A review by audiobooks_sweettea
What Hurts Us by Maggie C. Gates

4.0

Okay. First, π™ΌπšŠπšπšπš’πšŽ π™ΆπšŠπšπšŽπšœ is phenomenal! I've not read anything by her before and I can tell you, without a doubt, that I will absolutely be reading/listening to more of her work! Second, a book set in North Carolina that mentions places literally 20-30 minutes from me? Yes please πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ’œ! 

We meet a flight nurse, Layla Mousavi, and police officer Callum Fletcher in this one. I absolutely fell head over heels for both of them. They were beautifully broken but together they made a beautiful masterpiece! 

Watching Callum and Layla interact through their fake engagement was wonderful. There was banter and lots of sizzle! I loved how their story played out and couldn't get enough! 

π‘†π‘Žπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ž π΅π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘šπ‘œπ‘œπ‘Ÿ did a magnificent job at bringing Layla to life. She filled her with the emotions of a wonderful flight nurse & broken woman. I could feel her hesitancy through π΅π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘šπ‘œπ‘œπ‘Ÿ'𝑠 voice. π΅π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘™π‘˜π‘’π‘Ÿ. I've only listened to one other audio with him so it was a treat getting to know Callum through π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘™π‘˜π‘’π‘Ÿ'𝑠 voice. He did a great job breathing life into Callum! 

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑯𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝑼𝒔 isn't just a story of love. It's a story of finding beauty among the broken pieces of our hearts. The chemistry within this story is fantastic, the banter is beautiful, and the characters steal your heart! I am absolutely looking forward to a second book in this series!