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Book Description:
Opposites attract when an introverted vlogger and a reformed party boy exchange lessons on art, confidence, and yacht rock.
Artist Britt Branch has a successful online channel where she teaches a variety of art lessons. Obsessed with the 1970s, she has a style all her own. But she also has a huge problem--severe social anxiety. She lives with her mom, and while she pays her own bills, she wonders if she'll ever have the courage to move out and move on. When her best friend announces she's getting married, Britt decides it's time to make a change.
Gorgeous Hunter Pickett has always skated by on his model looks, applying very little effort to anything except sports, and even that was iffy at times. The third son of extremely wealthy and successful parents, he dealt with being the black sheep of the family by drinking and using drugs. By his third year of sobriety, he's still dealing with aimlessness. Late one night he catches Britt's channel and ends up watching her videos. He's not interested in art . . . at first. And when he sends her an online message, he's surprised she responds. Before long they are chatting every day, and once they start meeting in person, a spark-filled friendship begins.
But both of them are keeping secrets. Big ones. When all truths are revealed in one pivotal moment, Britt and Hunter are at a crossroads. Will he fight for the happiness he's worked so hard to obtain? And will she continue to hide from life, or can she finally step out of her own shadow?
My Thoughts: Inspiring
Although the story's synopsis grabbed my attention, I truly did not know what to expect from it. But I can honestly say I was completely drawn in and blown away all in one shot.
I greatly enjoyed the development of Brittany and Hunter's relationship and eventual romance. I also enjoyed how the author beautifully combined Brittany's social struggles and Hunter's past issues into their relationship. All of what they were each "uncomfortably comfortable" with was so true to life and added so much depth to Brittany and Hunter's story. I also enjoyed the secondary characters' stories, which intertwined with the main characters without overshadowing them.
This is an inspiring story of family, overcoming, self-reflection, secrets that come to light, trust, and romance. Yes, it touches on some deep issues that don't normally get talked about in many books, but they are handled beautifully and play an integral part in the story. And although I initially did not know what to expect, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it did not disappoint.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely voluntary and my own.
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About the Author: Kathleen Fuller
With over two million copies sold, Kathleen Fuller is the USA TODAY bestselling author of several bestselling novels, including the Hearts of Middlefield novels, the Middlefield Family novels, the Amish of Birch Creek series, and the Amish Letters series as well as a middle-grade Amish series, the Mysteries of Middlefield. Visit her online at KathleenFuller.com; Instagram: @kf_booksandhooks; Facebook: @WriterKathleenFuller
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