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“You can’t control the bad things that happen to you. All you can do is decide how much of you you’re going to let them take.” I started this pretty quickly after reading The Friend Zone because I had to see where Sloan’s story went after losing Brandon. It was just so sad. The story opens on the two year anniversary of Brandon’s accident, and a dog jumps through her sunroof. The dog’s owner is Jason, who had been out of town for two weeks and the person who was supposed to be watching his dog lost him and didn’t do anything about it, which, honestly, is terrible. Jason doesn’t have any service where he is so he doesn’t immediately get Sloan’s messages when she tries to return the dog. When he finally does, he calls her and Sloan is hesitant to give him up now but they get to talking and getting to know each other and of course they begin to like each other. It felt pretty insta lovey, actually. It felt sort of like that in the first book too. And while it was definitely there, I was expecting Sloan to be hung up on Brandon a bit more in the beginning of the story. I expected more comparisons, but we don’t really get that. Sloan even mentions how she feels like she knows Jason more in two weeks than she knew Brandon in six months. Things move fast for them and to Sloan’s credit she tells him she’s not ready to take their relationship to the next level. And also, Jason is actually Jackson Waters, a famous singer whose music helped Sloan through Brandon’s death. This is another added layer of stress to Sloan when she finds this out. He is also supposed to go on a year-long tour soon. And then there’s Lola, a girl who throws a wrench in things because Jason thinks she’s obsessed with him and is trying to scare Sloan off. Things come to a head when Sloan finds her in his room, even though it’s a misunderstanding. Apparently, it was Jason’s label that was trying to scare Sloan off because it’s better press and sales for them if Jason is dating Lola. And Lola has just been through terrible stuff and no one helped or believed her. Now that Jason knows the truth he thinks that he has to protect Sloan by breaking up with her because he still has to write songs for her label and can’t break it off with them yet, so the dumb guy lies to her about sleeping with Lola and the two break up and are miserable. But Sloan finds out the truth and goes to one of his concerts and he singles her out and the two kiss and make up. Jason is able to finish up his contract with Lola’s help and signs with a smaller label that won’t threaten Sloan. The two of them move in next door to Kristen and Josh and get pregnant and it’s a happily ever after. I enjoyed the book, but not sure if I liked it more than the first.

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

No eye rolls, believable couple and believable tension/breakup. Really easy read, I loved this experience

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