I loved the first half of this book and the path from strangers, to friends, to romantic partners felt very natural. That being said, the end of the book did fall a little flat for me. It wasn’t bad by any means, but the confession didn’t really do it for me and felt less than romantic.

I like Ruby, she’s sweet and creative and a genuinely kind yet awkward person. However, she read much younger than a 24 year old. So much so, that at points Aaron treated her akin to the teenager that they were with on the trip. Having anxiety doesn’t make you naive or immature, I wish she had more agency.

Out of the 4 MZ books I’ve read, Aaron was by far the hardest to decipher. Of course, one reason for this is because the first half of the book is strictly emails and IMs between the two, but even in person he gave no indication that he had romantic feelings towards Ruby. I know being closed off was a part of his character, but I wish he had a bit more personality. If it wasn’t a romance novel, I would’ve been surprised that he confessed to her when he did.

Overall, I still think it was worth the read, especially since it’s on KU, it just wasn’t a knock out.