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A review by itsashtaylor
Nothing Feels Better by Brit Benson
4.0
4.5/5⭐️
I absolutely adored this book. At first I wasn’t really enjoying it that much and I was struggling to keep reading it, and then I fell in love with it!
This book follows Jesse and Jocelyn. Jesse is a college student finishing up his last year in pre-med. Jocelyn is a single mother to an 8 year old and a 4 year old. Jocelyn, newly divorced, moves in next door to Jesse’s friends. They meet briefly one night when Jesse’s over at a party, then they continue to run into each other a few more times. Soon, Jesse is offering to babysit and offering to help with… more.
I found the book to be a bit difficult to get into at first, but by around 25% of the way in I was hooked. I hate the cover of this book but don’t let it fool you, it is a fantastic read.
I fell head over heels for Jesse, I loved his energy and the personality of his character was so fun to read. He brought humor to an otherwise pretty emotional story. Jesse’s backstory absolutely broke my heart.
At first I didn’t really like Jocelyn’s character, which I think was a part of the reason I struggled to get into it. Her character felt kind of meh to me at first, but I think this was done intentionally. A lot of the story focuses on Jocelyn finding herself and who she is outside of being a mother. I really enjoyed reading about her journey and by the end I loved her character almost as much as I loved Jesse.
I also adored Jude and June! I am a sucker for kids in books, I don’t know why. Especially adorable little kids, which was completely Jude, he was too cute. Seeing Jesse bond with both kids was so cute and I loved the relationship he has with them.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was emotional but came together so perfectly in the end. I haven’t read the other two books in the series but now I can’t wait to go back and read them. Highly recommend giving this book a read!
I absolutely adored this book. At first I wasn’t really enjoying it that much and I was struggling to keep reading it, and then I fell in love with it!
This book follows Jesse and Jocelyn. Jesse is a college student finishing up his last year in pre-med. Jocelyn is a single mother to an 8 year old and a 4 year old. Jocelyn, newly divorced, moves in next door to Jesse’s friends. They meet briefly one night when Jesse’s over at a party, then they continue to run into each other a few more times. Soon, Jesse is offering to babysit and offering to help with… more.
I found the book to be a bit difficult to get into at first, but by around 25% of the way in I was hooked. I hate the cover of this book but don’t let it fool you, it is a fantastic read.
I fell head over heels for Jesse, I loved his energy and the personality of his character was so fun to read. He brought humor to an otherwise pretty emotional story. Jesse’s backstory absolutely broke my heart.
At first I didn’t really like Jocelyn’s character, which I think was a part of the reason I struggled to get into it. Her character felt kind of meh to me at first, but I think this was done intentionally. A lot of the story focuses on Jocelyn finding herself and who she is outside of being a mother. I really enjoyed reading about her journey and by the end I loved her character almost as much as I loved Jesse.
I also adored Jude and June! I am a sucker for kids in books, I don’t know why. Especially adorable little kids, which was completely Jude, he was too cute. Seeing Jesse bond with both kids was so cute and I loved the relationship he has with them.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was emotional but came together so perfectly in the end. I haven’t read the other two books in the series but now I can’t wait to go back and read them. Highly recommend giving this book a read!