Can't Wait Wednesday: Destructively Mine

 

 Can't Wait Wednesday

This week's book is.... Destructively Mine

Author: Krista & Becca Ritchie

Publisher: Berkley

Release Date: April 29th, 2025

Series: Webs We Weave

Blurb:

Ex-grifter Phoebe Graves’ new life threatens to come crashing down around her in the next unputdownable novel from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Addicted series.

As the daughter of a con artist, Phoebe Graves only knew a life of swindling the rich until her best friend and fellow grifter, Hailey Tinrock, proposed an idea to start a new, honest life in a wealthy college town of Connecticut. Once there, they decided to leave behind their deceitful tricks and be truthful for once. But you know what they say about best intentions...

While Phoebe is fake-dating Jake Waterford, the third-born son to an uber-wealthy and influential family, she’s actually dating and falling deeper in love with Brayden “Rocky” Tinrock—Hailey’s older brother. To make matters more complicated, Phoebe’s mother shows up out of the blue with conniving match-making designs of her own.

Her mother’s arrival threatens to unravel Phoebe’s plans. To keep her love, her friends, and her newfound happiness, Phoebe will have to return to her old games... and win.

Explanation:

To start off this week's explanation, I want to talk a bit about what the intention is for this blog series. This won't be every week like Top 5 Tuesday, instead it will be whenever I know of a book releasing in the future that I'm particularly excited about and want to discuss. 

I actually have an ARC (advanced reader copy) of this one, which I'm currently reading, and so far it's incredible. I won't discuss my thoughts more here, just wait for my review. 

I am so incredibly excited for this one because it is the sequel to my favorite book of 2024. Dishonestly Yours left such a mark on me, and you can read my thoughts on it here. I loved that the protagonists aren't morally redeemable and never claim to be. They are, in a way, a kind of Robin Hood group, which is one of my favorite tales. Getting the chance to see where their lives go from the cliffhanger at the end of book one is incredibly exciting!

It particularly delights me that we are staying in the same perspectives as book one. The chance to just dive back in after impatiently waiting since last July is incredible. If you like truly morally grey (non-murderous) characters and seeing a complicated web of right and wrong with incredibly dynamic characters, I highly recommend this series. It's also the perfect time to start this series!