The idea of a librarian having some fun is what got me interested in this novella :). Then we have a mechanic, not afraid to get his hands dirty, in more ways than one, aaand he's into books, not afraid to dive into romance too.

The story between these two is a story of building their life back up again and with, for a novella, perfectly packed slow burn.

What amazed me, even more, is that we got to know a bit about the characters and they didn't feel "cardboard bland" as novella characters tend to be.

I loved the theme of the two souls finding their way back after their breakups/divorce. Was it something new? No! But it is fun and sweet.

The writing style was nice and it really worked on building up the characters in the first part of the book. The tension between them was there, in the air, you could cut it with a knife. When their love moment got to its peak, it was where it all kind of fell off the track for me. It felt as if there were some bumps on the road and it disturbed my focus a bit. The moment where they opened up to each other felt a bit rushed. I really liked the story till that moment and it kinda shifted me from it, which bothered me. The characters were changed a bit at the end and it seemed as if we were missing a chapter or two.

Overall one of the better novellas I have read lately.

I received this as an eARC and this is my honest review.