Technically I already owned this book on audio, and I actually started listening last year on my way to meet the author one day. But at her event, she mentioned that she was rewriting it to have both POVs and republish it with Berkley, and so I put it aside and when I saw the e-galley pop up on Edelweiss, I grabbed it! THEN! I saw a fellow blogger post about reading it on Goodreads, and I started wondering when I needed to read my e-galley. This was January 17th, when I realized that it came out on the 14th, and also after the publisher denied my request for another book by this author for this year, and oops, figured I better read it now! So I started reading it on my phone on my lunch break at work Friday, and of course was hooked, even as I read through the first 25% of the book that I’d kind of already listened to. 

So I loved it. The banter, the hilarious situations, the wonderful friends and family that made up the cast of characters in the book. This book had me laughing out loud, smiling at all the little KC Chiefs references in the book that the author threw in. I always love characters like Izzy, because her scatter-brainedness and run off at the mouth when nervous personality totally remind me of myself. I liked how Blake had to put the brakes on so quickly because of his background of people lying. Now, the whole PSL lie was a little bit extreme for him to be so judgy about, but he did get over that quick enough to be friends. The whole work issue for them not being able to date was realistic though and handled in a way that I also felt was realistic. The two came so close with their friendship to letting it go farther like they both obviously wanted, but I feel neither really got upset at the other or made drama when the other would pull back, again, very realistically and not just drama for drama’s sake. 

The way the big break up in the third act went was perfect. It wasn’t unreasonable, it wasn’t unexpected either, it made total sense. Again I loved the way the author did the big win back moment, from both characters, so maybe more than one moment! I mentioned the banter being great. I’m still giggling over the “I spoiled meat you.” All the times that Izzy would make up words or try to use words and Blake would call her on the non-word or silliness. But in a fun way again, love that banter and sarcasm! 

Once again I loved an adult rom-com from this author, she does so good whether it’s YA or Adult, I’ll read them all!