Rating: 2 stars

Format: Audiobook

Genre: Romance

While I do think this book was well written, there was absolutely no way for me to get past the batshit insane premise. As someone who has lost a sibling (though not to suicide), there would never be a scenario where someone who was involved with my brother’s death would ever be a potentially viable romantic partner. There could’ve been a lot of ways to make Grant an “enemy” in the “enemies to lovers” dynamic without him being the person who HIT HELEN’S SISTER WITH HIS CAR.

I finished the book because I had this sick curiosity of “how is she gonna make a HEA happen with this set-up??????”, knowing by the first chapter that there probably wasn’t anything the author could do to convince me of this couple. 

I liked the elements of sibling grief that didn’t relate to Grant - I think she captured the complexity of emotions that you feel in that situation. The guilt, anger, frustration, and resentment that you may feel in grieving a sibling were well portrayed. I also appreciated the parts about her parents and their immigrant story. I would’ve liked to get more of her relationship with them and how they grieved as a whole. 

Anyways. . . I could see myself reading something else by this author with a different premise, but this was just crazy and not in a fun way.