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FINALLY! I have been waiting for this book ever since I read Break Away earlier this year! Just seeing Nate and Amy together trying to fight their attraction to one another... Whew! I knew it was inevitable! I really enjoyed getting Amy's backstory and seeing her history with Nate, as heartbreaking as it all is.

 

This is just a sweet romance. It's perfect for when you just need something to make you smile. Grace's characters are fun, sweet, and loveable and she has a very engaging writing style.

 

Amy and Nate have quite the history together and I really like that Grace broke the book into three parts, detailing the two's relationship over time. It isn't an easy journey, especially with Nate constantly holding himself back for fear of ruining his friendship with her twin brother, Dex.

 

We first meet Amy and Nate while they are still in high school. Dex has put the fear of God in every boy that even looks his sister's way, thus causing some problems for Amy. As a senior in high school, she has missed out on a lot of the dating experiences that everyone else has had because of her overprotective brother. So when a cute guy asks her out, she says yes because finally someone has the cajones to defy her brother! Even though this boy is no Nate, who she has been crushing on forever, she decides to give him a shot... only to be heartbroken later. Nate is the one to pick up the pieces and console her, thus resulting in bringing them closer together than ever before. However, Nate is adamant about not ruining his friendship with Dex and that things could never progress with them.

 

This seems to be Nate's mantra for a good part of the book and that killed me! Stop taking the high road Nate and GO AFTER HER! He wants to, but holds himself back. I really felt bad for Amy though. There's only so much rejection a girl can take! She starts dating a guy in college, who turns out to be a huge douche canoe. However, Amy's life has already been altered in a big way and now has some pretty big changes coming down the pike for her. Nate wants to be there for her and be the one to once again pick up the pieces, but she refuses to let him do so, thus causing him to separate himself from her once again. Normally, I hate back and forth in a relationship, but there's something about Grace's writing style that makes the angst work really well. You really feel for Nate and respect him for being such a good friend, but if you have that strong of feelings for your friend's sister, surely your friend would eventually understand and get over it?!

 

I love when Nate and Amy finally get it together. They are so precious together and they have such great chemistry! Nate is quite the sexy talker too! He is so supportive of Amy and I'm really glad that she had him, Dex, and her family in her life. Sadie is also a really great character and I love how accepting she was of Nate also. Their scenes together really warmed my heart!

 

We also get to see Dex and Liv from Amy and Nate's point of views, so it was fun reliving their romance too, as the previous books' timeline coincides with part of this one's.

 

Overall, this series just really works for me. I love the characters Grace has created and I feel so connected to them. Watching them fall for one another and find their own happiness really makes my heart happy.

 

 

   

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