I started this book, saying to myself 'These people are awful together! I hope the dude dies. There is NO WAY the author can salvage this into something believable and functional' and ended it with 'I have no idea how she did it, but they are meant to be and I love Nicholas'.

At first, I thought the story was unrealistic and/or stupid. Surely nobody's perfect relationship falls apart THAT fast, does it? And if it does, surely they don't stay enagaged, do they? But then the FMC acknowledges how dumb she has been and that self-awareness from a character turned everything around for me. If you get through the incredibly toxic part of the story, you start to see the real issues on both sides and it's just so... real. The resentment mixed with love, the confusion, your heart being between two fires, tremendous effort... That's what relationships often are.

I think the book could have benefited from more page time for Naomi's issues, family dynamics on her side, and how exactly their relationship deteriorated (mummy dearest obviously being the biggest reason). I would have also loved more interactions with Brandy.

The ending was just what I hoped.