3/5 I’m not gonna put everything what I’m thinking about this book because there is so much to say. There is not a lot of book where I’m struggling to understand the main character, especially when he is portrayed kinda as a villain in the last book. Collin was hard for me to understand, because a lot of his actions were wrong, and even when I knew about what he went through it didn’t justify him to do them. We read the story from Collin’s point of view. He is a really complex character with a lot of struggles and problems in his life. His love interest, Rafe, is a character I liked very much, he has been through a lot and has overcome his struggles, he is not ashamed of who he is and works to help young people. I wish to meet some like him in my life honestly. At this point, I think the author has some weird obsession with using "um" and "uh", because there is so much of them, exactly like in the fist book in the series. Seriously, our main characters are 38 and 36, there are ADULTS. The ending is also not exactly a HEA, but we see that the main characters are starting to heal and trying to make their future better. I highly recommend reading the first book first as we see the perspective from Daniel's point of view which I think is important here.

Every now and then I'll choose a book like this so I can just get lost in someone else's drama, with a promise of a happy ending. And this book was great for that. It had its share of angst, but that made the resolution more satisfying. The characters were relatively consistent, and although Colin's character changes drastically from beginning to end, it makes sense in the context of his circumstances. I think that's why I liked this book enough to review it - the resolution of the book isn't just a "Oh yay they're in love - happily ever after!" ... the resolution lies in the fact that Colin comes to terms with himself, his life, and his past.