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A review by exlibrisfrancis
Mending Me (The Nat. 20 Series Book 1): A meet cute, strangers to lovers, standalone, interconnected standalone by Rebecca Wrights
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
ARC review:
⭐️ 5/5
🌶️ 3.5/5
😭 4/5
🥹😍🥹 ♾️/5
Tropes:
🏍️ hot biker boy
📚 bookish FMC
🪖 veteran MMC
💛 interracial couple
💜 found family
❤️🩹 they heal together
Omg! Ugh. I love Hank Martinez 😍
I’ve been waiting MONTHS for this book.
My girl Rebecca has had me in a chokehold with the teasers! And they get me every time! I see a IG reel and think, dang I want to read THAT, just to see Homegirl is teasing me again!
But when I tell you, I YELP when I got that email at work that I got the ARC for Mend Me!!!! I wanted to take my lunch and read it ASAP. But I was good and waited until I got home and did all my housework because I KNEW that I couldn’t be bothered with anything before I finished this book.
Okay down to the nitty gritty!
Hank Martinez is back in his hometown after serving 11 years in the Military. They only they he wanted was to be with his best friends and a gym close to home. Hank has a lot of demons and coming back home to the place he ran away from as soon as he was able to is a lot to handle. Luckily for him, there’s a cute blonde who enlists him to scare off a creep at the gym.
Bailey Brown is also fighting demons of her own. After a traumatic experience 2 years ago, she’s still feeling lost and hopeless but working to rebuild her life. She’s been watching and observing the mysterious new comer who works out in combat boots for a while and when the opportunity comes to finally meet him, she takes it.
I found myself smiling and laying on my stomach swinging my legs behind me swooning at the building relationship between Hank and Bailey. Hank is sooo shy with her, it’s adorable! Thankfully Bailey isn’t shy about making the first moves to finally kickstart their budding relationship.
There’s so many dynamics at play, but they all come together at the end. I love how protective Hank is of her and I love his friends and their weekly D&D campaign!
All in all, Mending Me was such a great read. You’ll fall in love with all the characters and it will leave you wanting to know more about the other characters in the friend group. I’m dying to know Conrad’s story!
⭐️ 5/5
🌶️ 3.5/5
😭 4/5
🥹😍🥹 ♾️/5
Tropes:
🏍️ hot biker boy
📚 bookish FMC
🪖 veteran MMC
💛 interracial couple
💜 found family
❤️🩹 they heal together
Omg! Ugh. I love Hank Martinez 😍
I’ve been waiting MONTHS for this book.
My girl Rebecca has had me in a chokehold with the teasers! And they get me every time! I see a IG reel and think, dang I want to read THAT, just to see Homegirl is teasing me again!
But when I tell you, I YELP when I got that email at work that I got the ARC for Mend Me!!!! I wanted to take my lunch and read it ASAP. But I was good and waited until I got home and did all my housework because I KNEW that I couldn’t be bothered with anything before I finished this book.
Okay down to the nitty gritty!
Hank Martinez is back in his hometown after serving 11 years in the Military. They only they he wanted was to be with his best friends and a gym close to home. Hank has a lot of demons and coming back home to the place he ran away from as soon as he was able to is a lot to handle. Luckily for him, there’s a cute blonde who enlists him to scare off a creep at the gym.
Bailey Brown is also fighting demons of her own. After a traumatic experience 2 years ago, she’s still feeling lost and hopeless but working to rebuild her life. She’s been watching and observing the mysterious new comer who works out in combat boots for a while and when the opportunity comes to finally meet him, she takes it.
I found myself smiling and laying on my stomach swinging my legs behind me swooning at the building relationship between Hank and Bailey. Hank is sooo shy with her, it’s adorable! Thankfully Bailey isn’t shy about making the first moves to finally kickstart their budding relationship.
There’s so many dynamics at play, but they all come together at the end. I love how protective Hank is of her and I love his friends and their weekly D&D campaign!
All in all, Mending Me was such a great read. You’ll fall in love with all the characters and it will leave you wanting to know more about the other characters in the friend group. I’m dying to know Conrad’s story!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Rape