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A review by theresidentbookworm
Back to You by Priscilla Glenn
4.0
10 Things I Loved About Back to You
1. Flashbacks are intercepted between chapters. I love it when I'm told a story in a flashback. I'm not really sure why, but my favorite stories have always alternated timelines. I guess I just like seeing how the past and the present always intermingle in ways we don't expect.
2. Lauren was just enough of a good girl for me to believe it would be shocking for her to befriend Michael, but she also has the necessary amount of humor and attitude to keep up with him (and even keep him on his toes).
3. I never started to believe that Michael was a complete asshole. I got to know enough of his background early on so that I could see why his actions made sense to him. Sometimes I thought he'd made an asshole move, but never more than Lauren herself thought. She very much influenced how I thought of Michael.
4. Erin was the cutest kid ever, and I enjoyed how she was a driving force in the plot. Without Erin, a lot of what I loved about the story wouldn't be there. Plus, I love Michael as a dad.
5. There was no complicated love triangle. Lauren does date her chiropractor briefly, but she's honest about her feelings. When Lauren starts to feel something for Michael again, she doesn't keep hanging onto Adam. Lauren's relationships function like normal healthy adult relationships should.
6. Lauren and Micheal's banter is funny both as teenagers and as adults. Their chemistry just jumped off the page.
7. The way Michael allows himself to be very vulnerable with Lauren when he says, "I always knew I would fall in love with you... but you were never supposed to love me back". Michael is not your typical alpha in need of control. He is willing to hand the reigns over to Lauren because he does trust her more than anyone.
8. The smut was kept to a tasteful and enjoyable minimum and mostly occurred behind closed doors.
9. The epilogue was exceptionally sweet and satisfying to anyone who just wants a happily ever after. Lauren and Michael make such a cute family. *not so subtle spoiler*
10. Even though I'd like a bonus scene or two, I do appreciate that Priscilla Glenn said what she wanted to say in this novel and felt like she'd done a good enough job not to have three more sequels. I probably would read those sequels, but it's nice to read a NA novel, get the happy ending, and move on.
1. Flashbacks are intercepted between chapters. I love it when I'm told a story in a flashback. I'm not really sure why, but my favorite stories have always alternated timelines. I guess I just like seeing how the past and the present always intermingle in ways we don't expect.
2. Lauren was just enough of a good girl for me to believe it would be shocking for her to befriend Michael, but she also has the necessary amount of humor and attitude to keep up with him (and even keep him on his toes).
3. I never started to believe that Michael was a complete asshole. I got to know enough of his background early on so that I could see why his actions made sense to him. Sometimes I thought he'd made an asshole move, but never more than Lauren herself thought. She very much influenced how I thought of Michael.
4. Erin was the cutest kid ever, and I enjoyed how she was a driving force in the plot. Without Erin, a lot of what I loved about the story wouldn't be there. Plus, I love Michael as a dad.
5. There was no complicated love triangle. Lauren does date her chiropractor briefly, but she's honest about her feelings. When Lauren starts to feel something for Michael again, she doesn't keep hanging onto Adam. Lauren's relationships function like normal healthy adult relationships should.
6. Lauren and Micheal's banter is funny both as teenagers and as adults. Their chemistry just jumped off the page.
7. The way Michael allows himself to be very vulnerable with Lauren when he says, "I always knew I would fall in love with you... but you were never supposed to love me back". Michael is not your typical alpha in need of control. He is willing to hand the reigns over to Lauren because he does trust her more than anyone.
8. The smut was kept to a tasteful and enjoyable minimum and mostly occurred behind closed doors.
9. The epilogue was exceptionally sweet and satisfying to anyone who just wants a happily ever after. Lauren and Michael make such a cute family. *not so subtle spoiler*
10. Even though I'd like a bonus scene or two, I do appreciate that Priscilla Glenn said what she wanted to say in this novel and felt like she'd done a good enough job not to have three more sequels. I probably would read those sequels, but it's nice to read a NA novel, get the happy ending, and move on.