Review: Wonderful friends and forgiveness theme
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2014
This story is the second in the series but can be read alone.  It is the story of Ella/Gabby, one of the girlfriends of the heroine in the first of the series.  Ella in that book is dating Joel, and that is how this book starts, but he is not a good boyfriend at all.  Quinn/Daniel is a frat brother of Joel, so sees the relationship play out and hates what Joel is doing.  Quinn and Ella feel a strong attraction but have Joel in the way as well as Quinn's personal issues he is dealing with.  They have a long road to a relationship.Ella's brother in the book committed suicide as a teen.  Quinn lost a best friend in an accident.  Both of these are very sensitive topics but are dealt with well in this New Adult novel.  I liked seeing both characters talk about how to overcome grief, "what ifs" and pain and move on while still honoring the memory of the deceased.  That is such a hard topic, and this book does a very very admirable job. I very much enjoyed Ella and Quinn become friends and support each other.  The start of their relationship is based in truth, honesty and friendship, so good to see in this genre.  Loved this book and can't wait to see Rachel's story in the next of the series.