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This is one of those secret-ingredient books. The secret ingredient being, you start reading and are unable to stop. It also has a bad case of deceptive-cover. There's so much heart in this book––it practically beats on its own. It's incredibly masterful to deliver such strong emotion and ridiculously funny humour simultaneously. The amount of times I blinked back tears and then wept with laughter instead is a testament to this.

I loved these characters so much (Rachel and Gabe especially), and there's a sense of relief in leaving them inside their pages, tucked away into their happily-ever-afters.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips' other books are now a priority on my tbr!!! ✍️✍️✍️✍️

amlibera's review

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3.0

Big fat late 90's romance to be read while sitting in a screened in porch by a lake, turning the slightly damp pages is nostalgic - the high drama, the comedy, the over the top characters and plot. And while you don't exactly miss that era of alpha males (and some problematic sexual dynamics) you forgive it because it reminds you of a certain time and place.

jackiehorne's review

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4.0

The nuances of the character construction (especially the ambiguities of the mourning Gabe) almost make up for the far-too-sweet epilogue and its mystical faith-healing thread. The Ethan and Kristy subplot was also a treat.

420blazeit's review

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4.0

YAY a strong heroine mcFINALLY. who knew SEP is capable. this was not as sad as everyone made it out to be. people are legit crying in these reviews, but i honestly didn't see anything to sad happen (apart from gabes gun scene...) this was a great read and rachel kept me and everyone on her toes. i feel like gabe didn't really grovel enough and cal did not get hit hard enough for giving rachel that check. overall, this was a great Chicago stars read, and def has redeemed me for the rest of the series.

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