Author: Amy Noelle Parks
RATING:
REVIEW
“Entanglement, like love, isn’t something that happens to you. It’s a choice you make.”
Trigger warnings: panic attacks, anxiety
First of all… that cover! That title! It just drew me in immediately. I’m a sucker for the childhood best friends to lovers trope. The bonus in this book? He fell first. I also love reading about characters who are very intelligent in the STEM field and I definitely got that from the two main characters, Evie and Caleb.
Evie is nothing short of amazing. She’s very intelligent, her mind works around logic and stability. Unlike her, Caleb understands feelings. He’s been living with the almost-moments for years because Evie wasn’t ready yet and he respects that. All the pining in Caleb’s POV is A+ though.
They’ve been friends since childhood and that just made the book more appealing for me. Having someone who knows you so well/someone you went through a lot with tugs my heartstrings. Caleb has always made Evie feel safe, and in her words: “His firmness makes my circle just. […] Like a compass. He’s my center. Home.”
Previously, her mind has always categorized Caleb as a friend and always thought feelings are dangerous because it could make her lose him. But eventually, she realized she was brave enough to take the chance.
I love that there were also stories from when they were younger, it reinforces their friendship and the love they clearly have for each other. It’s also amazing to see Evie’s growth from those stories and the struggles she had with anxiety. She’s able to overcome some of her fears and started getting braver to try new things.
What the book lacked: To me, it just feels like Evie and Leo were in a relationship for a longer duration in this book. It didn’t affect Evie and Caleb’s friendship negatively (except for Caleb being occasionally jealous) and it was helpful in showing Evie’s progress and development as well. There are sweet moments of the two of them throughout the book, but I just wanted more scenes of them when they actually started dating.
Despite that, I think the ending was good. It wrapped up Evie and Caleb’s story really well. It’s such a good childhood best friends to lovers book ♡
Rating: 3.75/5
ARC provided by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
First of all… that cover! That title! It just drew me in immediately. I’m a sucker for the childhood best friends to lovers trope. The bonus in this book? He fell first. I also love reading about characters who are very intelligent in the STEM field and I definitely got that from the two main characters, Evie and Caleb.
Evie is nothing short of amazing. She’s very intelligent, her mind works around logic and stability. Unlike her, Caleb understands feelings. He’s been living with the almost-moments for years because Evie wasn’t ready yet and he respects that. All the pining in Caleb’s POV is A+ though.
They’ve been friends since childhood and that just made the book more appealing for me. Having someone who knows you so well/someone you went through a lot with tugs my heartstrings. Caleb has always made Evie feel safe, and in her words: “His firmness makes my circle just. […] Like a compass. He’s my center. Home.”
Previously, her mind has always categorized Caleb as a friend and always thought feelings are dangerous because it could make her lose him. But eventually, she realized she was brave enough to take the chance.
I love that there were also stories from when they were younger, it reinforces their friendship and the love they clearly have for each other. It’s also amazing to see Evie’s growth from those stories and the struggles she had with anxiety. She’s able to overcome some of her fears and started getting braver to try new things.
What the book lacked: To me, it just feels like Evie and Leo were in a relationship for a longer duration in this book. It didn’t affect Evie and Caleb’s friendship negatively (except for Caleb being occasionally jealous) and it was helpful in showing Evie’s progress and development as well. There are sweet moments of the two of them throughout the book, but I just wanted more scenes of them when they actually started dating.
Despite that, I think the ending was good. It wrapped up Evie and Caleb’s story really well. It’s such a good childhood best friends to lovers book ♡
Rating: 3.75/5
ARC provided by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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