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I Could Be Yours
by Helena Hunting
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This was such a cute story, but it also had such a deep underlying message that I adored! Helena always manages to make the banter in her stories amazing, too, so look forward to that in this one.
Essie Lovelock has always had a bit of a thing for Nate Stiles, but after being ghosted by him six years prior, she tried to tamp it down as much as she could. That got a lot more difficult in this story when she was the maid of honor for her best friend Rix, who married Nate’s brother Tristan. One thing I loved about Essie is how much she kept her spirits high, even when she was uncomfortable with Nate and how he acted toward her. She was always making sure everyone else was happy, and she was the best friend to Rix. Watching her banter with Nate was top tier though because she was the happy sunshine to his grumpy black cloud, so she could always get him bantering back with her because of that. I love that Essie knew what she wanted in life and in a relationship, and as much as she wanted Nate, she wouldn’t settle for less than she deserved in a relationship. It took some time, but eventually she got her happily ever after, but she wasn’t afraid to put in the work with Nate to get it.
Nathan Stiles has been stewing in guilt for six years after ghosting Essie. It’s one of the things in his life that haunts him, and unfortunately for Essie, that means that he wasn’t always nice to her when they had to interact. He hid behind his guilt and used his frustration to push Essie away because he thought that she was too in love with love and that he didn’t deserve to have a life or relationship with her when he didn’t believe in love. One thing I loved about this book was that when Nate was having trouble in life because of past trauma, his brother Tristan and friend Flip were the ones there convincing him to go to therapy and get help to be the man Essie deserved in life. It took him some time to accept that help, but once he did, he put in the work to be the man he knew Essie deserved so that he could be with her and protect her heart. I love that he took some time on his own away from Essie to get his head on straight, even though it hurt them both for a little while. Nate really grew a lot during this story and it was great to watch.
I loved the underlying message in this story that no one should be afraid to get help when they need it! It was great to see so much acceptance of Nate in this story and to see how much everyone in his life encouraged him to go to therapy because they wanted the best for him and wanted to see him improve his life for himself, but for Essie, too. I also love that Helena was able to interweave her classic character banter in the story, as well, and it didn’t ever take focus off Nate making his life better to be the man he wanted to be. I loved Essie and Nate’s story so much, and I can’t wait to see what Helena gives us next!
Thank you, Helena, for providing me with an ARC!
Essie Lovelock has always had a bit of a thing for Nate Stiles, but after being ghosted by him six years prior, she tried to tamp it down as much as she could. That got a lot more difficult in this story when she was the maid of honor for her best friend Rix, who married Nate’s brother Tristan. One thing I loved about Essie is how much she kept her spirits high, even when she was uncomfortable with Nate and how he acted toward her. She was always making sure everyone else was happy, and she was the best friend to Rix. Watching her banter with Nate was top tier though because she was the happy sunshine to his grumpy black cloud, so she could always get him bantering back with her because of that. I love that Essie knew what she wanted in life and in a relationship, and as much as she wanted Nate, she wouldn’t settle for less than she deserved in a relationship. It took some time, but eventually she got her happily ever after, but she wasn’t afraid to put in the work with Nate to get it.
Nathan Stiles has been stewing in guilt for six years after ghosting Essie. It’s one of the things in his life that haunts him, and unfortunately for Essie, that means that he wasn’t always nice to her when they had to interact. He hid behind his guilt and used his frustration to push Essie away because he thought that she was too in love with love and that he didn’t deserve to have a life or relationship with her when he didn’t believe in love. One thing I loved about this book was that when Nate was having trouble in life because of past trauma, his brother Tristan and friend Flip were the ones there convincing him to go to therapy and get help to be the man Essie deserved in life. It took him some time to accept that help, but once he did, he put in the work to be the man he knew Essie deserved so that he could be with her and protect her heart. I love that he took some time on his own away from Essie to get his head on straight, even though it hurt them both for a little while. Nate really grew a lot during this story and it was great to watch.
I loved the underlying message in this story that no one should be afraid to get help when they need it! It was great to see so much acceptance of Nate in this story and to see how much everyone in his life encouraged him to go to therapy because they wanted the best for him and wanted to see him improve his life for himself, but for Essie, too. I also love that Helena was able to interweave her classic character banter in the story, as well, and it didn’t ever take focus off Nate making his life better to be the man he wanted to be. I loved Essie and Nate’s story so much, and I can’t wait to see what Helena gives us next!
Thank you, Helena, for providing me with an ARC!