What stopped this from being 5 stars were some hangups I had about the author's queer labeling, the sometimes selfish obtuseness of the heroine, and the couples's separation was a bit tedious & reasonably shallow.
BUT, I still had to go 4 stars, which is rare for me. I attribute this to the author's attention to details, the specific dates of the romance (2005-2020), and the subplot of Luz's struggle with colorism and other insecurities stemming from her upbringing. In all, these stood out greater than the romance, but the chemistry between Luz and Evan was not completely outshone, one example being that flashbacks to their high school love brought about some racy and taboo sexual topics. Evan was a pleaser (win!).


I wonder if reading it instead of listening to the audiobook would have altered my rating. In any case, the female narrator brought the right voice and "color" to the female lead.
The male narrator wasn't too shabby either.

Luz and Evan had a sweet high school sweethearts to millennial love type of romance. The author went into much detail about the heroine's Afro-Latina heritage a la Dominican Republic, though the hero's Italian heritage was not given as much depth. Being from the Northeast, I could pick up on many nuances and expressions that maybe some other readers may be in the dark about.4-5-stars audiobook beautifully-beta ...more5 s Kelleen (booms.books)292 46

If you're going to write a cishet white hero with a queer, Black, Latinx heroine set in 2020, you absolutely cannot include a throwaway comment that he "leans conservative."

I HATE this finance bro, "nice guy" hero.bi5 s Jen TrinhAuthor 7 books80

Just finished this book about a sexy intersectional sex-columnist who reconnects with her hunky high school heartthrob.
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