I really wanted to like this book, but it just did not work for me. I had no issues with the format - I liked the mixture of first-person narrative, alternating points of view, the inclusion of e-mails/texts, and the parallel timelines. I just didn't like the characters enough to care about them. It felt like they never matured/grew over the course of the book - they started out insecure and selfish and kind of ended that way. Maybe if more space would have been devoted to the time period between the last two chapters it would have been better. The book was really long to not have much character development. I felt like I was forcing myself to finish it.

This was the story of Adin and Lilly, told over years of time, mostly through email or text conversations.. I LOVED the character of Adin - he was developed quite nicely throughout the book. At first I felt he was a bit passive, but I came to love him.
This was super sweet and sexy but not erotic. I loved that the jump between past and present was clearly identified.

I have never read a book like this in text messages, emails etc. I have to say I really enjoyed reading this style.
I fell in love with the characters and how there relationship grew over time and not just sudden attraction. These kinds of books where you get to know the why behind the attraction are the books that I like to read.

I was given this book as an ARC for my own opinion.

I picked this book out for Valentine's day because i didn't want to feel like a romance scrooge. This is a really good book. It talks about first love in the young adult ages. . It's full of hope and romance. I never really had a first love but this book makes me feel like I did. i give it 5 stars and I am grateful that netgalley and the publishes let me review this book in exchange for an honest review.

Aiden and Lily are old college friends that reconnect at a tractor pull. Through a series of emails, text messages, meetings and glimpses into their thoughts you watch them reconnect. Is it love? Superbly co-written and imaginative in the way it is put together.

Thank you NetGalley Tasha Cotter, Christopher Green, and Shadelandhouse Modern Press for this edition and hearing my honest review. Looking forward to reading more with you
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I fell in love with this book because I love epistolary books. This book is complied in emails, text messages and more. It shows how two best friends fall in love over the years. This is great for many who love a romance with a slow burn. Instalove stories are okay but slow burns romances are my favorite. I want to see why the characters want to be together, and I want to see how they have grown over the years. This novel didn't disappoint. I'm only saddened that it ended. Thank you NetGalley you made my Valentine's day beautiful.

This book is one of the reasons I don't read Romance as much as I would like to. I mean, I have loads of favorite books under Romance but I don't always "choose" to read this genre. Does that make sense? No? Okay, let me just get to the book thought. .

My issue first.
Lily and Adin should have been together 10 years ago. But they both chose not to. They've been best friends since forever but all the flashbacks on their college days says otherwise. All the proof that they love each other is just there, out in the open but they didn't do anything about it. Given, maybe they're both afraid that the friendship will be lost if they didn't work out. BUT, (and this is just me), I believe that in "Love", you have to take a risk to know that answers to your "what ifs". You don't take a hundred of photos of someone and make it your Final Project, and just let her go after without even hinting you love her. I mean, that's just a waste of time. So many things would have gone better if they just would have had the courage to take that step.
I was so frustrated with both of the characters because of the back-and-forth, the push and pull of feelings and situations that might have end up better if Adin isn't such a wimp or if Lily didn't stupidly up and left. And I believe Adin has more potential that the author gave him for. I mean, all throughout the story, he’s this whiny guy who doesn’t know what to do or how to get what he wants. And Lily? I never understood how selfish she can be from the start until up to the point of keeping that thing secret. They’re so irritating most of the time. .

And now, let’s dig into what I liked about the book. I like the used of emails, like something of a love letter. Call me old school, but despite my lack of love life, I still believe in the old ways of professing your love to someone, I'm still into writing long love letters and "surprises, that's just how I am. Yes, I'm a hopeless romantic at times.
So yeah, I love the long emails sent between Lily and Adin, between Jane and Lily, Adin and Tristan, and even the ones sent to their parents.
I love how Adin's character matured over time (though rather slowly).
Also, I love the supporting cast around their story, how invested each and every one of them with Adin and Lily's story.

All in all, it was okay but I felt like the ending has been a long time coming.

Lilly and Adin met as freshman in college and they quickly became inseparable. The two would spend lazy afternoons sharing a set of headphones to listen to music, hang out for hours watching movies, take long naps and be a shoulder for the other to lean on at a moments notice. There was only one major problem...Adin was head over heels in love with Lilly who had friend-zoned Adin often coming to him when her long-term boyfriend upset her. Afraid to lose her completely Adin never opened up to Lilly about how much he cared for her. Completely out of the blue, Lilly doesn't return to school the following semester cutting off all contact with Adin and breaking his heart. Fast-forward ten years and Lilly is still the one Adin compares all women to. When his best friend Tristan lets it slip that Lilly is recently divorced, Adin decides to put it all on the line and picks up the phone. Could this possibly be his chance with Lilly he has always dreamed of? This creative co-written, dual-perspective story is told through emails, texts, letters and brief first-person narration. There are times you want to shake both of these characters and tell them to get it together but I think that's what makes them so relatable. Whether you've been friend-zoned or been the one talking your friend through confusing times there is at least one character in this book that everyone can relate to. This was such a cute love story, a perfect read right before Valentine's Day. Be sure to add this to your TBR list for a weekend binge read. Thank you to Netgalley & Shadelandhouse for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I couldn't help but love Adin and Lily as they struggled to find success take their relationship from friendship to romance. Uniquely this story is shared through a series of emails, text, and small personal conversations. with such limited information I struggled to get into the story in the beginning. The characters were hard to get to know through such short texted and emails. There was very little back story offered on either character or in regards to the beginning stages of their friendship. Although it was a cute story I struggled with the lack of communication and clarity and was often left feeling frustrated on both ends of the relationship. I loved the idea of this book but feel it fell flat in the telling.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for and Advanced copy in return for an honest review.
3 stars

Let me start with: i love, love, loved this book. Every once and a while i find a cute love story that i enjoy the whole story from start to finish and this was one of them. It was so realistic or maybe so dreamy that i enjoyed it.

Adin loves Lilly. He has since they were in college and he was just her bestfriend. Finding out she is newly divorced gives him courage to pursue a relationship he never tried before. In every attempt he made i could feel his love, his determination and his fear. For some reason i was always on his side.

The dedication of flying from one state to another to prove yourself. Jumping feet first into the unknown. We have all done something crazy for love and sometimes its not always reciprocated.

I loved the writing style, the plot and the characters in this book. Everything was so simple to relate to. The story didnt always portray happy times and that made it more relatable.

This story follows Lilly and Adin, best friends from college who become something more in adulthood. The story is told in a mixture of first person, emails, and text conversations. It starts slowly and I struggled a bit to get into the story. I think my biggest concern about this book was the frustration I felt from each character's perspective. So many things would have gone better if they just would have had more conversations!! Both of them just retreated at times that they should have used challenges to pull together. I also felt that some better background on how Lilly and Adin met and the development of their college friendship would have been very helpful to my investment in their adult relationship. I was satisfied with the ending but just felt the little struggles were so excessive to get there. I would definitely recommend reading this one as opposed to listening to it in audiobook - I think it would have been very hard to follow without being able to flip back and forth.

I will admit that everytime I read the the title us, in pieces I burst into a rendition of Snow Patrols You're all I have! Sorry if you are now singing it too!

I really enjoyed this story and both the characters. I liked that we got the story from both points of view both of which is wonderfully written.

Would love to read more from these authors.

I really wanted to like this book. I love the Title and the blurb. Unfortunately, I have to agree with some reviewers about the format of the story telling which made it a pain to read. However, I know the authors have exerted much effort in writing this, and that I truly appreciate.

This book was written in letters, text, and emails. There was only a little paragraph description and dialog. These were new authors forme to read; both have a start/stop way of telling the story. This starting & stopping made this reader feel very much like an observer that was frustrated with the wishy-washy emotions of the character. This book did very little in entertaining me and I finished it only so I could write an honest review. This reader found the book shallow and average.

What an interesting way to tell a story! Especially a cowritten book. Well done by the authors.

This book is comprised of emails, text messages, current povs and flashbacks. At first I wasn't sure if it would work but it ended up being fine.

Lilly and Adin met in college and developed feelings for each other but the timing was never right so they kept their feelings to themselves. Present day is 10 years later and they reconnect. What follows is miscommunication, misinterpretation, misinformation and misunderstandings. Just a lot of misses. Most are relatable but that's the danger of not speaking in person. Lol I really liked Adin. He loved so freely and was open to a fault. Lilly was a tougher nut to crack. There were times I wanted to shake her to snap out of it. In the end I liked them both plus the supporting cast.

I'd recommend it if you enjoy back and forth and push and pull. It's well written and had depth and growth.

This book is awesome! I loved the way it was written. Shifting the perspective between Lily and Adin was a great way to write this book but it was infuriating at times when they were leaving things unsaid. I just wanted to shoutout so they could hear me. It was great and almost felt like I was looking back at my own college years and relationships. It also made me wanted to take my camera out the closet and explore. So good I couldn’t stop reading and when all was done I wished there was more.

This was a great read in part due to the writing style the authors chose to use. I think alternating between Adin and Lily really helped the reader feel invested in both characters vs rooting for just one of them to be happy. I thoroughly enjoyed this one!

I love that this book is a romance with substance. It really draws you into the characters and you become emotionally invested. The past lovers to current lovers theme is done so well and you just want to keep reading and rooting for them to have their happy ending. This is a wonderfully written book!

A romance book that I was unfortunately able to get into. It’s a typical story. I could not get into the characters unfortunately.