2.5/5 stars.

Boy oh boy, I'm glad I put off reading this book until I devoured the other MZ books! This one was a very slow, platonic, and boring book for me. I didn't mind that half of the book was written in emails, but dear god sweet Ruby needs to get a spine, and needs to maybe go on some medication for that level of social anxiety. Sweet baby girl couldn't get over her nerves! Aaron definitely was sweet, took notice of her needs, and was just a generally kind and loving person to her, which she really needed to have in her life.

Their actual meet up fell flat for me, as well as their chemistry. They were good pen pals but in real life I didn't care about either of these two, even reading From Lukov with Love beforehand and already reading about them! Not my favorite MZ at all, but if you need a sweet slow burn with no angst, no drama, and also some military-esque army wives vibes going on, this may be for you!