


But it's Brooks' tenacity that makes him such a great romance hero! He sees through Abigail's fears and gets her to open up to him. There is no "love at first" sight here - if anything, Abigail actively tries to ignore and push Brooks away for most of their first few interactions. There's a reason that Roberts deserves the "Queen of Romance" title she knows how to write an honest love story. Roberts is brilliant at building a community for her characters to thrive in, and we really see that in this book as we meet so many people that have dimension, not just background roles in the Brooks and Abigail love story. They make mistakes, fight, and have many different relationships. Watching her stumble her way through a relationship with Brooks honestly warmed my heart she's socially awkward in the best way and I just wanted to be her friend! I also really appreciated that all of the characters seemed so real. She's such a brilliant character because of how she handles the trauma of her past and still builds a successful career for herself. I loved seeing Abigail grow in this book, both in age (the book starts when she's 16) and emotionally. I reread it for the millionth time last week and decided to finally give it a full review! I'm a huge fan of her books, but there are some that stand out from the pack and I end up rereading them again and again. I haven't reviewed many Nora Roberts books because I assume that everyone knows who she is and the books that she writes I mean, there's a reason that she's such a successful Romance author, right? But I think it would surprise a lot of people to know that I'm pretty such I have almost every book she's ever written.
