the bar is literally on the floor these days with every other contemporary romance feeling like nothing more than a set of tropes ffs but not once did i feel like that while reading this book. I made you coffee before I left for practice and put it in the fridge to cool so it wouldn’t get watered down when you added ice. A reader created this book listing before I had a chance to do so myself and they used the placeholder image. When I’m not traveling or writing, you can find me reading a good book or taking my Golden Retriever, Luke, on a hike in my hometown in Sonoma County, CA.

As a result of combining these two cliches, we got the ideal stew of simmering suspense and dramatic angst. it was truly so beautiful and heartwarming to read, i wanted to cry a few times from just how achingly wonderful and sweet this was. It's so rare for me to find a hero I'll openly simp for, so let me have this one moment to embarrass myself.He envisions me playing the part of his doting girlfriend who is responsible for his miraculous transformation into a lovely guy. another thing i wanna talk about is that since it’s a long book and doesn’t have a LOT going on to make up for it, i gotta admit i got bored a few times, so i feel it could've been cut down a bit, at least personally speaking, because recently i’ve been hating the trend going around certain contemporary romance novels being so. i loved the daily updates she would send vee, they would make me laugh and they were just the best addition to this book.

Maybe near the end we came across a tiny misunderstanding situation but it was promptly resolved ‘cause they actually ✨communicated ✨.I never imagined that I’d end up sharing a house with NBA player Ryan Shay, who is the brother of my best friend’s brother. I am also so happy that once they realized they weren’t “pretending” anymore; they opened up about it and didn’t let it drag on — sometimes fake dating tropes can drag out. We aim to provide you with hundreds of thousands of e-books for studying, working, and self-development. But he does these small sweet things for Indy that starts small but is so full of a caring heart and it only builds the more he and Indy get to know each other. After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend of six years, Indy’s best friend and Ryan’s sister Stevie asks her brother if Indy can stay at his place temporarily.

I found this particularly true in relation to Ryan’s past and the reasons for his emotional isolation. It was already hinted at in this book, what book 3 is going to be about and I’m already so stoked to see it come to life because I know I will absolutely devour it! In her sports romance stories, author Liz Tomforde places an emphasis on depicting healthy connections between the characters. I should have dnfed the book right there, but I was loving it until that part so I decided to keep going. There was actually a bit of a teaser between Ryan and Indy in the first book, so we got to see their first meeting and it wasn’t the most elegant of meetings but it really sets the stage for this story.I’m a romantic and can’t help fantasizing that he’ll change, but soon enough, I find myself questioning if sharing a roof with my best friend’s brother was the right move after all . What you offer in a relationship, as a friend, a woman, a partner, by simply being who you are is more than enough. Trusting people is difficult enough for average people like me, I would also disappear from the face of the earth if I were him. You can’t exactly predict her, so surprise and shock are effective as long as you can still tell that she’s giving you breadcrumbs that serve a purpose before you need more information.

Trying to water those goddamn flowers just enough so I can watch your face light up when you get home. I liked that she still suffered from the betrayal but day by day she blossomed more and more and eventually got to have so many realisations about herself, her friends, her ex relationship and she saw her heartbreak as blessing in disguise. The way he was always in denial about liking indy and found himself doing romantic shit and blaming it on something stupid instead of admitting he's a big fat simp was so. And one of my favorite things is that she gets real and she touches on topics that need more attention.

I’m also in love how she’s building up this world of different characters and introducing them without it being too much or too confusing! There’s something so special about Liz Tomforde’s couples because they’re so healthy, mature and genuine. The writings written by this author contain both comedic and serious exchanges of dialogue between characters. Heartbroken and without a place to stay, Indy finds herself sharing a flat with her best friend’s brother, Ryan Shay, who seems to be counting down the days to be alone again.