About the Book

A sweet and steamy New Adult Romance from Amazon bestselling author of the Ruthless People series, J.J. McAvoy…

After an erotic one-week fling with a musician she meets in a bar, Thea Cunning never expects to see Levi Black again. Then Monday morning comes around, and she discovers that her former lover is not only her professor, but he’s also one of the top criminal lawyers in the state of Massachusetts.

With everyone in class vying to be one of the twelve disciples—a group of twelve students that Professor Black takes under his wing—tensions run high. Thea considers dropping his class, given their passionate week together and their undeniable chemistry. After all, there are other (less infuriatingly sexy) law professors on campus.

But to accomplish her goal and get her father out of prison, Thea knows she needs to learn under the best of the best—and that’s Levi Black.

But can she learn under the best, without being under the best?

Review

I heard some good things about this book, and I immediately bought it. At the very least, I was expecting Black Rainbow to have a good and easy story. And it was delivered. This was an easy and fast read. Despite being a story about lawyers, the jargon was easy to follow, and it didn’t seem overwhelming.

I think one of my favorite things about this book was that they were lawyers. It was so entertaining to see Thea and Levi work on cases together, and try to solve it. And I especially loved how Levi tended to be ruthless in class, and it reminded me of How to Get Away with Murder. Only slightly. If I closed one eye. Regardless, I loved all the students trying to be the student for him. I could read an entire series on that alone.

I loved Thea as a main character, and I loved how she thrived to stay on top, and everything she did to stay on top. She was at Harvard for a reason, and she wasn’t going to let anything slow her down. And Levi and Thea were great. I loved them together, and I loved how their past scenes were woven in the present. I love a good forbidden romance trope, and I especially love all the sneaking around the couple has to do. Unfortunately, this romance doesn’t fully dive into the sneaking around and stolen kisses, but for what I got I was still giggling and smiling and having a good time.

For me, as much as I loved how simple the writing was, I do think at times, the story was hurt with how simple it was. Especially with the relationship between Thea and her younger sister. I didn’t really feel the impact of it, and I didn’t have an emotional connection to it. Descriptions were lost, and it felt like information was presented and not really explained with actions or emotions sometimes.

Final Thoughts

I really enjoyed Black Rainbow, and the couple—Levi and Thea, were such a captivating couple. And because of the moments that really stood out to me, I could see this being a book that I reread from time to time. It does have some flaws, however, they can be overlooked to enjoy this story.

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