“I see a regular guy who happens to have an incredible job.” - Rowan

"I like who I am when I’m with you." - Zachary

Zachary is trying to get out of a long toxic abusive relationship with Eva, he is struggling with that a lot because he keeps thinking about a time when the relationship was better, his fame went to her head. Zachary doesn't want to hurt anyone and she takes advantage of that. He is to sweet and too vulnerable, he is learning to stand up for himself, he really deserves so much better.

Rowan treats him like a person and not a celebrity. Rowan has her own past too, that she hasn't worked on, she feels guilty for something that happened 10 years ago that wasn't her fault. It was 10 years ago and she has been treating herself like she doesn't deserve to be happy all that time.

"Sometimes grief isn’t about the past, but the future. What might’ve been."

This book is about self growth, healing, breaking habits and forming healthier ones. There is romance but that isn't the main goal, It's character driven, this is really about two broken people, that try to help each other while finding themselves and getting the help they need, therapy (the therapy is on page). Sometimes they hurt/trigger each other because they don't know how to deal with themselves, this a new way of living for them and it is scary. But they do it in their own time. This book was so beautiful, with real emotions, I think a lot of people can see themselves in the characters in some way. I appreciate books where the focus is more on person growth then the romantic relationship, I can learn a lot about them, it makes me think about it.

This is the first book I read by Emma Scott and I'm definitely going to read more of her in the future! I read an ARC copy of this book. Thank you for the opportunity.