Copy received from The Next Step PR and I am reviewing it voluntarily and objectively.

Where can I start with this book? If I thought Who is Sarah Randall was an emotional ride, I didn’t know the true meaning of those words until this book. As always, the author pours emotions from the book. Most of this read, my stomach was in knots over the angst, the unknown, and the want.

Best friend’s older brother/brother’s best friend with an age gap...and a twist! It’s the best of all worlds. Landon Randall, as we know, died at the end of the previous book. His best friend, Rachel, is moving on slowly. Everyone assumes she would have ended up with Landon, but really it was his older brother, Trent, who she really loved. This book isn’t the first they engage in the forbidness of each other, as they had previous hook-ups before. She’s loved him forever but believes he views her as nothing more than a convenient lay. Through the book, we learn what he truly thinks about her.

This is really the source of the angst and emotion. It’s a bit of a push-pull, where she wants him, he now can be with her, but needs to show her that he does truly care about her. She’s protective of herself - for good reason.

One of their nights together led into more, making up most of the story and even more of the emotional angst that I just so love about this novel. I won’t say what to avoid spoilers.

Like the first book in this series, this one too is an experience that needs to happen. The author writes in such a realistic way that makes me feel as if I am Rachel. I smiled, I cried, I worried alongside her.

And again with this novel, the author does such a fantastic job with all the side characters. Landon plays a part, but not in an annoying-always-mentioned way; we get the fun and calm side of Alice this time; and more of Denise. Given the title of the next book and what we’ve learned in this one, I am guessing it’s an enemies-to-lovers f/f book. Until then, I’ll be thinking all about this one!

“Trent Randall should come with a warning. Do not attempt this ride if you suffer from a heart condition.”

The life of unrequited teenage love is a hard and bumpy one. Gail wrote a beautiful story of teenage angst, lust, heartache, friendship and love.
Rachel has some serious emotions and struggles to handle, and thank goodness she starts to understand and get a handle on them all in this book.

When Rachel gets to college, with the help of some new friends she thinks she can finally put her love and obsession for Trent Randall behind her, but Trent won’t allow that, and now it’s his turn to prove he is the right man for her. But will Rachel’s secret push him away, or solidify his efforts?
Such a wonderful read

This story was well told, but wasn't to my taste. I feel as though it's aimed at the teenage/young adult audience and would go down much better with that market. The artwork doesn't really gel well with the story and to be honest I would look to change that before the book is properly released as it wouldn't attract the target audience, it's just a bit bland and doesn't really capture your eye. The characters were really likeable and you did feel for what each was going through