Thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing and Canary Street Press for letting me read this book early. All thoughts are my own! 

Grief!! Self discovery!! Sell acceptance!! This book is full of so much emotion! I really enjoyed those aspects of it, and I really love the way it was all written. I adored Mhairi so much. I loved how connected she was to Jack and Brooke. Her individual relationship to both of them was the best part of this book. 

Brooke is writing her memoir, and Jack is taking pictures for it. Together they form a team of three that cared so deeply for each other and built each other up. They all believed in each other so strongly, and they were constantly pushing each other to go for what they wanted. I loved their little circle of family. 

The romance is like fine?

I feel like because there was alternating timelines and points of view it was hard to really feel connected to their relationship. We got glimpses. I could tell from the way it was written that they cared deeply for each other, but I was not feeling a strong connection as the reader. There was a lot of nostalgic focus on their relationship in college and not enough relearning each other as adults. I feel like they didn’t change at all. They were constantly talking about how much they know and remember about each other, but I would’ve loved to see them learn new things about each other now.

I would’ve liked for them to resolve what happened in college before they tried again as adults, instead of only talking about it after they fought after their trip. They don’t ever really talk about what happened to cause the conflict from before. They just decide to try being together again, but they  didn’t even talk about the reason they weren’t together for the last however many years. I know they loved each other and knew each other better than anyone else, but I honestly think they would’ve been better off as friends. 

I will definitely read more from this author because I love the way she writes.