I really enjoyed this and read it one sitting. It’s angsty, deep, and feels personal. I saw one reviewer state that this felt like an adult romance, and I have to agree. There’s nothing fluffy here, and goes into the raw realistic truth about relationships and connection; the good and the bad and how two people grow and heal from it.

Like 831 Stories’s Big Fan, Hardly Strangers is a short read but gives just enough to tell a meaningful story of two characters, Shera Benoit and Max King, opening up and being vulnerable with each other all in one evening. It’s great for fans of Before Sunrise and Not in Love.