Look, I'll be honest and say I did enjoy the first 60 to 70 percent of this book. The writing style was good and I was having a good time. But the ending really ruined this for me.

I don't particularly like the tropes used in this, but I could handle the miscommunication part until there was this really weird, unbelievable cheating trope thrown in there. If you don't mind or even enjoy these tropes though, then this book may be for you, this rating is very much a "not for me" rating and doesn't suggest that it's a bad book.

The more I read about Elliot, the less I liked him, and what's the point of a romance where I don't like the MMC? He was very immature in the present timeline and had no empathy then with a drop of a hat changed his tune and suddenly wanted to hear what Macy had to say. Also, he cheated but never took responsibility for that cheating and thought that him saying it was an accident was enough? At least grovel a bit and blame yourself, then I might be able to look past it. But it just seemed unnecessary when the actual major conflict seemed to be Macy's dad's death and the depressive episode she went into following that, not the cheating. The conflict leading up to her dad's death could've literally just been him getting annoyed she didn't say yes to his marriage proposal, refusing to speak to her at the party then asking her to leave and then the same events could have transpired, the cheating was unnecessary and it just made me not like Elliot or their relationship. 

Edit to add: I have since realised how poorly written the cheating trope was, even for the cheating trope. He was drunk and thought he was with Macy but wasn't, which is borderline SA/rape but this was never confronted or talked about and just used as a device to break them up then get them back together? Maybe if the cheating had been taken out OR we had delved into this SA part of it more as reasoning for why he believed he wasn't totally in the wrong, I may have enjoyed this ending more. But, as it was, I didn't like it and it didn't make me think they should be together.

Also there was a really weird detailed, semi-explicit sex scene between teenagers in the past timeline that was completely unnecessary. Fade to black when they're minors, please, and leave the detail to the adult timeline.

Overall, I liked the writing and Macy's character, particularly her in the current timeline, but the ending and the conflict that lead to the loss of communication for 11 years just seemed unnecessary to me. If you can look past the tropes, or if you enjoy them, then this book may be for you but it wasn't for me. I've liked 50% of Christina Lauren's books though, so I'll definitely give another a shot.