This book had so much potential, but it fell a little flat for me. The story line was great, and could have gone so much deeper, but everything stayed very surface level. I would have loved to see more of Ethan trying, and working through his problems. It was a cute, easy read, but.....meh.

DNF at 36% thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the e-ARC, unfortunately, this wasn't for me. This is fiction however, it came across more, as of a recount of events that occurred over a period of time, but there was no real plot there, outside of the situationship. Things happened, but nothing constructive and I found myself more frustrated with the characters than actually liking them.

I think the concept of the story is good, and one many people may even relate to, but I think it was poorly executed, like how this story was told, rather than shown through the different perspectives.

The ending of this book was a breath of fresh air. Too often books end with character together that should not be together. I loved the self-discovery element and normalizing finding your worth and sticking to it.

I feel like the concept of this book is something plenty of people can relate to. The story accompanies two people navigating an almost-relationship that hurts one party more than the other. It's the story about the girls who believe that with enough love, time and patience the person they've fallen for, for whom they are willing to go along with their every whim, can change. In that aspect, I think the book did its job because it perfectly encompasses the feelings that come with these situations, the types of excuses often thrown around for mediocre behaviour. However, there were some mistakes (typos mainly) and I also think this could've benefitted from some heavier editing as not all the scenes and dialogues were essential to the story. In contrast, some issues and characters could have benefitted from more development, especially the side characters who ended up not feeling real. There was also a lot of tell instead of show that if worked on in a second draft could've made this book a more substantial study of how toxic situationships are and how they affect people even after they tried to move on.