Two best friends. Buried feelings. A secret holding them apart.
Two friends since university, each holding something back.
Tilly's been running from her secrets for far too long. Evie, carrying a buried flame for Tilly since they met, has always been there to welcome Tilly back with open arms. That is, after all, what one does for a friend.
When Evie unexpectedly falls pregnant, she's left with a lot of hard decisions to make. That includes choices about Tilly and the way she's been disappearing on her randomly for over a decade.
Tilly wants nothing more than to be there for Evie, who's been her anchor to return to time and time again. But what does supporting her look like when sticking around becomes an important part of that?
A romance about growing up—whatever that means—and realizing that even if it hurts, sometimes change is for the best.
Contains mature themes.
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"I really, really wanted to like this book more than I did. And mechanically, there's nothing really _wrong_ with it. The characters are interesting, the scenery is good, etc, etc.
But fundamentally, this is a story about two people who literally sleep in the same bed but are unwilling to actually talk to each other. For years. (And for the first 60% of the book.)
If you love pining and angst, this book may be your jam. If you have a communication kink, as I apparently do, this book may be a slow DNF for you.
The narration by Cat Gould is excellent — each character has a distinct voice. Even when I sped up to 2.5x to get through some of the pining scenes, the narration was crystal clear."
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Rick O (4 out of 5 stars)