fictionmajorette 's review for:

Come As You Are by Jess K. Hardy
5.0

https://fictionmajorette.blogspot.com/2023/02/romance-wrap-up-11623-21523.html

I absolutely loved this romance!  I'd heard great things about it over social media and I was not disappointed.  We get such a great cast of loveable characters who are all easily distinguished from each other.  I thought the addict/sobriety themes were handled well and we got to see a wide variety of characters at various places on that spectrum.  I loved the growth of Ashley and Madigan's relationship as they grow closer as friends and then grow to more.  We get a little bit of the miscommunication trope, but it is quickly addressed and talked through.  These characters are both 40+ and they read as realistic 40+ year old people who have a good amount of past history that they work through to be together.  This had such great cozy winter vibes, it made for a perfect winter read - highly recommend!