4.7/5
I really wanted to give it a perfect 5, at some points in the begging I didn't understand. Or was a bit bored in. But it's not the fault of the book, I just kept thinking about what was going happening next and was getting impatient for that "turn".

I was just expecting to read this over the next few days. Start very late in the night and before e knew it, I was done. Because I kept wanting to get to that turning point, it kept me engaged. The tension between the MCs and how Iris is going to get out of these predicaments. I want MORE!

I have no complaints about this book!
I loved how the author connects the FMC art lesson with the plot of each chapter, of what's going in the book during that time. If you truly understand art, I feel you would understand a good amount of the connections that were made.

The tension between Iris and the MC, was whew!!! The way the MC took take of Iris and helped her find herself was so cute!

Iris
We loveeeeeee an educated boss! Don't get her being shy confused with being timid! I loved how she always spoke up for herself and how she always tried to come up with a solution. Seeing grow was truly admirable, and not in a way that's child like. Or as is if she was never allowed to do things, we see more her understanding how restricted she's been within herself and letting go of that. Which is something I personally relate to.

✨The MMC✨
A MAN! Can definitely see right away how much he cares for Iris. Through out we also get to see how much he adores her. He's protective, a leader, caring, and the epitome of action > words. I can't wait to learn more about him and see how they connect with each other more.

For those interested, the smut. It's a good balance of giving something for the readers, but not taking away from the story line. It's a good 3/5 spice level, combined of how much and what the MCs do.

In this book we follow Iris as she receives a birthday present from her departed mother and its effects on her life.

I stopped reading it pretty early on. As soon as emotional and a kind of physical infidelity started, I lost my interest.

I didn't find Iris a likable character. She lacks back bone when it comes to almost everything in her life. The only exception is the present from her mother and when it came to it, she reminded me of Gollum from Lord of the Rings.

The book could also use some editing since the use of Past and Present Tenses in storytelling interchangeably is very frequent.

A haunted prism sends Iris astray from her normal life as a history teacher by day, and anxious dancer by night, i loved the writing and how artistic the details are!