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5.0
Riley Hart slays it yet again in this new series
The way Riley Hart writes just perfectly speaks to me, I've not read anything of hers I've not enjoyed and this is no different.
She manages to take the everyday routine of life and falling in love, no matter what the age of the characters, and infuses it with a little bit of magic.
In this one we have a standard friends to lovers and sort of second chance romance but with Oliver and Matt she creates two stand out characters who feel utterly real.
I loved watching them bumping heads as Matt returned back to the boy he's always loved but never felt good enough for and Oliver grew to realise he had to let Matt fix himself and say goodbye to his life long love to give it the chance to bloom fully.
The way Riley Hart writes just perfectly speaks to me, I've not read anything of hers I've not enjoyed and this is no different.
She manages to take the everyday routine of life and falling in love, no matter what the age of the characters, and infuses it with a little bit of magic.
In this one we have a standard friends to lovers and sort of second chance romance but with Oliver and Matt she creates two stand out characters who feel utterly real.
I loved watching them bumping heads as Matt returned back to the boy he's always loved but never felt good enough for and Oliver grew to realise he had to let Matt fix himself and say goodbye to his life long love to give it the chance to bloom fully.
anitalouise's review
4.0
Let me just say that at one point, I wanted to smack Matt upside the head!! Oh my goodness that guy was infuriating. But I get it. The man had some issues that he needed to face but good Lord, I wanted to shake him. But a terrific read. And loved the surprise hidden in the pages!! Great friendships between Oliver, Miles, Chance and Matt. They all met as teens in California. There was always something between Ollie and Matt but Matt left LA suddenly when he and Ollie were 18. He's stayed away. His life deteriorates and he returns to LA after approx. 10 years. You could feel the love between Ollie and Matt if they could just get out of each other's way. Themes of love, acceptance among friends, lovers and families are woven throughout the book. This a standalone. Book 2 appears to be about one of their friends - Miles so no cliffhangers in book 1. Looking forward to reading book 2.
lucyreads's review
2.0
This one just didn't quite live up to my expectations. This is all about Ollie and Matt who are coming together again after 10 years so I was expecting a really atomic explosion and pure passion, but this just fell flat of that. To be honest, I wasn't completely taken with either of the main characters either. They both annoyed me endlessly.
The other thing that really grated on me about this was the fact that Matt was clearly suffering from mental health issues, yet this is never really spoken about. I wanted more about his health and his struggles, and his finally coming to terms with understanding why he felt the way he felt but instead mental health was completely ignored.
The other thing that really grated on me about this was the fact that Matt was clearly suffering from mental health issues, yet this is never really spoken about. I wanted more about his health and his struggles, and his finally coming to terms with understanding why he felt the way he felt but instead mental health was completely ignored.
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