I might just be a hater but…
Evvie isn’t likable AT ALL. Her personality is nonexistent and the chemistry was… lack luster. The time skips/ summaries were often jarring. I liked Andy but also

how he handled the reveal of Evvie planning to leave her husband was ASS. Not to mention how the whole reveal was handled.

This book was pretty heavy handed at times and it took me out of the story.

Like I’m sorry the baseball charm and the baseball stuffy the puppy had were too much.

Overall I think this book just wasn’t very well written. It had a lot of promise but fall flat. The characters needed a bit more depth and the construction of the external and internal conflicts needed a stronger hand or more time. 
About DV and Emotional Abuse:

I grew up with a father who was just like Evvie’s late husband. I think this book could have explored and really talked about emotional abuse and its impact more. Instead it felt poorly thought out with no real commentary besides one scene of someone saying “that’s kinda emotional abuse” and then a mention of a women’s shelter.

The beginning of this book was enjoyable and a quick read, but I started losing interest around the 50% mark and started to dread what came next at the 75% mark.