United States President Richard Nixon used the phrase several times in reference to wrongdoings by his own electoral organization and presidential administration. From Meryl Wilsner, the acclaimed author of Something to Talk About, comes Mistakes Were Made, a sharp and sexy rom-com about a college senior who accidentally hooks up with her best friend’s mom.

I feel a lot of your enjoyment will depend on how much you like the secondary relationships the MCs have with others and how well you bond with the MCs, because even though the last line of the blurb is “ …they start to realize they have something real. in the end when everything came out, and parker, acacia, and cassie are hanging out like normal college kids, erin is like. Cassie was only in jeans and a racer-back black tank, her bomber jacket on her stool beneath her, but still, “I know.Mistakes Were Made” follows Cassie Klein and Erin Bennett as they are brought together over and over again, ultimately realizing that what they are feeling is love. With passion and great one-liner humor, the story itself is able to make light of the uncomfortable situation that they are in. Mistakes Were Made is so sexy and compelling, reading it is like being in on the most tantalizing secret. I knew this was going to be a best friend's mom/age-gap romance, which didn't bother me (then again, not much does). To a point, I could go with Cassie’s focus on the question of what would happen if Parker found out almost exclusively; it made some sense since that was pretty high stakes for her and she wasn’t in control of the fact that she was essentially at Erin’s mercy.

Solid character dev - there's a good amount of self-discovery and individual character development that really gives this story the depth it needs to hit the 5 ⭐ mark (the sex scenes are so much better for all that substance! I feel like this is something I have talked to a lot of friends and family about in how difficult it can be to really make decisions based on what you actually want, instead of what you “should” want. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. honestly, i just think 20+ years is too different in MOST cases (obvs there are exceptions to this). this one struck just right, with a mix of college-party shenanigans and family-holiday pressure that felt real enough to relate to but escapist enough to enjoy.

Y'all know I've been hyping this book to the GODS and back ever since I found the blurb on Goodreads a year ago. While both Cassie and Erin make some questionable choices, the biggest thing you have to give them credit for is going after exactly what they want, no matter what people are going to think of them.