This book is my first Chloe Liese novel, and I adored it! I do need to grab the other two in the series. I read this out of order, but it didn’t hinder anything or give big spoilers for the previous books.

I adored Juliet’s story. She’s trying to recover from a toxic relationship and learning to navigate her new health issues. I loved how she takes her journey seriously and doesn’t just throw everything away when she meets a handsome guy. I am sure I missed a lot with the previous books, but that’s okay. I’m going to get there eventually. I loved her family so much! I love the Sunday dinners and how they cared for her. I know she felt smothered at times, but she’s so lucky.

Then we have Will. He’s a huge cinnamon roll type of guy. He’s also neurodivergent, with a lot of anxiety on top of that. I loved how he always has these inner thoughts that come out so fast and become “talking thoughts.” I loved how he was with all the people around him, especially his sisters and nieces. He gave a lot of big green flags throughout this whole book.

When he runs into Juliet twice, it seems like fate. I adored getting his POV throughout the whole book. You see how he is completely smitten with her from the get-go. Their relationship was so sweet and beautiful to watch. A good friends-to-lovers relationship! They were so open with each other and very respectful of each other’s feelings/difficulties. I have seen some things about how this was just too sweet. They have a point, but I found it so refreshing! It was nice to see this friendship blossom into a romance. There are several angsty moments throughout their pact.

Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot! I cannot wait to go back and read the other two books. I loved all the friendships, banter, families, and this sweet romance. I have heard a lot of praise for Chloe Liese, and now I understand why! I can’t wait to read more from her!

Thank you, Berkley (and Netgalley), for the e-ARC and the blog tour opportunity!! All thoughts and opinions are my own! 🙂