Tessa Bailey know just how to tear my heart out, rip it up, stitch it together and put it back in again. Fox and Hannah’s story was just amazing from start to finish. This is friends-to-lovers on crack, for real. Hannah’s job brings her to town and she ends up staying in Fox’s spare room. The close quarters force both of them to face what their long-distance friendship really means.
Hannah has so much moxie, she’s goals for sure, but Bailey made her so nuanced and layered and vulnerable. She’s every girl who’s been afraid of speaking up for herself, and when she forces herself out of her comfort zone it’s just too perfect.
Honestly, though, this felt like Fox’s book to me. Through him, Bailey takes a magnifying glass to toxic masculinity and what growing up hearing only one thing about yourself can do to a person. Of course he’s a romance hero, so he works on his shit and figures it out, but a lot of his narrative hit close to home with comments you hear all the time.
I’d 100% recommend this book, the writing is amazing quality, the pacing is great and the characters are phenomenal. Bailey is quickly becoming a must-buy for me and I can’t wait for whatever she writes next!
