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Average rating4
I felt for Everly quite a lot throughout the book and definitely related to her. I knew exactly what she was feeling because I've definitely had those thoughts and more before. I also liked that she was an adult and she felt like she didn't have everything together. We were able to see her coming more out of her shell as the book carried on and even her helping others with their anxiety! That's a big thing being able to help others because you know how they feel and are able to give advice.
Everly and Chris worked really well together. They were quickly able to understand each other and Chris wasn't dismissive of Everly's anxiety – something I appreciated seeing. Their becoming friends and then obviously ending up at the end were all felt very natural – something to commend Sullivan as authors aren't always able to write natural relationships.
I liked that we were able to experience the dates with her – the bad and the good. And that all of them sort of led back to Chris. Their romance was so cute! I smiled so many times throughout reading because I really enjoyed how kind and sweet Chris was. He wanted Everly to have fun, cared about her a lot – if she would enjoy the dates, how she felt on them etc. I think him caring meant a lot for her and probably made it easier to fall in love with him.
Seeing as it's a trilogy, and each book follows a different brother, we got a chance to see Noah and Wes (book 2 and 3 respectively). I liked that they were close with each other and encouraged each other. They had an easy banter and a good balance between sibling insults and “I'm pushing you because I love you”.