I've read Meryl Wilsner's debut, and the improvement from Something To Talk About to this book is clear!

At times, especially in the beginning, the book gets rather depressive-ish, a bit confusingly, but other than that the pacing of the book is quite good. The passage of time is always clearly established and you're never really confused as to what is happening or why.

This book is a very character driven story -- there isn't really a secondary plot to Cassie and Erin's romance, so if you aren't a fan of character focused stories, then this probably won't be for you.

What the characters are feeling is always expressed on the page and the book no longer focuses on the gap between the characters: the main barrier to their love is the fact that Cassie is Erin's daughter's friend.

Cassie and Erin have great chemistry, but also align as people quite well, which was really sweet to see. Their relationship has believable and not overly fast growth and you cannot help but root for them.

The friends and family relationships are a large focus of this book and their importance is never really undermined by that of romantic relationships, which is still rather rare to see in romance novels.

We never really get to see a lot about some of the events in the characters' past that are established to be very important to who they are. It would have been nice to see a little bit more development in that area but it isn't a major drawback.

Overall, a sweet and steamy romance that I enjoyed immensely.