Thank you so much to Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for allowing me to read this as an ARC through NetGalley! I absolutely LOVED this. This is in my top ten reads of this year so far, and I've read over 140 books this year at the time of writing this review!

Lola and Tyler are everything. They are the epitome of grumpy and sunshine, and I was living for it throughout the entire story. It was incredibly well done, and I just couldn't get enough of it. Tyler was this tortured soul who was going through a lot mentally and emotionally, and had every reason to be grumpy like he was, but then you had Lola, who loves love and romance, and she just wants to be loved and give all the love she can give, and becomes the sunshine to his clouds.

I was living for the bookshop owner/audiobook narrator vibes, and that he was an ex-athlete gave it that edge of sports romance vibes too. I literally can't explain enough how much I loved this book without going into spoilers too. There was just so much emotional depth and growth (especially on Tyler's end), and these characters are flawed, but they're so lovable, and you just end up adoring them completely. They're forever in my heart.

This was my first book I've read by Elodie Colliard, but it will certainly not be my last!

And what if I bawl my eyes out. I love this author's books. But this one takes the cake. she handles delicate topics so beautifully and I can positively say that there is not a single thing that I hate about this book. it was so much fun being immersed in a story with all of the characters I know and love from her previous books as well as a new character that I grew to love very quickly throughout the course of this book. the characters were not without their faults, Tyler moreso than lola, but I loved them anyways. I felt so badly for Lola and what she had been through, and I felt for Tyler and what he had been through. it was incredibly easy to connect to these characters even though I haven't been through exactly what they have, and I found myself crying at several points in the book just from how happy it made me. I am so excited for the next book in the series and to learn more about the characters and hopefully get a glimpse of Lola and Tyler as they go on their journey even more. I'm also hoping for hopefully a wedding scene between Zoey and Matt. she is really good at giving readers what they want while also giving them what they didn't know they needed at the same time. I've read every single one of her books at this point and they just keep getting better. she has really truly evolved as an author from the first book until now and it's very clear when you read her books. they are all good but each one after just tops the last in such a satisfying way.

This is only my second Elodie Colliard book and this soliidified by need to go read her entire backlist. This book was no short of INCREDIBLE. The layers these two characters have, I mean, I can't even describe my feelings. Lola and Tyler are so much more similar than they think. Both are dealing with such difficult challenges but still show up for the people they love. I can't wait for everyone to read about these incredible characters and their journey to finding one another. Cannot recommend this book enough.