A review by catiaslibrary
The One I Left Behind by Piper Rayne

funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i got an arc for this thank you for the opportunity!

this book wasn't something out of this world, i didn't get really attached to the main characters but to be honest?? the side characters and specially ben's brothers?? and ben's best friend brooks?? oh yeah i need their books !!
gillian and ben were childhood sweethearts and ben left the small town leaving gillian heartbroken but after living his dream he comes back and wants to make amends with his family but obviously with gillian too and their journey was cute and good, gillian having a son and everyone thinking it's ben's was actually funny and gillian's bond with clayton, her son was beautiful wish i they had more scenes but still good! ben's family were also one of the best parts of the book, specially his dad idk he was such a baddie and making their sons work for it it's so funny!! 
im not in love with gillian and ben, again they were cute, i just think it happened a little too fast you know i needed more growling haha but yeah it was a quick cute read and i love small town romances so I might not be totally obsessed but liked it and i am interested in reading about the other characters too, specially jude and sadie best friends to lovers it's the best so i am excited!!