I really enjoyed this book and I'm so grateful to have been provided a free copy in exchange for my honest thoughts. 

Firstly, Eva is not going to be the FMC for everyone. I can see many people not liking her but in my opinion that just adds to her nuances. She is human, and she has faults and she is just so perfectly well written in so many ways. She refuses to acknowledge her feelings, shoving stuff down in an attempt to be a "strong woman" and as someone who struggles with that very thing, watching her realize that everything she feels is valid was so beautiful. She builds a wall up to keep people out to prevent herself from getting hurt, not understanding that sometimes its worth the risk, and when it works out its all the more amazing. I adored her hard edges and quick biting wit, as she refused to hold back her punches. However, as those punches slowly started to lose their force, the true heart of Eva gets a chance to shine. 

Secondly, Rylie is absolutely delightful. He takes Eva's hard edges and accepts them, even going so far as to fuel the flames to see what she has to say. He made a lot of mistakes in his life and he doesn't shy away from admitting them and trying to do better. He wants to change and grow, not content to sit in his ignorance. He gives some of the most amazing banter with Eva and I loved every moment he was on the page!

Thirdly, The overall plot was pretty decent and the conflict that arises and comes to a point in the latter half of the book was well throughout. However, I was extremely disappointed in the ending of the book. I didn't like how the major conflict was suddenly shoved aside, given no more than 2 pages of "resolution". I wanted to see more of the consequences come to light and it just felt lacking. If the ending would have been better, this would have been a five star read.

Overall, it was pretty good. I do feel that the author did the book a disservice with the way the ending was handled, but I am glad that I read it. It was one of my better books of January!