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emotional
funny
reflective
fast-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Grief
emotional
reflective
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 book is so much more than a romance. It’s actually much more a story about healing from trauma and what that trauma does to relationships. This book was so emotionally charged and sad but also hopeful and healing. The romance was so special 🥹
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was my favorite of the 3 in this series and it had overall the best writing and plot. It has the wonderful mix of witty banter and more heavy trauma stuff.
I loved Emma, I really love and appreciate her perspective at first on her mom.She gives her the benefit of the doubt and tries to use empathy until the very end. It gave me a new perspective in dealing with absent moms which I can unfortunately relate to. I loved her character growth as well, going from shrugging things off and saying she’s fine to realizing just how much of an impact her upbringing had on her and how she handles her relationships. I was so proud of her when she chose to put her mental health first before trying to be with Justin, especially with him having custody of his kid siblings.
Justin was everything I wished Atlas had been in Coleen Hoover’s It Starts With Us.He showed anger and frustration with his mom and his situation and there were times where he lost his cool which gave him more depth. I also loved how he approached dating Emma, with sending out before and after surveys and going through the trouble and effort to make sure Emma had a good time. He definitely sets a high standard for book boyfriends
The plot was well laid out, the dialogue was hilarious, the setting was perfect and I don’t feel like it dragged like in Jimenez’s previous stories. The minor characters were great and the ending was cute and hilarious. Happy for this to be my second 5 star read of 2025.
I loved Emma, I really love and appreciate her perspective at first on her mom.
Justin was everything I wished Atlas had been in Coleen Hoover’s It Starts With Us.
The plot was well laid out, the dialogue was hilarious, the setting was perfect and I don’t feel like it dragged like in Jimenez’s previous stories. The minor characters were great and the ending was cute and hilarious. Happy for this to be my second 5 star read of 2025.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment
Minor: Gaslighting
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated
Loved this book. It was funny, frustrating, exciting, and so many other things. Justin is all green flags and you don't see that often. Made me want to send my wife date surveys! All around loved it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Gaslighting, Alcohol
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
Main female character has history of child abuse/neglect and grew up in the foster system as the main focus of her issues with the relationship. It goes into some detail of major life moments that lead to her abandonment issues. Her arc is all about denial to recognition to repair so it’s really heart warming overall but could be triggering, especially when her mom/ abuser shows up and she’s basically reliving it all again but with new, adult, perspective. Her mom is manic/depressive with some explicit depictions of her behavior, but never from her perspective.
The main male character’s dad died in a car accident, years before this takes place and not a lot of detail.