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Another great addition to the Bergman Brothers series! Freya and Aiden’s story was very compelling and emotional. Marriage in crisis isn’t one of my preferred romance tropes but this book was so well done. You could feel the tension between Freya and Aiden. More importantly their insecurities/fears and love for each other was what balanced. Definitely would recommend.

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I hate the writing, I like the underlying message.
I have two questions: 1: why are they SO HORNY all the time? They have been married 10 years, is this not A BIT unrealistic? Maybe it's me, but I couldn't relate. I choose this books because it is about a married couple but got a YA horny couple anyway. 2: why do they swear so much? One could play a drinking game with this book and take a shot every time that there is a swear word (double if it is fuck or fucking) and be drunk one chapter in. I get it, they are angry, but make me feel it! You can be angry or frustrated without swearing! Uggg

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emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.25

god i love this series Chloe Liese really did a great job at writing about how much anxiety and trauma from childhood poverty can affect someone all through out their lives, specially for those who were trying to build a family of their own, something that was so rare to see in the romance department. I absolutely feel for Aiden and his fears, that's why i was a bit annoyed at the start at Freya coz while i do understand where her problems and insecurities are coming from, i just feel more for Aiden and what he was going thru and i feel like he was not getting heard between them. (He suggested marriage counseling! he was trying!). Freya did acknowledge it in the end tho (it kinda just got annoying in the beginning) so it's fine, i still love it. The additional .25 stars is for the Bergman brothers, THEY ARE JUST SO PRECIOUS! UGH! can't wait for Axel(he's starting to grow on me) and Rooney's Story

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

I think I want to give this 5 stars because of the way anxiety was a huge subject (even though it just made mine a tiny bit worse) and because even though it was sad a LOT it was SOOO SO funny and lovely and 🔥🔥hehe. This made me giggle so much because it was funny AND because of Aiden and Freya.

Also what a cool name “Freya” maybe it’s because I’m reading the Magnus chase books right now but I dig it.

Just the way Aiden talked and thought about Freya is the way people deserve to be thought and talked about!!! Even tiny seemingly insignificant things made me either aawww or go wide eyed because of how powerful they were. Their love for each other was just Ahsjdkskdhsjs so freaking adorable.

Also…HE READ A MASS MARKET PAPERBACK HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!! AND ON TOP OF THAT HE READ PERSUASION TO HER!!! I WISH someone would read me my favorite Jane Austen novel *cough* specifically Captain Wentworth’s proposal and Mr Knightley’s too if they have time *cough*

I did not take sides in the problem because I saw both sides and understood both which is honestly a little new to me because a lot of the times I am very clearly misogynistic in blaming the heroine and not the hero for the problems in a book (I also blame certain authors for writing the story that way though it’s not all me). Anyway that just means I love Freya and want to be her when I grow up.

I didn’t love the

dad

storyline but also didn’t hate it I thought it was okay but liked Aiden’s reaction to it.

Not like I didn’t say it a million times while reading this but holy crap I CANNOT wait for Viggo’s book, it will be the death of me I just know it.

One last thing: I am LOVING the last chapters of these books because they are so much better than regular epilogues. AND OH MY GOSH HOW COULD I FORGET TO SAY THIS: THIS SERIES ACTUALLY SHOWS YOU HOW PREVIOUS CHARACTERS ARE DOING AND NOT JUST ONCE IN THE WHOLE BOOK BUT SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT!!! Okay im done

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

Fabulous second chance romance. After meeting the couple in the first two books I was pretty disappointed thinking I wouldn't get to see Aiden and Freya's love story. Despite this being a story of a couple fumbling through marriage and constantly messing up nothing in the story made me love them any less. They both felt so beautifully real, and despite me being at a very different place in life I absolutely adored this story.

The only thing I didn't like was how Aiden's anxiety was sometimes presented, most of the time it seemed super factual and not emotional. It probably only bothered me because that isn't how my own anxiety problems present themselves though.

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