I got an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review :) this is the fourth installment in this awesome series, but I have to honestly say... I think it may be my least favourite so far... although I still haven't read the first one... yeah, yeah... I know ;) but I started from book #2 and just never got around to reading that first one ;) will do that eventually, but for now, let's concentrate on this story :) especially since they all can be read as standalones, so it really doesn't matter if you are all caught up, or starting in the middle ;) so how about I will tell you a bit more about this new story... especially since I still liked it... just because it's my least favourite one of the series, doesn't mean it was awful and you shouldn't read it ;) I enjoyed it a lot ;)
I have to start with our main couple... Kiera and Quinn... as much as I adored Quinn, Kiera... yeah... wasn't the biggest fan of her... she just kept annoying me with her childish and pushy behaviour... doing whatever she wanted, not really thinking about the consequences, because she thought she was right... I am not a fan of that type of people in real life as well and I react very badly if someone forces me to do something that I am not ready to do, so maybe that's why she bothered me that much... but when it comes to Quinn... *sighs dreamily* I loved him... but I love that whole family and we will get to them in a second :) theirs was a sort of second chance romance... of sorts... there was something between them a few years ago, but it's a more complicated matter and I don't really want to get into all that right now :) but currently, they meet again, when after his accident she is his physical therapist :) because of my #NoSpoilers rule I don't really want to say anything else about them... but it's also partially because I didn't like Kiera, sooooo... why focus on the negative things ;) and of course she wasn't *all* bad, but her good qualities kept being overshadowed by the annoying things :) not only that, but in this particular book, we had some miscommunication that I am sooo not a fan of... I hate when people just assume they know what is going on and make snap judgments and then stick to them for way too long... ugh... so let me change the subject to Quinn... I adored him... he was much more complex that I expected him to be, which was a very nice surprise... I loved seeing his growth as character :)
Besides our main couple, we had plenty of secondary characters in this story :) especially since Quinn is a part of a huge family... and noisy one, I have to add ;) there are five brothers and one *sister* :) and by that I mean that she's technically their cousin, but was raised with them and everyone treat her like baby sister ;) I love that family :) the way they care for one another, supporting each other when it matters most :) we of course got appearances of all our previous couples, plus a few glimpses of who might just be the main characters in those future stories... and I have to say... I can't wait :) if I would want to tell you all about them, we would be here way too long... ;) but if you are already a fan of them, those group scenes and all sort of interactions between different family members will hit you straight into feels :) but if this is your first dive into this series, you will absolutely fall in love with them, and want to go back and read all other available stories ;)
All in all I gave this book 4 stars :) even though Kiera annoyed me, I still enjoyed the story very much :) I am a fan of Sara's writing style in general, and this series of hers is my fave out of all other novels by her I read so far... :) so even though this particular addition is my least favourite, it's still pretty good compared to a lot of books out there ;) especially since you should take into consideration fact that my dislike for Kiera comes from personal preferences :) I am sure that many of you will adore her :) that is why I am still highly recommending you to check out this book, and this series in general, because if you are missing out on the awesomeness of the Kavanagh clan... what are you doing with your lives?!? ;)
XOXO
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