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This was a stunning follow up to The Love of My Next Life.

Coming back to Macon and Lennon I was immediately back into their lives, their art and their hot attraction to each other. Soulmates is all I can say.

This one really tugs at the heart strings - there are so many upsets this pair have to go through and I loved their banter and clear enjoyment of each other.

Angsty throughout it puts your heart through the wringer and I willed them to sort things out and recover from the traumas they have both experienced.

I need time to consider my thoughts on this one but I’ll be looking for more Brit Benson books soon.

As a duet I would recommend for a wonderful, angsty, beautifully captured romance.

hannahwantstoread's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved this

The much-needed second half of Macon and Lennon’s story. This gave a great sense of completion and showed how *most* of the characters had grown. I was proud of what both achieved separately. It was a beautiful duet and I’m sure I’ll be reading it again.

jillianfontaine's review

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emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

3.75

cassandrasbooks's review

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emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ananades's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

sewster314's review against another edition

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5.0

I was surprised how much I loved these books. I read another set of romance books recently with a very similar plot, but I think I enjoyed these even more.

Sometimes when I start books, I wonder how in the world the author is going to get me to love the MMC. Macon isn’t lovable in the beginning. He’s a mess. He’s terrible. He hurts Lennon so many times. And then somehow… I loved him. It’s author magic or something.

These books are an emotional roller coaster and I was here for it. There’s trauma, grieving, addiction, backstabbing. Yes, there’s miscommunication in the second book as a plot device. I think we can universally agree this is a horrible trope. BUT, I feel like it was very tolerable for me in this book because (1) the audience doesn’t know the extent of the miscommunication because it’s revealed slowly, and (2) there were serious, legitimate reasons Lennon cut herself off from her family/Macon.

I also really enjoyed the bonus chapter and the extended epilogue on the author’s site. I love it when authors feed us bonus content!

06loralee07's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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