I loved loved LOVED this book!

I loved Matt as a romantic hero and the more I think about it, he may be one of my most favourite romantic leads I’ve ever read.

The writing was beautiful, especially the dialogue between Lane and Matt - they had a convincing banter and it was sweet when it needed to and hot during the more sexy scenes.
Matt and Lane were distinctly their own people, fleshed out with their own history and culture - I enjoyed seeing them interact with both their families and seeing how differently they grew up.

I felt the conflict that Lane experiences in terms of loss was very realistic.
There were, however, a couple of things I wished to see more off.

Lane’s choice of continuing what her and Matt agreed on, knowing of his feelings felt very selfish and somewhat cruel. I can tell she didn’t mean to be, and she herself reflects on this later in the book and she wanted to let herself have it, but I did feel really bad for him. Lane would like someone to Stay and Come Back for her, but I wish I saw her fight for him a little more too. I wish we acknowledged more of his insecurities and feelings.
I also felt the scenes with Emily and Chloe felt surprisingly surface level and few and far between - I wish we saw a genuine heart to heart between them.

On the other hand, I enjoyed Warren in this book a lot.

There a couple of things that made me scratch my head - little inconsistencies. Like the fact Lane drove her bus to be closer to her mom and sister but she didn’t have the license for it or when her and Matt go to pick it up at the start of the book, they both rode in it on the way back home, but what happened to the car they arrived in? These little inconsistencies didn’t take away from my enjoyment but they did make me think I’ve skipped a paragraph here and there.

Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot - I recommend it as it had a lot of heart and very likeable characters and I’m likely to re-read it in the future.