A review by alloveragain
Ask Me Again by E.J. Noyes

5.0

9/10

I want to say that by now I expect nothing less of E.J. Noyes but somehow she always succeeds to set that bar of expectation even higher. It’s almost impossibly high now. Will I ever find another author who’ll jump high enough to grab it?

I can’t even begin to explain how much I loved this one. I wouldn’t have ever guessed I’d enjoy it as much as I did just by looking at the cover and reading the blurb. I usually don’t really read books where the MCs are together from the start because it tends to get boring but this is maybe my favourite book now.

You could easily read this book as a stand-alone but to reach the most possible story depth I strongly advise to read Ask, tell, the first book in the Ask, tell series, before this one.

This felt weird. Good weird, though. It was as if the author somehow heard all my opinions and suggestions on what I think would’ve made the first book in the series even more amazing and then did all of it in this book. God, I love that. I love that E.J. Noyes’ writing is only getting better and better.

There’s so much I could say about this one. I could talk about how I adore all the characters. How mentions of M ‘n’ Ms always made me chuckle. How skilfully, but seemingly almost effortlessly, Noyes tells what is going on up in Sabina’s complicated brain. How she and her girlfriend, Bec, are trying to stay afloat while managing some major stress and life changing traumatic events which lead to many issues. How I still adore Jana. How cute the ending was. But most of all I love how everything came together perfectly and made it feel so real.

Read the book. And then, when you’re rereading, listen to the audio. Or vice versa. But get them both. They are gold. I’m going to get that third book (If the Shoe fits) ASAP.

10/10 audio

Abby Craden. Nuff said. Get your hands on everything she narrates.

P.S. Am I the only one crying when reading Acknowledgements in which female authors mention their wives. Every. Single. Time. I feel like I fangirl over that part more than over the whole story that comes after. Such a loser, I swear.