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A review by leymag
If I Don't Ask by E.J. Noyes
3.0
3.75 stars ---
(Audio)
As with the first books, I reveled in my awe for Rebecca's emotional intelligence. I have so much respect for her as a person, a woman, a boss, a lover... Everything. This book further solidified that love for me.
My fascination for Rebecca's thought process did stem from the second book where we got her POV for the first time. I think she is thorough and analytical with every decision, and even when her thoughts escape her or slip away from her "Forgetting Place", she has very good reason to be a little out of line.
I liked the flip on perspective, too. Because in Ask, Tell (Primarily that one because it was all Sabine and not the joint POVs like Ask Me Again), you are left with some loose threads hanging. Like Rebecca just showing up on Sabine's doorstep "unprompted"? What's that about? This book ties up allllll of those loose ends and puts a nice neat little bow on everything.
I was also very very glad to meet Linda. She is a rock for Rebecca and I wish there would have been mention of her in the other books (But, also not... Having her in this last one only was a little treat I didn't know I had a sweet tooth for.) Plus it made Rebecca's situation more dire, and I liked the additional struggle for her to have to settle with the thought of losing her. It made her choose love over everything else and I think that is so important in a platonic and romantic way.
I have great appreciation for how closely Noyes followed the storyline from the Ask, Tell. It was very satisfying to have that all filled in.
Lastly, the star being knocked off for this rating is for the ending. I found it just a little cheesy... And I understand for there needing to be a stopping point right about there because it blended in very nicely with Ask Me Again... But I don't know. I was happy to see more of Rebecca and Sabine in that way but I found it a little cliche.
(Audio)
As with the first books, I reveled in my awe for Rebecca's emotional intelligence. I have so much respect for her as a person, a woman, a boss, a lover... Everything. This book further solidified that love for me.
My fascination for Rebecca's thought process did stem from the second book where we got her POV for the first time. I think she is thorough and analytical with every decision, and even when her thoughts escape her or slip away from her "Forgetting Place", she has very good reason to be a little out of line.
I liked the flip on perspective, too. Because in Ask, Tell (Primarily that one because it was all Sabine and not the joint POVs like Ask Me Again), you are left with some loose threads hanging. Like Rebecca just showing up on Sabine's doorstep "unprompted"? What's that about? This book ties up allllll of those loose ends and puts a nice neat little bow on everything.
I was also very very glad to meet Linda. She is a rock for Rebecca and I wish there would have been mention of her in the other books (But, also not... Having her in this last one only was a little treat I didn't know I had a sweet tooth for.) Plus it made Rebecca's situation more dire, and I liked the additional struggle for her to have to settle with the thought of losing her. It made her choose love over everything else and I think that is so important in a platonic and romantic way.
I have great appreciation for how closely Noyes followed the storyline from the Ask, Tell. It was very satisfying to have that all filled in.
Lastly, the star being knocked off for this rating is for the ending. I found it just a little cheesy... And I understand for there needing to be a stopping point right about there because it blended in very nicely with Ask Me Again... But I don't know. I was happy to see more of Rebecca and Sabine in that way but I found it a little cliche.