A review by mhtbooks
Stay With Me by Shae Ruby

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love Shae Ruby but I was not emotionally prepared for how much this book had me a crying mess. The story is incredible, the characters and their relationship were so meaningful. Bailey escaped a horrible abuser and made a new life for herself in Seattle near her bestie Cheyenne. Now the relationship between the two of them is my ideal friendship. You love each other no matter what, and you always have their back. Now Bailey is a nurse but due to her past she has a hard time dealing with male patients, PTSD I’m sure. So she’s just brisk with them, some would say she’s mean. But not Theo, a super hot hockey player with major golden retriever vibes who came in with a skull fracture. I love that he didn’t let her grumpiness deter him from winning her over. She didn’t want a relationship, so they were friends with benefits but it turns in to more, much more. And the dirty mouth on Theo!!! So hot!!  I can’t say enough about how amazing this book was, I sucked me in and now I need to wait for my bestie to finish so we can talk about it, because I need my free therapy.