma and I did fell bad towards the end of the book but she was so mean to Logan when he was trying. And don't even get me started on Devon! My God do I need Devon and Christian's story ASAP! JUST DOWNLOAD THE BOOK AND READ IT!! 5/5⭐

3.75⭐ I didn’t realize how much I missed this crew until I got them all back in Exposing Colorado. They are messy but they are family. The trauma, the hurts, the angry words…its like watching a train wreck but you can’t look away. We learn more of their backstories and home life growing up. It makes your heart hurt and ache for them. You begin to understand their messiness but also their love for each other. Did I think Salem was a bit hateful at times? Absolutely, but I think I kinda understand why she was too. I didn’t necessarily agree with her attacking Devon. I do think she needed therapy to start healing from her past. Their HEA is a bit unconventional (not really my fav) but it works out okay for me. If this had just been Logan and Salem I’m not sure I would have loved it as much as I did but since we get the whole crew back, I read it within a days time. I cannot wait for Devon’s story!

I don’t dislike the book overall — it’s engaging and thought-provoking — but the Incest-coded desire is not something readers should have to discover mid-story. This should be something that is definitely in the trigger warning list. I checked it twice and the word incest should be listed. I definitely love this author and I don't want to harm her career or anything of that sort, I'm just stating my discomfort. For example, I've stopped reading many authors sequels because of incest coded Desire, is an extremely niche trope and it needs to be disclosed. Logan is extremely frustrating as an MC I went into this book not especially interested in Logan or Salem, but I was intrigued by Salem’s dominant s** preferences. Which we didn't really get to read more on. My enjoyment dropped sharply once it’s hinted that something s* happened with his “uncle.” Logan’s attraction is framed as existing while he believed this man was a family member, which made continuing genuinely uncomfortable. Even though they aren’t biologically related, and barely saw each other, he did fantasize about him while knowing it was his uncle. Devon definitely had more depth us a character, deeply troubled and complicated. The entirety premise of Devon and Logan is uncomfortable. The more you learn about Logan honestly the less interesting he is. I'm very confused on the many themes within the book and while thought provoking it just kind of made me lose deep interest after like 46% of the book. I guess you…