An okish read. I didn't really connect with the characters, and I didn't really take a liking to the Briella. Feel like the whole book could have been done differently and would have been a lot better than it was.

Brielle Reyes just graduated in history and psychology, a degree most people consider useless to anything other than teaching, which she doesn’t want. So she finds herself out of options for a future career, meaning she has to work at her mother’s cleaning company while she figures out what she wants to do with her life and find a job.

Twenty-five years old comic artist Archer Ward is whiling to do anything to keep his overprotective mother out of his hair, so if having a cleaner coming in daily is the way to do it, so be it. After running out his first “cleaning lady” he gets a lovely surprise when the next one arrives, and she’s nothing like he expected.

This book was adorable and I really enjoyed it. With that being said, I did have some problems with it, I was a little unsure with the instant attraction thing, but it didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would. The pacing was maybe a little too fast at times for me, I think the characters just sort of jumped into this “relationship” without thinking about the consequences and what they wanted, which annoys me a little too.

I had a love/hate relationship with Brielle to be honest, I liked her at first, but she managed to annoy me so many times that I’m not so sure about her anymore. She was a little too judgmental, indecisive – which I’m okay with, but not when it messes with other people’s lives too -, and she’s made so many poor choices that it made me uncomfortable being in her head at times. Also the fact that I’d just roll my eyes at her way of thinking way too much.

I did like Archer a lot though, I found him somewhat relatable, even though I have close to nothing in common with him. He was probably my favorite part of the book and I loved reading from his point of view. Pembroke was another plus for the book, I was surprised that I actually liked her a lot from what I’ve seen, and I really want the next book to be about her.

Overall this story was really enjoyable, very fun and easy to read. I liked how Archer’s deficiency wasn’t used as a plot device and even though this could be an angsty romance, it was actually pretty light and cute.

This was a sweet romance book following a disabled character. This is the first book that i have read by this author and I will be reading more from this author in the future. I loved Archer and I loved the connection between him and Brielle. The premise of this book was intriging and unique and unlike anything else that I have read

This was a really good read pulled me in right from the start i really liked Brielle and Archer and just loved the chemistry between them they were great characters a really good read well written with a good plot can't wait to try more from this author

A cute, short and fluffy book.with not much to the characters but sweet.

When I read the blurb for this book on NetGalley I was kind of excited to read it. I love new adult and this one looked really cool, especially because it featured a disabled character. However, this might have been the worst book I've read this year so far. I had so many problems with it that I don't even know were to start from. So today I decided to change a little bit and talk about this book in topics so it doesn't end up being a big mess. Also, as a heads up, this review will have spoilers so if you don't want to be spoiled don't keep reading please. Btw, this is going to be a long review so I'm sorry in advance XD.

The Characters

I'm going to start by talking about the characters. I hated every single one of them. First we have Brielle, one of the main characters of the book. At first Brielle looks like a normal girl who just got out of college and is looking for her first job but as soon as we got to meet her better I hated her. For starters, she has no ambitions at all and has no idea what to do with her life. That's pretty normal, especially if you just graduated. I graduated a couple of years ago and I'm not even sure what I want to do with my life (I do have a slight idea). However, the way the she acts and thinks got me so mad. She complains the whole book how she can't find a job and how no one answers to her when she applies but she also stats during the book how she hasn't even applied for that many jobs. She's just expects her dream job will fall from the sky (which actually happens and which actually made me mad because that's not real life). It really got to my nerves every time she was talking or thinking about getting a job because she wasn't even trying. Then we have the way she acted towards her mom. Her mom wasn't a great character to be honest (but no one was) but the way she acted was so her daughter would have a nice life. Basically Brielle is working for her mom and living with her mom while she's trying to figure out what she should do with her life and her mom keeps pushing her to find a job which leads to Brielle be constantly complaining about her. However, the way she behaves towards her own mother is stupid and childish because her she only wants the best for her daughter and she knows the best is not be a cleaning lady. These are a few things I hated in Brielle but the worst thing was how judgemental she was. I just can't deal with that, especially how judgemental she is towards Archer's disability. Also, she thinks the stupidiest things about his disability but that will come later.

Talking about Archer... he wasn't better than Brielle. He was a douchebag who thought a girl can't enjoy comics especially if it's a hot girl). So yeah, he was a sexist bastard and I don't care if he changed his mind throughout the book because as soon as I hated him I hated him for real. There's not a lot more I can tell you about Archer because, to be honest, I didn't even really know him by the end of the book. That's how developed these characters were.

Everything could have been better if there was some kind of enjoyable character, but guess what?? There wasn't even one. Brielle's friends were terrible and I hated that they kept appearing in the book even if they weren't even nearby her. Her little sister was a stupid little brat and Archer's mom... I don't even know what to say about her. Almost every character in this book sucked, and the decent ones barely appeared, which made everything worse because the characters are one of the most important part of books, you know? Most of the times it's pretty difficult to like a book when you don't care a little bit about the characters.

The Plot

I don't even know what to say about the plot because there wasn't one at all. I've been trying to understand what this book was about for almost a week. Was it about Brielle finding herself and her passion?? Was it about her relationship with Archer?? Maybe even about be in a relationship with a guy with a disability?? I HAVE NO F*CKING IDEA! This was all over the place. Sometimes you could think the focus of the book would be something but a few chapters later that wasn't important anymore and the focus would be something else. The problem was that the author tried to include a lot of things that ended up not working together and she might have ended up losing the focus about the plot. I really don't know. At one point this book had dealt with, a girl trying to find what she loves to do, a disable guy, abuse, rape, a possibly ace character, a friend dating the main character's douchebag ex-boyfriend, sexism... and a lot more. Sometimes it might be better to stick to only a couple of storylines and maybe keep the rest for the followup books (that I won't be reading at all).

The Romance

The romance was so bad on this one. First of all, there's instalove. I FREAKING HATE INSTALOVE. Most of the action of this book is set in the period of one or two weeks. By the end of that time Archer is practically in love with Brielle and Brielle cares "deeply" about Archer. I wouldn't be that mad about it if they had tried to get to know each other, but they didn't. There's even a point, when they are fighting, that both acknowledge they know nothing about each other... but at that point they already fell in love.

There was also no chemistry at all between them. Their scenes together were weird and I don't even want to think about the only sex scene in the book because it was cringy as hell. First of all, Brielle thought about everything but about Archer during that scene. It went from her lack of job, to her asshole friends... she even tought about her douchebag ex. What happened before was also kind of weird and it felt like Brielle was using Archer... because she was, without even thinking about him. Then we have the fact she didn't know he was a virgin. My problem is not that she didn't know he was a virgin because that can happen. My problem is with how dum she was. Archer had told her the previous day how inexperienced he was. He even told her he had never been kissed (which led to the most awkward kiss ever). Did she realize he was a virgin after all of this?? NO! She only realized after. Maybe it wouldn't have happened if she could think a little bit about other people and not only about herself.

Everything about them was weird and I couldn't feel the chemistry at all. For me it looked like one of those couples who wouldn't last long.

The Representation

Here's the biggest problem I had with this book... the bad representation. In my opinion, the way the disability was shown and the way people acted towards it was terrible and offensive as hell. I don't have a disability but I was still extremely offended by some of the things I read and, to be honest, I don't want a person with a disability to ever read this book. First of all, there's the fact that Archer is babied by his mom. She's against him moving by himself because she needs to be there all the time. She hires a cleaning company so they can keep an eye on him everyday. He can't have his license because she'll freak out. If he doesn't show up at a certain place at a certain time she freaks out. I could go on but it's not necessary. I really hated this because it was showing that a disable person in a wheelchair can't live by himself and have a normal life due to that disability. The problem is that everyone around him thinks he can't have a normal life... even Brielle. Brielle is a whole different situation because I hated every single tought she had about his disability since meeting him. There were a lot of moments that made me roll my eyes because of what would come to her mind. I can give you some examples. There is a point where she thinks this:

“Despite his top half being rather buff–his arms especially–his legs were awfully thin. So skinny, he looked sickly. Brielle immediately felt dumb for even thinking that.”

Then there was this:

“Wow. Suffer from self-confidence issues much? Brielle felt bad for thinking that. He was disabled, after all. He certainly had more going on than most jerks to excuse his behavior. Brielle felt bad for thinking of him as a jerk, too.”

Then there was this conversation between her and one of her friends:

“‘But if he’s disabled, how would you two–‘ ‘Okay,’ said Brielle, loudly. ‘Change of subject.'”

“Look up how to have sex in a wheelchair–“

“‘I wasn’t sure he could even…’ Pembroke gestured with one hand, not very clearly, but there was little else she could mean.”

I could go on but then I would have to put a big part of the book in a single review and it would be too long XD. However you can see what I'm talking about. This went on and on the whole book.

Then there's the fact we never know what disability Archer really has and that kind took something out of the book because it's kind of important to try to understand those things. What makes everything worse is that the author says she lives with someone who has the same disability as Archer and she based the book in real life experiences. If this was based in real life experiences I have to tell you that a lot has to change in this world.

Also, as I said before, there's an ace character in the series and she'll have her own book. I never read a book with an ace character, and I really want to, but it won't be this one for sure because if the author messed up so much with the disability representation, when it's something she's basing in someone she knows, I really don't want to see the train wreck a book with an ace character can be.

The Writing

By now you would think I wouldn't have more problems with this book right?? Well, wrong. There's one more thing I hated... the writing. It just didn't work at all for me. This book is told in a third person dual POV. I don't normally like third person POV for a few reasons but mainly because it's more difficult to connect with the characters. However, the dual POV was also a problem because at some points I couldn't distinguish Brielle and Archer's voices. Then we have the fact that the book wasn't that well written. I got confused a ton of times and it didn't help that the story was all over the place. At one point they cold be talking or thinking about something but one second later they would be talking or thinking about something completely different. The writing didn't work for me at all.

Overall, this book was a huge disappointment. As you can see I had a lot of problems with this book and it wasn't an enjoyable read. I don't even know how I was able to finish it. There were a lot of things that happened and I wasn’t okay with most of them. Also, I hope I didn't look too mean in this review. This is my honest opinion about this but I'm not, in any way, attacking the author. I'm sorry if it feels like I might be because that's not what I want to do.

So… this was another huge miss for me. I was excited about the blurb, because I really want to see more diversity in NA books, and I’ve read some fantastic books with characters with disabilities, so I was expecting a good thing here. What I got? A badly written, badly plotted and slightly (to majorly) offensive book.

I’m warning now that I might drop some SPOILERS during this review, but there are some thing I feel I need to mention, so I can explain to you why I disliked this book so much, ok?

I have to start by saying that the writing was not good. The book is told in dual POV, through Brielle and Archer’s point of views, but it is told in the third person. The voices weren’t different enough to distinguish them, and a lot of their inner thoughts were too focused on other people or minor things that didn’t actually allow me to get to know the person behind such thoughts that well.

Which leads me to the characters. It was honestly impossible to actually like any of the characters in this book.

Brielle just finished college and she has no idea what she wants to do with her life. I’m ok with that, I think it’s not a big deal to not have your life figured out right out of college. But it sort of bothered me that she had no ambition whatsoever. It also really really bothered me that she was so willing to accept any scrapes that anyone would throw at her. Look, I’m not saying that she should be all proud and not accept help, what I’m saying is that I truly felt like she couldn’t care less about trying. She had been job hunting while finishing college, but after she finished, she admitted that she hadn’t done much of it, but she was still saying how rejections sucked and all of that. Yeah, they do, but I honestly felt like she wasn’t even trying.

Ok, second issue with Brielle… I felt she was too judgmental. She spent most of her time thinking about her friend’s issues, but she had some major issues herself. And that it’s even more clear when she meets Archer, because during the whole book, she never sees him beyond his disability. She’s always self chastising for even thinking certain things, but she keeps doing it throughout the whole book, and she’s never able to think of it beyond how it’s different and how it impacts HER life.

“Wow. Suffer from self-confidence issues much? Brielle felt bad for thinking that. He was disabled, after all.”

“Brielle felt stupid for wondering why there wasn’t a desk chair in front of the desk at first.”

“Despite his top half being rather buff — his arms especially — his legs were awfully thin. So skinny, he looked sickly. Brielle immediately felt dumb for even thinking that.”

“She’d spent the evening Googling how to interact with disabled people and felt stupid doing so.”

Then we have Archer, who I’m going to be honest here, is kind of a douchebag at first. He treats Brielle with disdain and is super rude to her. He’s also one of those guys who thinks girls have no business liking comics, and are fakes, you know?! That on its own was a huge letdown to me.

“He felt a stab of guilt for ever even thinking she might be one of “those”girls with just a passing interest in comics thanks to hunks in superhero movies. That didn’t seem to be the case — and even if it were, who cared?”

“Why the hell would she want to go with you to a comic shop? Not exactly the most welcoming place for a woman — particularly a woman this hot.”

Now, if you’ve read the blurb, you know Archer lives with a disability. Which one? Good question, I have no clue. He uses a wheelchair and is also able to use braces and canes on occasion, and the author says this:

“I never outright mention his condition in the text, but I used Becker muscular dystrophy as the reference. I live with a disabled person and used a lot of what the person goes through for reference.”

I have to say that I feel conflicted about the not mention of the cause. On one hand, I think the person is what matters and not his disability, but on the other hand, most muscular dystrophies have other consequences than just the weakening of the legs and pelvis muscles, and those might be important for the story and the character. For instance, at some points Archer is out of breath when he tries to stand up, is that because of just the effort he’s doing, or because his lungs are affected (like they might be in some of these disabilities). You know what I mean? It felt to me that the only thing mentioned about his condition was how he needed to use a wheelchair, and not much more. I wanted to know more about him, and I wanted to see how he dealt with it, and to be honest, I didn’t feel like he had come to terms with his condition.

I had issues with all the other characters in this book too. Archer’s mother babies him to an extreme, thinking that he isn’t capable of living on his own, or take control of his own life. Sad thing? His own “friends” think the exact same thing. Her friends are all judgmental and self absorbed.

“But with me, you decide it’s necessary to call in the bomb squad?”
“You, you’re…”
He nodded at him and looked him once over, as if taking in his form in the chair for the first time.
“I have a disability; I’m not dying.”

Then we have the plot, and it is all over the place. The rough plot is she’s kind of lost, they meet, they fall in “love”, she’s afraid to get all in because she doesn’t know how her life is going to be, they fight, she finds her way, they make up.

But my biggest issue with all of this was the romance and falling in love part. They meet, and within a week he’s totally smitten and she’s using him. Yep, I said it, I felt like she used him. She thought he was hot, he told her he had never kissed anyone, she decided she was going to be the first. After that she came on to him – hard – and they had sex. Look, I’m all for a strong and independent woman, but she had no consideration or gave a second thought to his feelings and how the experience would impact him. Later on she says she hadn’t realized he was a virgin, but come on… he had said the day before that he had never kissed anyone!!! Then her only concern is if he’s going to get clingy, like so many people get to their first lover. Am I the only one that has an issue with this?

“Because she knew from experience that former virgins tended to get a little too attached to their cherry-poppers.”

The romance was way too fast and way too little substance. And let’s not forget the the way the intimate moments were written were weird as hell, given that Brielle was actually thinking about her lack of job, her friend’s issues and her ex-boyfriend during it. I mean, I’m going to believe she WASN’T thinking about those things, but if that’s what the author mentions while describing a sex scene, it is weird, right?

In the end, all their issues are resolved when a job and a house fall into her lap, without her having to work for it at all. I… I didn’t like it at all.

Within Brielle’s circle of friends, there are a few storylines trying to emerge. And I have to say, I’m not ok with them at all. Her gay best friend ends up in a relationship with a guy that was supposed to be hooking up with his roommate. Her other friend was almost sexually assaulted by her boss. The third friend ends up dating Brielle’s douche ex-boyfriend, shuts her friends out, and later announces she might be ace. The author messed up royally on the disability representation in this book, so I’m scared as to what might come out of the next three books.

I hope I explained myself well enough as to why this book didn’t work at all for me.

SO, TO YOU GUYS. HAVE YOU READ THIS ONE? ARE YOU CURIOUS AT ALL? DO YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT MY REVIEW OF IT? LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS ONE…

There were a lot of things I didn’t like in this book. I had issues with it since the first chapter, but I just kept reading because I don’t like to just give up with a second chance.
The first thing I didn’t like was the narrative, I don’t think it was a good choice to tell this story in third person, it made everything too impersonal, and this is a love story after all, it cannot be impersonal, we need to know what the characters are feeling from their own perspectives, and it made me really not care about them at all. The second thing, I hate instalove, and the entire book happens in something like a week or two, way too unrealistic.
The other problem was that the male characters was really sexist, and I know that he changes his mind at some point, but even then, it was like the author was trying to teach me, the reader, that girls can like comics too, but the reader is not the one who’s sexist here, the guy is, so no need to use an educational voice with me, Archer was the one who needed to hear some truths, and not in a condescending voice, and this never happens, even when he stops being a sexist idiot, it’s from nothing, he just wakes up one morning being a decent human being.
And what about Brielle, the young woman without any dreams, ambitions or desire of a good future that spends all her time thinking about how terrible her friends are but is herself a terrible friend, and let’s not forget about her terrible mother who’s a very tired woman that doesn’t have money to afford her adult daughter living home and wants her to find a good job but still gives her a home and a temporary job, what a terrible mother. And Brielle’s sister that is so ridiculous that wants to know more about her Puerto Rican heritage, such a spoiled teenager! And yes, there's racist comments in this sotry, and as a Latino American I did feel offended.
In the end, none of the characters grows, even Archer, who stops being a sexist idiot still does this without any character development. In fact, this was a very poor book.
But the Worst Representation Winning Prize goes to the guy in a wheelchair, of course. The author claims have written Archer based on her own experience living with a person with disability but, in fact, in the entire book, no one knows how to live with a disabled person, not his mother, not his father, not his friends (not that he has any friends, because aparently a disabled people doesn't have friends).
I would never, ever, recomend this book for a disabled person, no one deserves been represented so poorly or read that other people see them as a burden. As an abled-bodied person, I cannot talk for disabled people, but I know that this book is not for them, this book is for prejudiced people feel better for being ignorant and prejudiced.
in the end, it iss implicit that there will be an assexual character in a romance with a non-binary character in one of the next books and I don't even want to see how bad this is going to be.
God, I am so angry.

This is a story of instant attraction and it totally worked for me, even if usually I don’t like this kind of romance. But there’s something so endearing about this hero, who has no idea that he’s super yummy and gorgeous and he’s all there in his naked wholeness, vulnerable and strong, sweet, a bit clumsy and self-deprecating, but so human.
I really loved how the author wrote Archer. And what a great heroine she created to be his match! We get part of Archer’s charm through Brielle’s eyes and her reactions and – wow! – it was such a lovely way to connect to both characters. I remember that moment, in the beginning, when Archer runs his hand through his hair and over his face and Brielle finds the movement “surprisingly alluring, like he’d casually flicked on the light switch to her libido” (20%). Such a good description of chemistry, and there’re lots of moments like this one.
I admit there’s a sense of incompleteness about the story, it’s like we could have another book after the end of this one, but it didn’t disappoint me, I think it’s part of its appeal, that feeling of all the things that might still happen to these two very young people who are so good together.
Even the non-identifying of the hero’s condition didn’t bother me (and I’m usually a tad picky with that), I guess because, despite that, the challenges are well conveyed.

*recieved as an arc from NetGalley for an honest review*

Honestly I give this book 2.5 stars. I liked the plot well enough. Some parts reminded me a lot of the book me before you

This was a perfectly fine, sweet, quirky romance. There has no heavy angst or crazy push/pull, or anything over the top. It was an enjoyable way to pass a few hours.

Brielle just graduated in History and Psychology and while all her friends have places to go and things to do, she doesn't! Which means she has to work at her mother's cleaning company while nothing better comes up. What better than a grumpy client to fill her time?

Twenty-five years old comic artist Archer has been seeking some independence, so having a cleaner in everyday is not something he is looking for but if that's what he will have to do to keep his mother away, so be it. But, against his expectations, things aren’t so bad when in the second week his front door opens to a new “cleaning lady”! A beautiful and young cleaning lady! Their connection is immediate, but will their hot chemistry be enough for a relationship?

Let’s start with Archer. He’s a hot guy despite his disability but his hotness doesn’t seem like it’s enough to the ladies! He never had a girlfriend and he doesn’t know what being kissed feels like. Anyhow, he’s completely fulfilled when it comes to his work as a famous comic artist.
On the other side, we have Brielle who is completely experienced when it comes to her sex life but completely unfulfilled when it comes to her work.
I loved Archer a lot more than Brielle. Archer works for his independency and to make something out of his life despite his disability. And even though Brielle can’t find her job, her life is pretty normal and safe, so I don’t see the point why she’s always complaining and comparing herself with her friends who’ve got jobs. I just think she should be more mature a grounded seeing as she has a perfect life when compared to Archer’s.
Also, there was something in the book that was treated like it was no big deal when in fact is pretty important (at least to me): Archer’s first time. It is treated like a walk in the park when, to most people, even more because he’s a disabled person, things like this are really significant in life. Besides that, the book is perfectly paced but, probably thanks to Brielle annoyance, I couldn’t connect with their love. I can quite understand it, I mean, he never had a girlfriend before so when he has a gorgeous girl almost everyday things like this happen. But I couldn’t fall for it.
Altogether the book is good and safe, but it didn’t quite catch my heart.

Thank you to Netgalley and Snowy Wings Publishing for the ARC.

***1 Star***

*ARC provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

I wanted to love this book. I really did. The beginning sounded promising but there were just some things I couldn't overlook.

Archer, one of the MCs, is disabled and in a wheelchair. Which would have been great, if the representation wasn't so poor.

The female MC, Brielle, acted as if she's never seen, met, interacted with, or even heard of a disabled person in her life. She often thought pretty ignorant things about him, but then tried to make up for it by saying what she was thinking was stupid.

For example: "Despite his top half being rather buff--his arms especially--his legs were awfully thin. So skinny, he looked sickly. Brielle immediately felt dumb for even thinking that."

"He was wearing a dark gray polo and what looked like black workout pants and Brielle suddenly wished she could see how tall he'd be beside her. Like that made any sense or made any difference. (She would date a shorter guy regardless.)"

"Wow. Suffer from self-confidence issues much? Brielle felt bad for thinking that. He was disabled, after all. He certainly had more going on than most jerks to excuse his behavior. Brielle felt bad for thinking of him as a jerk, too."

She often refered to his disability as his "situation," and thought about how he could possibly do certain household chores like cooking for himself or simply moving about his kitchen. Brielle looked at Archer differently because of his disability. She even said he got "extra sympathy points for being in a wheelchair."

But it wasn't just Brielle who was ignorant towards Archer's disability. Even his own mother encouraged he date someone "like him." His best friend calls Archer's mother when he doesn't show up to a basketball game and admits that if it were anyone else, he would have let it go.

"Archer smirked. 'But with me, you decide it's necessary to call in the bomb squad?'

'You, you're...' He nodded at him and looked him once over, as if taking in his form in the chair for the first time"

Brielle's friends often made comments about how one could possibly have sex in a wheelchair.

"'But if he's disabled, how would you two--' 'Okay,' said Brielle, loudly. 'Change of subject.'"

"Look up how to have sex in a wheelchair--"

"'I wasn't sure he could even...' Pembroke gestured with one hand, not very clearly, but there was little else she could mean."

Brielle basically wanted brownie points for feeling bad that Archer was in a wheelchair. It felt like him being disabled was more about Brielle and her feelings about it, than it was about him.

If you are going to put marginalized people in your story, said marginalized person should be able to read the book and see themselves. They should feel like they are being properly represented. I would never recommend this book to someone who is disabled. It reinforces the idea that disabled people are a "burden" and that able-bodied people view them as "different." There were several moments in the novel where Brielle's POV made Archer's disability seem like it was a hassle to her, or made her uncomfortable.

Basically, this book is for able-bodied people who want to feel better about themselves for how they feel towards disabled people.

There were other things I disliked about this story. There were sexist comments, racist comments, and Brielle was often bratty, selfish, and immature. However, the ignorance towards Archer's disability was the most common issue in this story.

I also felt like Brielle took advantage of Archer in regards to their romantic relationship. She wasn't clear about her expectations--or lack thereof--and if it was a guy treating a girl that way, I would be furious. So having the tables turned, the girl using the guy for sex, was not okay either.

3.5 stars

I love the concept of this book! We don't get to read about lead male characters with disabilities that often.
But one negative thing I can say is that the first chapter is really important for me, is like the first meeting and what impression it gives me. And this first chapter was all over the place. The friends talking about career choices and they even thru a ex boyfriend encounter.

I did like how she approached him and treated him. And I did like him but wanted to pull my hair out more often than not with his attitude but I understood his reasons.

I think this book had a pretty good chance to be a 5 stars book for me, but it was all over the place in my opinion. I think I will give it a few days and re read it if I feel differently I will come an update my review.

I DNF this book about 35% in. I was struggling to get into it and it never really worked for me.

Aaaawww, that was so cute.
I wasn't expecting this to be cute at all.
All the other romance books involving a disabled hero I've read so far were incredibly angsty and full of drama and push-and-pull, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that this one was refreshingly charming.

Archer and Brielle were such endearing characters.
Archer, a 25 year old comic artist in a wheelchair with mommy issues, still a virgin but not due to lack of hotness but to his grumpiness, shyness and low self-esteem.
Brielle, an unambitious college graduate who doesn't know what to do with her life and ends up working for her mother as a cleaning lady.
After a rather bumpy first encounter, both of them quickly become attracted to one another, but life and insecurities keep throwing themselves in the way of their happily ever after.

In my opinion, the author did a great job of portraying both their struggles and challenges regarding Archer's disability - his, Archer's, in particular.
It made me sad to see how matter-of-factly he accepted that a girl like Brielle wouldn't be interested in someone as non-independent as him, and that he had nothing to offer her except for slowing her down. The most saddening part was that he wasn't even pitying himself when those thoughts were taking over. He just took them as facts, resigning himself to his fate to be alone.
But then Brielle would barge in and light the mood again in that bold and awkward way of hers and all depressing feelings would just disappear and be replaced by giddiness and swooning.
(My favorite scene: their park date)

What's more, they felt incredibly real. Their interactions, their aspirations and actions - nothing about them was smooth or even well-controlled. They tended to act on the fly, not only in their everyday lives but regarding their relationship, too. Sometimes a little clumsily, rarely thinking about the consequences, and that made both of them all the more endearing.
I also loved the little details the author threw in here and there, concerning all the challenges that someone with the ability to walk freely doesn't even think about, but not making it the main issue of the story.

Two little points of criticism, though:

I really would've liked to know what exactly Archer's condition/ diagnosis was. Was it some sort of deformity that made it impossible for him to walk? Was is an illness? He once mentioned that he'd been born that way, but that was hardly enough to quench my curiosity.

Also, and I think this a first for me, I thought there was too much showing and too little telling. Yeah, you read that right. Let me explain.
Even though they acted differently, Archer and Brielle both only ever thought about their physical attraction towards one another. While I did feel their growing feelings, the fact that neither of them ever actually mentioned them (not only to each other but also in their own heads) was a little disappointing. I would've loved to read what was going on inside of them. Less libido, more heart.

Still, this was an adorable, easy read and, while it certainly did have its flaws, I could hardly put it down.

Brielle and her three friends are recent college grads. Some have big plans and some don't. As Brielle has no job prospects, she's moving back home to work at her mom's cleaning business just like she has since high school. Archer is a new client who has a disability and has moved out on his own to get some space from his overprotective mom. Archer is pretty rude to Brielle when they first meet and she doesn't know how to act around Archer. They start off on the wrong foot, but find that they are attracted to each other. So begins a journey of self-discovery for each of them.

This is a sweet story of finding out who you are and that life doesn't always go as planned. Brielle and Archer's story is pretty believable as two young adults who are trying to find their way in the world and in a new relationship.

I liked the concept of this book and enjoyed reading it but felt there could have been more character development and more substance. It was a light, easy read that amused me for an evening.

Archer can get his woman so revved up where she just doesn't care about things, “eff the bed,” she said, and she crawled onto his lap..." I loved Archer the man was entertaining, “all right, all right. If you’d rather look at some drawings than my naked torso, then I guess that’s what we’ll do.” I liked this book, fell in love with Archer.

[I received a free copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review]
This book was light, funny and heartwarming. The originality of the plot was so captivating; it's actually become hard to find an original contemporary. Archer's disability was so interesting to read about. And I loved the way he dealt with everything and built an almost-normal life for himself despite his disability. His insecurities and the fact that he was always doubting himself through every move he made -especially around Brielle- was heartbreakingly beautiful; he wanted to be better for her, and that alone made me want to sob and sink into a puddle of my own tears.
I found Brielle to be a little annoying at times. It just felt like she was somehow overreacting about Daniel and her former relationship with him. And for some reason, it honestly felt like she was sometimes a little superior when dealing with Archer, especially when she was over-thinking the fact he's getting too attached after their 'moment'.
Their first date was so lovely; picturing Archer holding a tote bag filled with homemade sandwiches literally turned my insides into goo.
Gavin was hilarious. And the way Lilac put it: "… right before I hop over to Disney World and tell Gaston how my best friend back home first thought he might be gay when he fell in love with his two-dimensional six-pack." made me laugh so hard. Gavin was hands-down my favorite among Brielle's friends. I still have a lot of mixed feelings about Lilac and Pembroke.
All in all, it was a pretty interesting book. I really wanted more Archer-Brielle, especially in the epilogue. Like probably fast-forward to 10 more years? But that's probably only because I really really want them to, like, get married and have kids and grow old together; anything less wouldn't be satisfying.