Copy kindly received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This one was sent as an invite via NG, not one that I requested myself. I gave it a try, but its not my kind of writing style, so I'm going to pass on this. Not to say its not for others, there are many good reviews. Just not for me right now.

Millie and Pav's story left a bit to be desired for me. I really liked the idea of the book and the synopsis really hooked me. However, the story got off the ground okay and then just kind of fell flat for a lot of the book. Things seemed to become very repetitive and stale. I enjoyed the dual point of view but just never really felt too much of the romance aspect of this book as much as the darkness from the constant onslaught of hearing about Millie's anxiety. I understand that that is what this book was based around but it just had such a depressing note to the whole book that I just never felt really all that much for these characters other than sorry for Millie that this was her existence.

Limits tells the story of Millie who suffers from anxiety and all her life she’s been creating these limits, but Pav is trying to push her limits and she doesn’t really know how to feel about it…

Limits was such a beautiful and inspiring book about anxiety. I’ve read some books where the main character has anxiety, but it’s never been as severe as in Limits. I think that Susie Tate did an amazing job of portraying anxiety because I could totally feel what Millie was feeling. My anxiety isn’t as severe as Millie’s but I could really relate to what Millie was going through.

I really liked that there was a double perspective, you could read in Millie and Pav’s perspective so you got to know Pav was thinking of her anxiety because it’s not always easy to know when someone’s suffering from a mental illness.

I really enjoyed reading Limits and I cannot wait to read another book written by Susie Tate!

When I saw the blurb for Limits, I was immediately intrigued. I was eager to read it. Unfortunately, life happened and I kept pushing Limits off to read. When I was finally able to read it, I was blown away. This book is so much more than what the blurb said it was going to be. I wasn’t expecting how much it made me cry. I ugly cried for about 90% of the book.

Limits is Millie’s story. Millie works in the radiology department of a busy hospital in England. Millie has isolated herself from all but a few of the staff. Her cold demeanor has earned her the nickname of “Nuclear Winter“. Pavlos is a newcomer to the hospital. He is everything that Millie isn’t. Outgoing, funny and people like him. He has heard of Nuclear Winter but has never met her. Until her friend’s engagement party. He is fascinated by Millie. He wants to know why she is so standoffish, why she keeps everyone at arm’s length. As he gets to know Millie, he realizes that she is anything but cold. Something happened to her to shape her into the anxiety-ridden, self-harming person that she became. And he wants to know what. Can he handle the truth? Can Millie finally let down her guard to trust Pav?

Millie broke my heart. I wanted to reach through the book and hug her. And also slap her parents for putting her through what they did as a child. Her social anxiety and panic attacks left her unable to connect to anyone outside of 3 people. Well 4, if you count her relationship with her psychologist. The nicknames that she got at work hurt her. What got me mad was that people didn’t even try to hide their contempt for her. That burnt me up. I loved seeing her working to be able to go out into the real world and interact with people. Her relationship with Pav paved the way with that. By the end of the book, I was crying happy tears for her. She deserved every bit of happiness that she got.

I didn’t like Pav at the beginning of the book. I found that he was as rude as the other people in the hospital when it came to Millie. When he asked her to present at the Grand Round, he was told no. He pressured her to do it and she did. And look what happened to her. Seeing her have an extreme panic attack finally clued him in that something wasn’t right with her. If he had only listened to Don. It was from that point on that I started to like him, though. He realized that he screwed up and he owned it. He also got to know Millie. He realized that behind her façade was a woman who deserved every good thing that happened to her. And he was determined to make that happen. I don’t know how he held it together when he saw how Millie’s parents treated her. I would have said a lot more than what he did. By the end of the book, he realized what his mistake (read the book!!) was going to cost Millie and swooped in to rescue her. Well, him and Gammy. That’s when I loved him.

I detested Millie’s parents. I wanted to go into the book and drop kick both of them. They screwed Millie up so bad it wasn’t even funny. Because her father who he was, they were able to pay off children’s services, fire and rehire nannies and get teachers fired when abuse was mentioned. It made me see red. Then they wonder why Millie didn’t have anything to do with them. Also, to hang her grandmother over Millie’s head like they did was awful. I was glad when they both got what they deserved. The end of the book, though, did tug at my heartstrings. Not going to say what but her father realized what he was missing all these years.

The other secondary characters were wonderful and fleshed out the plot. I did think that the sudden change from disliking to liking Millie was a little much. Not everyone had to like her. Other than that, they were wonderful. I loved the strippers. They brought some much needed humor into the book.!!

The first major plotline in Limits was Millie, her struggle with social anxiety and panic attacks and what was the cause of them. I liked how the author introduced them into the book. I also liked that the author didn’t gloss over them or make them go away once Pav was in the picture. She showed what it was like to live with panic attacks. She showed what it was like to live with social anxiety. She showed that some people need therapy to help with their issues and guess what, its OK. She showed the ugly, nasty side and I love her for it.

The second major plotline was Millie and Pav’s relationship. Pav had to work extra to show Millie that he cared for her. Millie had to work on letting Pav in and trusting him. There were mistakes made. Their relationship wasn’t perfect but they made it work. And I loved reading that. Like I said above, Millie deserved every bit of happiness that she got.

As with the secondary characters, the secondary plotlines did their jobs and kept the book going. From Millie’s Gammy to her parents’ political bid to the book club, they all added to the main storylines.

There is NO Instalove in this book. Pav and Millie’s relationship started with them being at odds with each other. The author had them build a friendship and then a relationship. I loved it!!! Of course, they had sex. There was sexual attraction but a big deal wasn’t made of it. Same with the sex scenes. When Pav and Millie had sex, it wasn’t graphic and sweet.

The romance angle of the book was understated until almost the end of the book. It was so understated that I almost missed it. But it was there.

The end of Limits was great. I loved that Millie’s parents got what was coming to them. I would have cheered but it was 11:30pm and everyone was sleeping so I did a fist pump instead. The epilogues (there were two) were fantastic. What happened in the first epilogue should have happened a long time ago. The second epilogue was bittersweet.

I gave Limits a 4-star rating. This book will tug at your heartstrings and it will make you cry while reading it. So, read with Kleenex or tissues nearby. The characters were relatable and I came to care for all but two of them.

I would give Limits an Adult rating. There is sex but it is not graphic. There is mild violence. There is language. I would suggest that no one under the age of 21 read this book. There are trigger warning that comes with this book. They are anxiety, panic attacks, emotional abuse, child abuse.

I would reread Limits. I would also recommend this book to family and friends. I would include a note about the trigger warnings.

I would like to thank Susie Tate and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review Limits.

All opinions stated in this review of Limits are mine.

**I chose to leave this review after reading an advance reader copy**

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I had never read this author before and I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked this book and I would recommend.

I had to DNF this book I couldn’t get into it at all. It’s contemporary romance but sad and depressing something I am not into. The writing is on point but the story does nothing for me

When I started reading this book I thought this was another light, relaxed contemporary romance. And let me say that there is nothing wrong with that, I like this genre very much. But this book surprised me. There was much more intensity and truth then I expected. This is a testament to how difficult the life of a person with social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder can be. Her problems were due to having been psychologically abused by her parents her whole life.

She's misunderstood by most people who think she is cold, arrogant and overbearing. They don't understand that her distant façade is due to her nervousness, shyness, and insecurities. They don't know she's limited by her pathological anxiety that can derail to severe panic attacks. I must confess I got emotional in some touching scenes that showed the heroine's vulnerability and her hunger for love and acceptance.

It's rewarding to see how the hero falls in love with her as he begins to disclose the reasons for this woman's behavior. To really know her. How complex, how bright, powerless, lonely and generous she is. He and her increasing group of friends are key to her healing process. Their love and care, as well as the necessary therapy, help her overcome her limits and become the exceptional woman she was always supposed to be. A happy, successful, unconditionally loved woman.

The woman who wrote this book is a general practitioner. In a final chapter, she states that a third of her consultations involve mental health.
These problems are more usual than one thinks, they are well hidden and not spoken about due to misguided feelings of shame.

A great book for those who have experienced first hand these mental health problems. And also for those who know or might come to know somebody with these issues. In one word, everybody. Empathy is of paramount importance in life.

I received this book as an eARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This was a very sweet and heartwarming story. A contemporary romance that tackles anxiety. It was an emotional read, very enjoyable.

Engaging story it will draw you in after you read the first few pages. A story about an “ugly duckling” lady growing into a beautiful person inside and out.

Camilla knew they called her "Nuclear Winter". That was fine with her. It meant she didn't have to interact with anyone.
Pav, the dashing Urologist was drop dead gorgeous and quite the Playboy if appearances meant anything. People were just naturally drawn to him. This is a story about the intersection of these very different lives. Full of heartache, romance and more than a few surprises, it is a thoroughly enjoyable read. Ms Tate knows her Hospital pecking order well and uses it to great advantage. I'm looking forward to reading more from her.

I previously read and enjoyed Beg, Borrow, or Steal so when I saw that this book featured Pav and Millie, I knew I wanted to read it. Pav is a happy go-lucky kind of guy with tons of self-confidence, from the stereotypical big, loud Greek family. He's a urologist and best friend of Jamie, the hero from the first book. Millie was also introduced in the first book, but she is considered by everyone in the hospital to be cold and unfeeling. Her nickname, given by Pav, is the nasty "Nuclear Winter" because she freezes out every overture of friendship. In book 1 however, she became the accidental babysitter of the heroine's 4 yr old daughter and it was clear that there was more to her. In truth, she suffers from debilitating shyness and OCD. She's also probably on the autism spectrum, making it very difficult for her to read social cues. In conversation she tends to retreat into dead silence or dry facts in an attempt to control the situation because she's so uncomfortable. All of this has not endeared her to anyone in the hospital where she works as a radiologist, until Libby (the heroine from book 1) and Rosie (her adorably precocious 4 yr old daughter) break through that shell.

In this book, Pav is trying to get her to present her breakthrough medical findings at a national conference and of course, she's completely resistant, so he enlists all of his friends and starts making an effort to break through her shell. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he also starts to find her very attractive although he doesn't understand why she acts the way she does. Pav is rather pushy and sometimes pretty insensitive, but maybe that's what Millie needs to finally move past her self-imposed limits. It doesn't seem like they would work as a couple, but they do, although not without some bumps in the road. There were a few things that I thought were unnecessary to the story, and I wish that we'd gotten more of Pav's thoughts and feelings as I never really felt like I understood his character, but overall I enjoyed it and am hoping to see more of these characters.

This was an extraordinary and powerful book. It is very well written and I love the characters of Millie and Pav. Their story is emotionally charged and touching. This was not my “normal” type of romance book but I loved it. Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

The heroine is a very intelligent but socially awkward woman who has panic attacks and social anxiety. This is the sweet romantic story of how the hero, another doctor, draws her out and helps her gain confidence.

This book gave me all the feels. Usually I have a harder time connecting with a character when the book is written in third person. Limits is the first book I found my heart aching for the protagonist right from the get go. I truly loved everything about this story. The love, the friendships, the heartache — really just everything.
Not to sound trite, but I laughed and cried and cheered the couple on ‘til the very end!

4.5 Stars!

After reading Beg, Borrow, and Steal I was excited to read Pav and Millie's story. Although Pav and Millie are introduced in BBaS, Limits reads well enough as a stand-alone. At the same time, I recommend reading the preceding book for the simple joy of a great story and meeting some of the cross-over characters.

Before reading Limits, I was already aware of how misunderstood Millie was by most of her colleagues and peers while Pav had only perpetuated the idea, creating some contention between the two. This book gives more light to Millie's back story and some of the main reasons for her severe anxiety. It was devastatingly sad to learn about some of her most dismal history, but it heightened my empathy for her and pulled at my heartstrings while witnessing how those around her slowly warmed to her. The author did a great job with Millie's transformation and Pav's growing affection for her. Although Pav may have had ulterior motives initially, he was the perfect hero for Millie with his fierce protectiveness, patience, and desire to break down her walls. Overall, I found the story romantic, compelling, and compulsively readable. Tate will be an author I will continue to follow.

MOVING!
A beautifully written read about crippling anxiety and social awkwardness! The storyline grabs hold of you keeping you riveted feeling the heartfelt broken emotions and how it affects everyday life and finding love and understanding! Raw, intensr, emotionally heartfelt and enjoyable!

I loved this book. I waited for this one after "Beg, Barrow, and Steal." I really enjoy these books and I know that the customers for our library will enjoy them as well.

3.5 Stars
The heroine of this book (Millie) is someone I really liked and responded to. As someone who suffers from anxiety myself I really empathized with her struggles and enjoyed her happy ending. Pav is a real-life, nice-guy kind of hero who does sweet and protective things that warm the heart. There are many secondary/tertiary characters and I feel like the author does well at making those characters interesting despite their limited page time. They are important to Millie's journey, showing how instrumental a support system can be and the different kinds of support a person may find useful. The theme of family being something you choose and not born into is not new, but if you are someone who doesn't have that you can use all the reminders you can get, and this book certainly does that. There are some editing errors but not an overwhelming amount. Overall this book is not exciting or adventurous but it will speak to anyone who has dealt with anxiety or loneliness, and if you prefer your romances of the real-life variety over the dark anti-hero or alpha male or other extreme trope style you might like this one. I like all kinds, and since I liked this author's writing style I do plan to check out her other books.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and am voluntarily providing my feedback.

A cute romance but cheesy at times. Dialogue seemed amateurish and plot needs more substance. But basically entertaining, a good beach read.

I’ve never read Susie Tate before but this will definitely not be the last book of hers I read. I loved Millie so much! There were parts of this story that made me ugly cry and parts that I actually cheered out loud reading. I felt Pavlos didn’t live up to Millie, or did he really deserve her, in my opinion, but he was a decent hero in the long run. There were some grammatical errors that detracted from the story but overall, I loved it.