I’ve been a fan of this author for a while (put her name in the search bar on my blog and you can see the reviews). I can honestly say this is one of my favorites of hers.
I was immediately drawn in by the story of Red and Cap (aka Aaliyah and Connor). We actually met Connor in Southern Storms, when he was just the assistant to Jax. I went back and re-read the parts of that book that Connor was in – it was pretty cool to see how the character developed and continued into this book.
I think he’s one of my favorite characters out of all of hers.
Connor is just a good person. Shaped by his mother’s illness for most of his childhood, he understands the importance of capturing every moment, even as he is reticent to give too much of himself in case he loses the person he loves.
It’s not a spoiler to say that in spite of how Red and Cap leave their initial meeting, you just know they’re destined. Of course, being a book from Ms. Cherry, there’s going to be a lot of angst and the path to their happiness isn’t going to be smooth.
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I thought she did a good job of creating individual characters, and I really enjoyed the friendship between the two leads. Even though the romance is inevitable, I loved how they helped each other and how the friendship grew – it didn’t just happen.
I also thought that the twists in this book were some of the best.
They kept occurring right up to the very end. Interestingly, this is the second book I’ve read lately that featured the same medical condition, issues, and events around the illness. That’s all I’m going to say about it, but just strange, because it’s not exactly a mainstream idea.
Not all of the twists were entirely believable, and if there’s a family as corrupt as the one in the book, I hope I never meet them. But I was happy to see people get what they ultimately deserved, and I did literally laugh out loud at the fruits of Damian’s abilities (plastic hot dogs was inspired).
Speaking of Damian, I really hope he’s the character featured in the next book, because I’d love to follow his story.
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About Brittainy
Author Brittainy C. Cherry is an Amazon #1 bestselling author.
She has been in love with words since the day she took her first breath. She graduated from Carroll University with a Bachelor Degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Creative Writing.
Her novels have been published in 18+ countries around the world. Brittainy lives in Brookfield, Wisconsin with her fur babies.
