This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Luke: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Keaton: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨✨

First Impressions
Top Secret is the most recent release from Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy and its a story that I have been eagerly anticipating. I am not sure why I took so long to read these books that these two incredible authors wrote together, but I absolutely had a blast with these two. There is something so compelling in the way the stories just are so connecting and dig deep with the reader when these two get together and I couldn't get enough of Keaton and Luke being together and this is honestly one of my favorite enemies to lovers that I have read this year. They really implemented such a unique take on the trope with other factors that come into play that adds such complexity to the story and it all blends together in such a harmonious way that clicks just right. If you love college romance with some fantastic MM lovin, then you definitely need to grab this one up here. Oh and if you can...get this in AUDIO!!! Its addictive with these two brilliant narrators.

First Line
"Look," Annika whispers in my ear.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Keaton
Keaton is the popular one of the crowd. He comes from money and prestige and has a hot girlfriend who is his best friend.

The Hero 2: Luke
Comes from less than financial means, determined to get his college degree and get seperation from his toxic family.

Summary
Keaton and Luke come from two different worlds but reside at the same university and are both in the same fraternity. They are both rivals for the president of the same frat that they are part of. What neither of them don't know is that they will become friends and soul mates in the most unlikely way. When Keaton's girlfriend wants something unique for her birthday which includes a threesome. He is determined to give it to her. When he reaches out to a match he finds on a hookup app....he never expect that he will become way more invested in the threesome than his girlfriend ever would be. And he becomes intrigues with his match. But after weeks, and they finally meet up. he is shocked to learn that his hookup is actually his nemesis and now Luke and Keaton will have to confront the battling emotions that they are both experiencing in having to face up to who they are for each other and that maybe them being enemies isn't as antagonistic as either of them think it will be.

What I Loved
I wish I could convey in this review what I would really love to but I know that I won't be able to. There was something so lively and addicting about "Top Secret" and I couldn't seem to get enough of these two. I loved Keaton and Luke together. They also have that opposites attract going for them plus some class difference which is my catnip and it all flowed just right together. There was also the mistaken identity aspect that adds the right touch of mystery and intrigue to the story that just captivates you. Plus, it's a fabulous new adult romance. Its reading books like this, that makes me want to read much more of them. I really got hooked into the threesome set up which turned out to not be a threesome setup. I wasn't sure how they write this element, but it completely works. And you see how it just balances out in the story in all of the right ways. I also liked the bi sexual aspects that comes into play here as well. We also get two parental comparisons of what parents should be and what parents should never be. Your heart breaks for what Luke has to suffer through in his family life and how they constantly use him. But when he finally sets down the boundaries he needs to, I just wanted to hug this man who has been so abused by them and willing to stand against them in the way that truly matters. And the ending was just perfect, I just wish we had a epilogue novella with these two to get a bit more of their happy ever after together. I feel like one book is never going to satisfy me but you can bet I will be doing a relisten of this one and soon.

What I Struggled With
Nothing really. I think the only thing I would change is having the ending being a bit longer so we could see them together more.

Narration
The narration is done by two of my favorite male narrators and they just do such great work together. I absolutely couldn't get enough of it and their voices and the way that they bring in all the right overtones of the story just right really compells the reader to listen and I just had to binge this all day...it was that kinda of a audiobook!

Overall View
Top Secret is a story that will captivate your attentions, deliver all the laughs, and have you falling in love right alongside with Keaton and Luke in such an affirmative way!

Favorite Quote(s)
He said I was stingy with love, and he was right. I am really not sure that will ever change. But if there’s anyone in the world I could change for, it’s certainly him.

I’m just a guy, standing on a beach in nothing but his favorite pair of lobster shorts, waiting for the right man to love me.

LobsterShorts: I’m fresh out of lobster sex facts atm. BUT…lemme tell you about sea slugs.
SinnerThree: Omg yes. I can’t wait for this. Hold on. Let me undo my pants.
This time I snort out loud. I know he’s kidding, and I play along. Actually, I’ll do that, too. Having both our dicks out for this fun fact is so fitting.
SinnerThree: Dick’s out. All right. Slug sex. Now, baby.
LobsterShorts: OK—you ready for this?
SinnerThree: Hit me. Blow my mind.
LobsterShorts: Sea slugs have penis fights.
Dead air follows my revelation. I see the three dots appear to indicate he’s typing. Then they disappear. Reappear. Disappear. Finally, a message pops up.
SinnerThree: I don’t even know what to say to that. I guess… Why?? How?? Why???

What was I ever thinking? I need this man. And even if being half a couple doesn’t come easily to me, I have to try. Nobody has ever gotten under my skin the way he does. Nobody has ever needed me the way he does.
Not one person.
It’s terrifying.

The frat will get over themselves. Your hesitation has nothing to do with any of the excuses you gave me last month. It has everything to do with you being afraid. Of me, of trusting someone. Of loving someone. And I’m telling you, here and now, you don’t have to be afraid. But what you do need to do is decide. Decide if we’re worth the risk.

I want that again. And I like it a whole lot. I’ve always
known that coupledom felt right to me. The part I didn’t
understand is that it works even better for me when that
other half is a man.

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Character Types: Bi Sexual, College Student, Abused
Themes: Abusive Parentals, Gay For You
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Mistaken Identity, Class Difference, Opposites Attract

Book Perspective
Duo POV

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict

Song This Book Inspires
Oh Lord by Mic Lowry

Steam/Spice Explanations

Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.

Narrators:
Teddy Hamilton
Christian Fox ( )

I am impressed. I've read hundreds of romances, and rolled my eyes at thousands of sketched in conflicts of all sorts. There is NONE of that here. Everything is weighted and meaningful. Nothing is glossed-over or simple. I loved every word of this novel.

It is also very nearly typo-free, and beautifully laid-out, and in today's publishing scene, that deserves respect. But above all, this is a complex, solid, satisfying enemies-to-lovers romance with good supporting cast and no ignorance of financial inequality issues (on the part of the authors; Keaton has some things to learn). ( )

3,75 stars

Writing was mediocre, romance was sweet, smut was okay, characters were good enough, plot was pretty basic. Gave me what I was looking for without being in any way memorable. Finished reading with a smile on my face. ( )

I liked this so much! About the half of the book I was so invested that started to read it slower so I didn't have to end it. ( )

Absolutely loved it! 5 stars ⭐️

An amazing story about two frat bros with a mutual disdain for each other turned lovers. Didn't know how much I needed a frat story til I read this.
The build up was awesome. Getting to the realization of who's who was a great journey. Seeing how their relation would change after the fact was just as awesome too.

Enemies to lovers, college, spice, and self-realization. This had it all. ( )