Truly, Madly, Deeply struck all the right cords and made me fall (pardon the pun) truly, madly, deeply in love with the characters!

Okay, let’s start with Colin, because I have no notes! The man is perfection. I love a man who is unapologetically obsessed with his partner in a healthy way. The spice 🥵 literally everything about Collin McCrory is to die for

Also to die for in the book is the banter! Something about arguing with someone you love is just so much better than anything in existence. And the communication in this book is all-around great, so of course the banter is too!

Read this if you love
🩵 bi representation 
🩶 antagonists to lovers
🩵 he falls SO HARD, SO FAST
🩶 multiple open door scenes
🩵 a good old-fashioned parent trap
🩶 healthy communication 
🩵 top notch banter
🩶 caretaking

I can’t wait to finish Alexandria’s backlist! 4.5 stars

I ATE THIS UP 

5 ⭐ 
4 🌶️

Hooooly shit. For anyone who saw my updates as I read this book, I am sure it is no surprise to you that I LOVED this book. Yet another winning recommendation from my amazing book club friends. I saw snippets shared about how down bad the MMC is in this book, but my god I couldn't have prepared.

I absolutely loved everything about this book. The banter had me gasping and kicking my feet (and honestly taking notes on how to flirt 🤭). Colin, our MMC, was completely and totally smitten with Truly, the FMC. Truly had some walls up in the beginning, but Colin persevered without ever crossing her boundaries. He didn't seem to be pestering her or wearing her down, it just felt like he was getting her used to his presence and his affection. Because it *was* affection. Even so early on when Truly was in denial about it, Colin very clearly knew what he wanted and would do anything to get it. And what he wanted was her. 

Don't even get me STARTED on the smut. From the first smut scene, I knew I was obsessed. I mean, he literally begged to eat her out against her front door and then CAME IN HIS PANTS from doing so. Like, what could be hotter than that? Every smut scene between the two of them was so so so hot. It honestly unlocked an interest in me I never knew I possessed. I will certainly be looking for more sweetly subby golden retriever MMCs in my reading.

This book does not have a third act break up. Honestly, there isn't a whole lot of conflict in this book anywhere. And yet plenty happened and all of it was interesting enough to keep me enthralled. As someone who dreads any angst, this book was perfect for me.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publishers for sending me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review. 

I want to preface this review with an age rating. This book is definitely an 18+ and contains sexually explicit scenes and mature themes. 

Truly, Madly, Deeply is a contemporary romance book with reverse grumpy/sunshine and enemies to lovers.  Colin is a family lawyer who doesn't believe in love, and Truly is a romance author who believes that love is the best thing to exist. Following a blow-up on a podcast, they suddenly start spending time together and realise that they are not as different as they seem. I truly loved the plot for this book, I thought it was funny, engaging, and the best meet cute I've read in a long time.  I loved the relationship between the two main characters - even apart - they were obviously perfect for each other. 

Colin is the definition of a book boyfriend. Think bridgerton-esque, a lawyer who wears suits and glasses. He's smart, kind, thoughtful, and truly gets a kick out of treating his partner like royalty. Truly is a laugh out loud romance author with a huge personality and probably a little more sass than most people are ready for. I found her manipulative at times, and there were moments when she acted more like a teenager than a 27 year old. However, beyond that, I thought she was a very well written and thought-out character. Both the main characters are queer in this book, defining their sexuality as queer/bisexual. The author touched on the difficulties of being bi and yet only being in relationships with people who identify as the opposite gender, discussing the imposter syndrome and identity of the characters. I loved this as it made the characters much more well-rounded and diverse. Their familial relationships and friendships were all beautifully written and incredibly well thought out. I was angry right alongside the characters, I laughed out loud with them and blushed every time Colin complimented Truly (wink wink, nudge nudge). 

The bare bones of the writing were engaging, interesting, and very well done. The author is truly a master of her craft. Sometimes romance books can feel rushed or under edited, but the author clearly took her time writing this, doing her research and working hard to create something that was representative of multiple demographics, sexualities and personalities. I loved the opening chapter - it had me hooked from the first sentence, waiting for what was going to happen next. The sex scenes were well written and definitely didn't feel made up or hyperbolic in any way. I loved the way the author worked with her words and created a book that felt both real and like an escape at the same time. 

The author also gets bonus points for all the Taylor Swift references! 

4 stars ♡