I really love August and Sloane together however  this book does not need to be this long. There are so many separate subplots that keep getting in the way of the actual story that were unnecessary and it felt like she was just dragging everything out including the sex scenes. 

In my opinion the whole thing about their past was so overexaggerated.

Sloan KNEW he was in a relationship and kissed him anyway but then claimed he broke her heart when he remained faithful. Yeah she was seventeen but that's really not an excuse. Then she's holding on to her parents relationship as if that's meant to define hers. That is literally not how that works.

I can understand  adding a few different subplots so that characters have things aside from the relationship going on their lives however between Sloane trying to get a job, August's ex-wife, Sugar Blitz Two, people protesting the new shop, and him trying to date his fans (which was a terrible idea to begin with) it was all too much. Them deciding the create a community center was the most obvious thing, I don't understand why it was made to be a reveal and yes great way to tackle the topic of gentrification but all of those things are once was not necessary

Still a cute story and would recommend for people who enjoy brother's best friend, forced proximity, and slowburn workplace romances