From the moment I started this book my emotions were being put through the wringer. I’ve come to expect it from this new generation from one of my favorite authors. And she warned us both as she was writing, as well as in the little Forward at the beginning of the book. Not to mention even with that little bit of warning she gave us, I didn’t see a certain plot point happening in the way it did. I love when an author keeps you on your toes! So much crying even from the start.

First of all, let’s talk about Hyde, oh my gosh. There was a scene when he came in and immediately went to check on his little girl that just was soooooooo sweet! From reading this I feel like I need to go back and re-read his mom and dad’s book when I get some time. But Hyde was discovering how much Remy really meant to him and how much he needed her, what he’d realized the longer he’d been away. Being with her, spending time with her, showed him things that he didn’t realize he had been doing and why he had been doing them. Honestly his love for his daughter, his dedication to her, all of it made him so wonderful and sexy and just perfect.

Then there was Remy. Yeah, she was a complicated woman with a lot going on. But I liked that we got to see her on the flip side, or having been through it and now at the point where she knew what she needed to do to be healthy, but had to decide how much to let go and how much to really hold on. I liked that she was able to keep doing what she knew she had to do for herself, but also able to think and realize when it was brought up the ways she might have to change or start to consider if she wanted to make things work with someone else. Knowing herself made it easier I think to be able to realize what she could and couldn’t handle.

And of course we have the whole family and group of friends that were the first generation of characters I know and love and that keep me reading and wanting more from this author. Between Remy’s spunky mother, even if I was upset for how she handled it at the beginning, and Hyde’s mother, it was hard not to feel all the love and support they really had. Of course there was Remy’s Aunt Shaw, Rule’s wife, gotta love her! Ah, so much love being back with these characters and seeing where else this world can go.

Review first posted on Lisa Loves Literature.