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A review by carsonelainee
With You Forever by Chloe Liese
3.0
Another day, another Bergman Brothers book! As I have said before in a review for another book in this series, Chloe Liese does representation like no other romance author in the game. She inserts it so authentically and with such respect, that I can't help but love and respect her for it. I have never read a book with a character that has Ulcerative Colitis and this was so informative while also not making a big deal out of Rooney's condition. There was also the autism representation within Axel's characters. Chloe Liese has already proven that she can do autism representation well with Frankie and Ziggy's characters. What I love so much about it is that it isn't the same cut-and-dry autism representation. Each character is in various places on the spectrum and struggles with autism in different ways. It is some of the most authentic autism representation I have seen in romance and it was incredibly validating.
It would be easy to write Axel's character off as just a grump, but Chloe Liese makes sure that you understand why he is such a grump. He struggles with people and intimacy. Rooney is almost the perfect person to pair with him because she is able to push him outside his comfort zone while also respecting his boundaries. They might be one of the most evenly-matched couples in the series. I love viewing Rooney as the sunshine to Axel's storm cloud.
While I like the setting and characters, I think the relationship and conflict was kind of lacking. It felt like most resolutions were a cop-out which made it frustrating as a reader. Marriage of Convenience is a hard trope to do in contemporary romance because the reasoning and stakes have to be believable. I don't think I believed the reasonings.
It would be easy to write Axel's character off as just a grump, but Chloe Liese makes sure that you understand why he is such a grump. He struggles with people and intimacy. Rooney is almost the perfect person to pair with him because she is able to push him outside his comfort zone while also respecting his boundaries. They might be one of the most evenly-matched couples in the series. I love viewing Rooney as the sunshine to Axel's storm cloud.
While I like the setting and characters, I think the relationship and conflict was kind of lacking. It felt like most resolutions were a cop-out which made it frustrating as a reader. Marriage of Convenience is a hard trope to do in contemporary romance because the reasoning and stakes have to be believable. I don't think I believed the reasonings.