This was my first CoHo and I loved it! I get the hype and I’m here to add to it.

I went into this kind of blind only knowing romance and domestic violence were the main themes. Needless to say, it was intense, sad, heart wrenching, heartwarming, and hopeful. The whole time I was reading it I knew the s**t was going to hit the fan and the anticipation was gut-wrenching.

I loved the care Colleen took to help the reader understand the complex emotions victims of domestic violence deal with: the love, the fear, the rationale, the hope, etc. Lily was an amazing MC and is one of my top female characters of all time.

The two men, Atlas and Ryle, were also well-rounded characters, and it was interesting how they portrayed the different ways people can deal with trauma. I definitely had some conflicting emotions with this one.

This was a top read of 2021 for me (that last line had me