When Olivia leaves Nathan devastated by refusing his proposal, he believes he has been broken and doesn’t know how he will recover. But when he lands his dream job and starts to live part of his dream, can he see that maybe the end of something is actually the beginning? And should he try new love or not give up on his old love? Olivia is heartbroken when she says no to Nathan but she doesn’t believe he proposed for love but instead to keep her there. But when she goes off to fulfil her dream career, will she regret she leaving a great guy behind and broken or does everything happen for a reason?

“I saw nothing but darkness. I felt nothing but emptiness. I heard nothing but stillness and my heart beating, skipping in irregular beats from missing a piece that was taken by Olie.”

A really funny, honest, and loveable read that isn’t only about a romance but actually about finding yourself first, fulfilling your dreams and realising the end of something can actually be the beginning of something amazing.

“People say love can heal and it can mend your soul, but in my case, it broke me and changed me. I was in a dark place, and I didn’t know how to get out.”

I loved both Nathan (Nate) and Olivia despite their break up! Nate was such a good guy; one of the select few good guys who really really loves his woman and is devastated when she leaves him. But he still goes on to pursue his dream job and keep moving forward in life while always slightly holding back his heart for his first true love.

I felt for Olivia just as much though. Yes she left Nate broken hearted but for good reasons I feel. She wanted to pursue her career that she worked hard for and deserved and wanted to be independent and not let a man stop her from achieving all her dreams.

“Leaving Nate was the hardest thing I had to do in my entire life. It was torture to let him go. I was sure this was what hell felt like; I was living it.”

This was such an easy book to get lost in. It let us delve into a world that shows us it’s okay for some things to end so new things can begin; that things happen for a reason; that maybe fate has a plan for us all and that maybe true love and soul mates exist! It was funny, heartbreaking, sexy, romantic and joyful. It isn’t an easy ride, it made me sigh with happiness and shout out in anger while reading about two people who I believed really belonged together but fought against that knowledge.  And not only do they not make things easy on themselves, other, darker forces may be at play to keep these two apart for good no matter what….

~BETHANY