𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬:
Soledad Barnes, a meticulous planner and domestic expert, faces a life-altering crisis when her marriage ends due to betrayal. Forced to rebuild her life while caring for her daughters, she rediscovers herself. As she navigates this new chapter, an unexpected and potentially risky romance emerges, challenging Soledad to decide if she's ready to trust again and embrace a new chance at love.
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So, I have mixed feelings on this one. Before I Let Go is one of my top romance reads of the year so far, and I adored Soledad in that book, so I was thrilled to get her story. Her journey of self-discovery in This Could Be Us is beautifully written, but it took me a while to get invested.

A big reason for this is that I went in expecting another romance-heavy story. However, This Could Be Us is actually a slower-paced women's fiction that focuses more on Soledad's personal growth - which isn't a bad thing at all! It just caught me off guard.

After adjusting my expectations about the book's focus, I found myself fully absorbed in Soledad's story. It was empowering to see her choose her own happiness despite all the resistance she might meet. 

That said, the ending felt a bit rushed. I would've loved to see more of Soledad and Judah's relationship after they officially got together - more moments with their families blending, scenes with Judah and the girls, or Soledad with the boys.

If you loved Before I Let Go, approach this as more of a women's fiction with a dash of romance. It's a touching exploration of finding happiness and strength after life's setbacks.

𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘛𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵.

What to expect: 
🌼 self-discovery
🧡 afro-latina FMC
🌼 strong friendships
🧡 women empowerment 
🌼 forbidden romance
🧡 autism representation