A review by emmyxreads
Leaving Me Behind by Sigal Ehrlich

4.0

thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review! all thoughts and opinions are my own.

i really enjoyed reading this book! i liked reading about the main character, liv, and watching her slowly get used to the spanish town as well as her lover. she really goes through a lot of character development throughout the novel, and i loved seeing her figure out her life goals and realize what she wants to do.

despite his hopes to go official, liv is always hesitant and dismisses his offers to accompany him to dinners. they are both crazy about each other, but liv is scared and sebastian won't back down. they spend secret nights with each other, and pretend that they don't know each other during the day. liv feels terrible from keeping the secret from her friends at the coffee shop, but they continue. her group of friends are great, because they are all unique but all supportive of liv no matter what.

sebastian is a fantastic male protagonist, and when they first meet, liv is convinced that all their relationship will be is a great one night stand. but sebastian defies her expectations and shows up at her doorstep, ready to continue their relationship. he's kind, patient, good-looking, and very supportive of everything liv does.

also, i didn't like the conflict with lola and kai. i think that it was hypocritical of both of them to have another person in their lives. i think that the situation that happened between liv and kai was executed oddly and awkward. it felt like the only reason that it was included was just to create conflict.

overall, this was a good contemporary romance novel! it was a casual read that i really enjoyed reading, and i would recommend.

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