We chose this for our September read for our Romance Book Club; I voted for this because of the number of positive reviews and average rating, but I was a little bit disappointed.

The set-up was great, as was the initial chemistry, but the pacing was uneven (lots of buildup in the beginning and glossing over both small details and entire months in the second half). Because of this, I wasn't invested in Damien or Ava at the end. Most of the side characters were annoying and/or caricatures.

(Also, this is a small thing, but it really bugged me: the story was based in Fresno, but the characters peppered their speech with British slang. If you're going to change your setting, do your research into local dialogue!)