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Love in Focus by Lyla Lee
4.5

Love in Focus, a second chance romance by Lyla Lee, was a fabulous read. The story follows Gemma and Celeste, former college sweethearts. The chemistry between Celeste (who left the country 7 years ago, resulting in the end of their romance), and Gemma (fresh out of the relationship she jumped into after Celeste left), is so delicious. They both clearly still have feelings for each other, and the story has a fun and interesting plot. And, of course, there is a highly enjoyable spicy scene (or three) along the way.

The book is dual POV, but...also not? Out of forty-one chapters, thirty are in first person from Gemma's perspective, and the other eleven are shorter, third person views of Celeste. I think sometimes when you're reading a single POV story, you wonder what's going on in the other character's head (or at least I do), so to me it feels like we're getting Gemma's story with little glimpses of Celeste without it being truly dual POV. I know this might not be to everyone's tastes, but I found it really interesting.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley, but my review is unbiased and left voluntarily.