I mean... I knew from others that this was going to gut me and boy, was that correct. THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. There is one central, important message: everyone has a voice, even if their literal voice is gone. The fact that no one had ever "seen" or "heard" Archer for who he really was, for his entire life was just heartbreaking. It made my heart ache. Archer just made me feel a lot of things, okay? He was so broken and isolated when Bree found him, and had never really been shown any kind of love. It was amazing to see it all unfold, this man going from a recluse to the beloved town hero. And their love was just beautiful!

Bree was a wonderful main character because she was just genuinely a good person and deserved so much more than she had been handed, before arriving in Pelion. And Archer was the same, which is why I think it worked so well. Two broken but beautiful people fall in love in the most unexpected of circumstances, but it's fate. I love that Bree acknowledges this in the book; that it truly was fate that brought them together.

The smut was definitely so hot! They had a palpable chemistry and you could definitely feel it leap off the pages.

Also, THAT EPILOGUE. All I will say is it gave me everything I ever wanted!!!

I really enjoyed this book! Charlie was just so freaking adorable and I loved reading about his growth, but also never changing who he fundamentally was, AND Dev loving him through it all. It was so cute and heartwarming.

I loved the coverage of mental health in this book. OCD, anxiety, depression, panic... it was nice to read a book that represented those, as well as a character who us neurodivergent. Representation matters!

I truly loved this spon on The Bachelor and the other shows like it, especially because it featured LGBTQ+ rep, unlike the real show. This book is more progressive than the real show could ever be...

Charlie coming into his own and figuring out his sexuality was so pure and beautiful. And Dev supporting him was just amazing.

Overall, I was really impressed and highly recommend this book!

I LIKED it... I didn't love it. Here's why...

First of all, I think Jonah and Calla lacked chemistry. Not completely, but it wasn't hot and intense and THERE. It was bland. Didn't really capture my attention as much as I would have liked. Granted, there were some cute and flirty moments but overall, no... which is why I'm hoping the next two books will feature more of their chemistry and hopefully build on it and develop it because it was largely flat.

Jonah kind of pissed me off because he hid her luggage from her for days and didn't give it back to her until she found it. Then, he hid her makeup from her and told her she looked better without it. Why though??? That wasn't funny or flirty or sexy and went beyond enemies to lovers; both things were just plain cruel. Also, he made fun of her for only drinking soy milk, when she has an actual dairy allergy. Rude.

There was no smut in this. There was making out and implied actions, but it basically cuts to the next morning or the next scene. That's it.

That all being said, I'm going to keep reading this series and hopefully it gets better instead of being mediocre. I want to continue Jonah and Calla's story and see where they end up. I just hope the author fleshed them out more and makes me happy for them at the end of the third book, or else I'm going to feel like it's a colossal waste of my time.

I think this was a decent follow up to the first book, but it was mainly Calla whining and complaining until about the 75% mark. Once again, absolutely no smut except implied. The best part was hands down the proposal and that was what I was looking forward to the most. I did love seeing all the monthly glimpses into their lives as they tried to navigate their journey, and the reappearance of many supporting characters, as well as the introduction of new characters to grow to love. All in all, a decent sequel but it still felt lacking to me.

Probably the best of their three books! I loved Jonah and Calla in this book and how they went from engaged to planning their wedding to spontaneously getting married to Calla pregnant at the end! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and funnily enough, it was the shortest of them all and set as a novella. I did appreciate the nice conclusion to Calla and Jonah's story and glad to see they got their happy ending!

Absolutely LOVED Willa and Ryder's story! It was so perfect, in every way. I loved that Willa always saw Ryder as just a normal person and never treated him any differently despite his disability. It was such a privilege to see him break down her walls, and her break down his. It was a beautiful story about love and loss and grief and hurt snd heartbreak but also love and hope and finding yourself. This was a great first start for this book series and I cannot wait to get to the next several books and read about the Bergman siblings.

I so thoroughly enjoyed this second installment in Chloe Liese's Bergman Brothers series. I think it was even better than the first, for different reasons. I really loved that the main female love interest, Frankie, has both autism and an autoimmune disease, for which she needs to use a cane. Representation matters! I can so resonate, as I have my own chronic illnesses and I really felt for Frankie; feeling like you're a burden and not worthy of love because eventually someone will ce to resent you. But, I'm SO GLAD Soren never felt that way about her and went out of his way to make her feel loved and included and show her that he loves her for everything she is and not everything she is not. Also, Soren is a virgin at the beginning of this book, which was adorable, as Frankie got to teach him what she knows (although, he seemed pretty well versed already!). I really thought this was such a great book and made me so happy. I can't wait for the next book in the series.

Beautiful story of a marriage that was falling apart and how two people put in the work and came back to each other, remember the love they have for each other. I enjoyed reading about Freya and Aiden and how much love they clearly had for each other, even if lost sight of that for awhile. I'm not usually one for second chance romances or books that feature a couple in crisis, but I and the first two books in the series and knew I wanted to read about this couple in this third book, as I had already gotten to know them in the other books and wanted to see how their sorry played out. I thought it was so beautiful! As someone who is married, I know what it takes to make it work, and how hard it can truly be. It was refreshing to see them go to therapy, fight for their marriage and make it out the other side. While it wasn't my favorite in the series thus far, I still am giving it five stars because it so well written and captures the themes so perfectly well. Worth the read for sure!

My goodness, Chloe Liese is quickly becoming one of favorite authors of all time. She's outdone herself with Rooney and Axel's story! We got to see some of their story and chemistry in the last book, and I honestly couldn't wait to read more about them. It was so worth it! This is a marriage of convenience, close proximity story that's full of angst but also this beauty because the author explores not only chronic illness, but autism as well. I loved seeing both represented in this book. I LOVED that these two quickly fell for each other, and created a life tougher with their pets. It was also wonderful to read appearances made by the other Bergman siblings and girlfriends. These two truly complemented each other and I was rooting for them the entire time. The tension was gold. Really looking forward to the next book!

Honestly, Ali Hazelwood can do no wrong. I love anything she writes and this is no exception. I love that the author includes STEM and science in her novels because I'm such a science nerd myself and this juat makes me so happy. This is an opposites attract, enemies to lovers, close proximity story and it's a novella. I appreciated a shorter story from this author but I also was aching to read more about Mara and Liam. I thought it was the perfect blend of cute and steamy with a few angsty, tension filled moments. Their chemistry was palpable and I'm really impressed with the author's decision to make Liam a denisexual, because I think that's such a great representation of a normally underrepresented population. This was such a great novella and I look forward to more from Ali Hazelwood!