Ouch. This is a favorite for a few of my trusted romance reader/reviewer friends, but it hit me wrong from beginning to end. I did really appreciate how smart, capable, caring, and honorable our main characters are. Full marks for that! But I didn't like much of the rest of it. *sad trombone*

Topics, tropes and themes: chronic illness, infertility, family, friendship, grief, toxic parents, mental health, integrity, fireman/paramedic, friends with benefits, boss bitch, boss babe, "not like other girls," hard choices, tragedy, sacrificial love, reconciliation
Content notes: chronic illness, infertility, loss of a partner, loss of a best friend, drunk driving, motorcycle accident, hospital scenes, coma, tumors, stroke