I was all over the place while reading this. It was really weird, because the book I read right before this was also about a husband and wife trying to fix their marriage. It was really hard to not compare them.
Gavin was great. You can tell how much he wants to repair his relationship and how much he loves Thea. His issues were very real and I found his internal dialogue was funny. Thea got on my nerves most of the book. I’m trying to empathize with her and how her past has made her closed off. But really she would just miss me off in how she treated Gavin. And don’t get me started on her sister. I’m actually apprehensive to read the next book, because Liv left such a bad taste in my mouth.
I do like a second chance romance which this story is I like that Gavin has friends who want to help him. The use of romance novels as a road map for fixing a relationship was interesting, but a tad heavy-handed.
Normally, I’m not a big fan of kids in books, but Ava and Amelia worked for me. Am I changing or were they just very well done? Who knows. They felt real along with furthering their parents’ stories and characters. Mack was an interesting side character and is the reason I would pick up the next book if I do.
Thanks for reading!
Holly