This book was such a hard read honestly, I had to glaze through the second half because it was so hard to get through. The parts that were good were good but everything else was so frustrating to read. 

Kristen’s toxic trait is that she thinks she should be making other people’s decisions. 

I loved how the book started. I enjoyed Kristen’s bluntness and snarkiness.  I love how her and Josh clicked. It seemed very authentic, but then things started going downhill. 

Kristen was absolutely exhausting. At one point, I literally hated her. 

Also, I really imagined the book being a little bit lighter; I t
was under the impression that K&J were going to be thrown into wedding planning WAY more together and we would see some fun, light, playful, and maybe awkward scenes. But wedding planning was almost non existent. If anything, I’d say that K&J are “thrown into a situation where Kristen ends up being Josh’s boss, and they just can’t avoid blurring professional lines!” (Juk juk juk juk juk!)

The book gets incredibly heavy and I hated that as well (too much ptsd for me). The ending was predictable but I 100% knew what Abby Jimenez’s true message was that wasn’t plot related. So cheers to Ms Jimenez. 

I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this book at first because Kristin has an emotional affair with Josh while waiting for her military boyfriend to return.   I am glad I kept reading, this book covered difficult topics such as infertility and grief which I was not expecting.  I did love the way the story ended though! Beautifully written and worth the read in my opinion.

While I loved the story overall, the FMC was withholding a significant issue in her life from the MMC. It put him through a lot of heartache, and her selfish reasons got to be tedious. I'm not a fan of the miscommunication trope. I was glad when she finally revealed her issue, and they were able to resolve/address it together. I enjoyed the story but didn't care for the FMC.