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A review by smalltownbookmom
What If You & Me by Roni Loren
5.0
Another win by Roni Loren! She has quickly become an auto-buy romance writer for me - not only are her stories steamy with highly relatable characters, she also tackles important mental health issues. This story features Andi, a true crime podcaster and horror writer with anxiety and her hot neighbor, Hale, an ex-firefighter with an amputated leg and a passion for cooking. Together the two bond over classic horror movies and work through their respective traumas and sexual insecurities. I can't emphasize enough how refreshing it is to read about characters dealing with real life issues. Both Hale and Andi go to therapy to work on their issues (anxiety and depression) and are gentle with one another's emotional roadblocks to love. Their journey to a happily ever after was the perfect listen on this hot summer day. Thanks to NetGalley, Libro.fm and Dreamscape media for my advance listening copy of this great new book, excellently narrated by Desiree Ketchum. I cannot recommend this one more, especially for fans of Float plan, Seven days in June or Life's too short. This is a standalone book but is set in the same world as Yes & I love you.
Favorite quotes:
"Life's too short not to do the things that make us happy."
"Finding things, even little things, that gave me joy, helped me build up my energy again so that I could tackle bigger things."
"Both of them had issues they were working through in therapy...but the difference was that they were a team now. They didn't have to fight those battles alone. Love meant someone had your back. Love meant you didn't have to hide what you were struggling with. Love taught you that sometimes it was okay to not be okay."
Favorite quotes:
"Life's too short not to do the things that make us happy."
"Finding things, even little things, that gave me joy, helped me build up my energy again so that I could tackle bigger things."
"Both of them had issues they were working through in therapy...but the difference was that they were a team now. They didn't have to fight those battles alone. Love meant someone had your back. Love meant you didn't have to hide what you were struggling with. Love taught you that sometimes it was okay to not be okay."