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emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This series has been 5 stars from start to finish! I loved Rio and Hallie. These sweet souls really were a perfect match. I loved seeing their love story reignite in real time and how it paralleled with their past. Hallie was a grounding force for Rio, his home. Rio is a caretaker, his love for Hallie is so ingrained in his being that everything he does is an act of live and affection. This second chance romance was so well done. While what broke them apart was traumatic, it was really caused by outside forces so their reunion was really rewinding to pick right where they left off. As always, the found family in this series is top tier! I adore this group and loved seeing them rally around our Rio. Hallie just fit right in with everyone- further proof that she is the one for him. I definitely recommend this for the second chance girlies!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity
Moderate: Abandonment
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Alcohol
Minor: Medical content, Gaslighting
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rio and Hallie completely stole my heart. I’ve absolutely loved everything Liz Tomforde has written, so I had no doubt she’d find a way to make one of my least favorite tropes—second chance romance—feel fresh and meaningful. And she totally did.
This story was such a beautiful take on healing. It showed how time can help soothe some wounds, but others require us to really face them, through hard, honest conversations, especially with the people we love (and probably always will).
What stuck with me most was how they never truly gave up on each other, no matter how much life or circumstance tried to pull them apart. The connection between them was just that strong.
I could go on and on about all the things I loved, but honestly, I have no notes. It was the perfect ending to the Windy City series, and exactly the kind of emotional, full-circle story I didn’t know I needed.
This story was such a beautiful take on healing. It showed how time can help soothe some wounds, but others require us to really face them, through hard, honest conversations, especially with the people we love (and probably always will).
What stuck with me most was how they never truly gave up on each other, no matter how much life or circumstance tried to pull them apart. The connection between them was just that strong.
I could go on and on about all the things I loved, but honestly, I have no notes. It was the perfect ending to the Windy City series, and exactly the kind of emotional, full-circle story I didn’t know I needed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this series, and so sad it’s over, but this final book just didn’t hit for me in the same way that the others did. Rio felt like a different character than in previous books, and Hallie was harder to connect with. Also the pacing and timeline of this book felt like the flashbacks dragged in out so that the current timeline had to be rushed. Still highly recommend the series tho!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Infidelity
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is what I needed because finally the characters do not go through an unjustified breakup 80% through the story but the worst is already over
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4 ⭐️s
3.75 🌶️s
3.75 🌶️s
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So sad to see this series finish but so so happy Rio finally got his happy ever after
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
rio mf deluca!!!!! watching him grow from a boy to man throughout not only this series, but this book was one of the most beautiful parts of this world. him and hallie’s story was a kidney x gut x KO punch- absolutely painful. but like in the best way. i love them and how intricate their connection, relationship and HEA was. this has been one of the only second chance romance x dual timeline that i absolutely obsessed over. the microtropes in this one hit all the vibe checks!!!
ps: THE RYAN MOMENT AT THE END HAD ME SOBBING
megan wicks and conner crais duet narration was the best way to round out this perfectly imperfect family. i cannot recommend this series enough!!!
ps: THE RYAN MOMENT AT THE END HAD ME SOBBING
megan wicks and conner crais duet narration was the best way to round out this perfectly imperfect family. i cannot recommend this series enough!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol