i loved the characters and their story. loved the first half. but the second half was quite slow and revolved around my least favorite trope- miscommunication. this was done way better than most books because both characters have legitimate reasons for their miscommunication, but it lasted too long in my opinion and i already don’t love that trope to begin with. Bri and Jacob were doing SO well with communicating in the first half that it was upsetting that their best strength as a couple is what they ended up struggling with. why couldn’t they just go back to writing each other letters to express how they really felt? i absolutely loved how much effort both of them put into making each other happy and comfortable, it was so heart warming. overall, it was a really sweet story and I enjoyed all the little aspects and representation it included. 

overall: 3.5/5
plot: 3/5
characters: 5/5
spice: 1/5
romance: 4/5
pace: 3/5