I guess this is unpopular opinion time. While I enjoyed reading this book and actually finished it pretty quickly, I think it fell to the dreaded over-hype. I just didn't find the story line to be anything that was over the top unique about this book EXCEPT the amazing autism rep. That and the steamy romance got it a bit of a higher rating than my overall enjoyment of this book would have.

Stella is an awesome character. She is brilliant and funny and so very loving. She also has Asperger's and this book does an amazing job representing that, which is great because the author has this herself. I loved her character and was rooting for her immediately. All of her insecurities about her personality and how people have treated her made me just want to give her a big hug. But she's also super strong and successful, which I absolutely loved because that's not often something that is thought of when thinking of Autism.

Michael was just adorable, though he was extremely stubborn and at times I just wanted to shake him so he could actually see what was going on around him. He is so very in his head all the time and most of this book, he is overthinking things. He is so sweet in giving up everything to take care of his family, but it did bother me that he did it in secret - how did he know that no one else in his family would want to help him with this huge responsibility? Though both characters had major insecurities that kept them from seeing the other's love, I felt that Michael (knowing Stella's secret) should have actually taken the time to talk to her about her feelings rather than jump to conclusions.

The romance was steamy and I absolutely loved that. I just felt like the story itself felt a bit flat and repetitive at times. The romance happened so quickly, that I just wanted to see more of them dating and getting to know each other - rather than falling in love, but still harboring secrets. The pacing felt a bit awkward to me at times, sometimes moving slowly and then speeding up or jumping ahead. Especially when Stella hired Michael to learn about sex, but then that whole thing seemed to just be completely forgotten in the story line and it was magic all at once.

I did love that Stella was able to realize on her own that she was strong and she didn't need to change herself to something she saw as more "normal". She was starting to really value herself more and that was the growth that I really loved!

Overall I still recommend this book to any romance lovers because it did have some wonderful high points.