manikahemmerixh 's review for:

Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

4.0

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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I think that this book could be a 5 star read for me in the future. To really appreciate it, I think I’d have to slow down, ruminate with it, and maybe even mark passages or take notes. I can pretty confidently say that I think this book may get better the more that you’ve read it. That being said, I did enjoy reading it, and there were definitely passages and moments that stood out to me. The book didn’t devastate me, but it did make me feel things. I was rooting for Aldo and Regan not even despite the volatility of their relationship, but I think because of it. It’s not easy, and unlike a lot of other romance books, much of the conflict in their relationship comes from within the characters rather than outside forces, but "broken” people deserve love too and you can feel Regan and Aldo’s yearning to love one another in a way that benefits them both.