{"id":18223,"date":"2019-07-11T05:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=18223"},"modified":"2019-07-11T07:38:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T14:38:18","slug":"trashed-by-mia-hopkins-5-star-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/trashed-by-mia-hopkins-5-star-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Trashed by Mia Hopkins| 5-star review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Are my eyebrows on fire? Trashed is a scorcher! Damn, Mia!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mia Hopkins keeps it sexy in Trashed (Eastside Brewery #2)<\/a>, wrapping Eddie and Carmen\u2019s romance in a story that\u2019s ultimately about culture, community, and the happily ever after we all deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eddie\u2019s six months out of prison and trying to get his life on track. The two meet at a restaurant where Carmen is a chef and Eddie attempts to be a dishwasher. Then, they both get fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love that Hopkins sticks with the story being told from Eddie\u2019s perspective. Even without Carmen\u2019s POV, you get a good sense of who she is, where she\u2019s coming from and what she stands for. That said, at various points, I wondered what she was doing. After they both get fired, she doesn\u2019t exactly rush into trying to find another restaurant gig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopkins excels at developing complex, introspective characters who never feel like stereotypes to me. These are working class people who got into some stuff and live with it on a daily basis. Eddie\u2019s clearly had time to think about who he is, how he got there, and where he wants to go next. I can\u2019t tell you how much I love seeing working class lives and loves front and center in romance, and not just in one-dimensional supporting roles to billionaires and white collar workers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a note at the end of the book, Hopkins talks about how she spent time volunteering at a gang intervention and re-entry program, which informed her characters. You have to believe that plays a role in why you read Eddie and never think of him as the \u201cLatin Lover\u201d type. He\u2019ll singe your eyebrows off, but that\u2019s just him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you read THIRSTY<\/a> and you\u2019re wondering if we find out what\u2019s up with that mystery in the book? Yep, we get some answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trashed hits shelves on Tuesday, July 16. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get Trashed on Amazon<\/a> | Apple Books<\/a><\/p>

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