Goaltender Interference is the fourth book in the Penalty Box series, and each can be read as a standalone, but I think it's better to read in order. This was a really good standalone book about Aiden and Matt. I enjoyed the depth of the story and the characters.

My favorite thing about Ari Baran's stories is that they're so character-driven, and Goaltender Interference is no exception. I instantly fell in love with Matt and Aiden and their sordid history... and absolutely rooting for them!

Matt and Aiden broke up TEN YEARS AGO, but when they run into each other at a bar, it's clear that no one has really "gotten over" anyone here. Thus begins the dance of will they/won't they... do they want to be in each other's lives again... SHOULD they be in each other's lives again? Meanwhile, Aiden is dealing with his own demons of post-NHL retirement and wondering what to do with his life.

I won't give everything away, but the book is out now, so y'all can just go read it! But there is soooo much emotion in this book, which is something I've definitely come to expect from Ari Baran's books. In a romance book, there's something so unique and poignant about the dynamic of two people who already know each other so well. All those little habits, the way they show kindness and care for each other. It just gives every moment that extra something... that extra impact... that will either have you squealing or bring you to tears.

I only have one book left in this series to read, and I'm so excited to get to it! I'll definitely be sad to see these books go, because I've enjoyed them so much, but I could definitely see them on a reread list for me!

Goaltender interference
By: Ari Baran

So intense! So much LOVE

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In book four in the Penalty box series we get to see how intense and at times debilitating life can be at the end of a Proffessional hockey career. Reconnecting with loved ones and realizing you let go of the love of your life and how much time you’ve lost. Aiden and Matt have so much love between them but past hurts and feelings of not being enough could again have them both broken. The authors writing is flawless and the words are so captivating, the plot had so many twists and turns and none that I was expecting, and many shockingly intimate I have become a huge fan of this author. The author writes with so much intensity and emotion pulled from each book it’s felt page after page. Some are quick witted story lines are so perfect and lets you believe you have a front row seat. So being able to read this love story didn’t disappoint. The authors ability to have two separate individuals struggling in their everyday life and try to navigate someone else’s thoughts, needs and desires was intense and gives all the fills.

So intense! So much LOVE

Authurs blurb: Newly retired hockey star Aiden Campbell should be a man with no regrets. Instead he is consumed by them. When he runs into his ex in New York City ten years after they broke up, he’ll have to confront his biggest regret of them all.

Montreal hockey captain Matt Safaryan never expected to see his old flame again. Now that he has, he can’t forget what they had, no matter how badly Aiden hurt him. Which is why Matt finds himself on Aiden’s doorstep late at night with only a deep want driving him.

One passionate night has them hooked all over again, but great sex was never the problem. Life after hockey has left Aiden adrift. Watching Matt push himself through chronic injuries isn’t helping, but this time around they’re determined to make this thing between them last. If only they can rebuild the trust they destroyed a decade ago.

Giving their relationship a second chance might cut sharper than a blade, but it may also end up being their best play ever.

This book has everything I love in a book. Then you add that it's beautifully written and believable. It is easily a five star read. Written in single POV this story flows so incredibly well that the next thing you know your 80% into the book and loving every second of it. The believable way the characters interact is perfect. Run, Hop, Jump or use your (1 click) finger to do whatever you have to do and get this amazing book. It'll break your heart, you'll want to scream with frustration and it'll let you discover that love just might conquer all. The chemistry is steamy and sweet and oh so romantic.

Thanks Netgally for letting me read and review.📚💕

I haven't read anything else by this author but I enjoyed this quite a bit. I find myself enjoying older main characters - in their 30s or 40s - as I find their stories more believable and realistic. I liked that they each had their own struggles and baggage they were carrying and I appreciated the way mental health was portrayed here, that it isn't a linear progression and there can be steps forward and backward. All in all cute and steamy.

This might be my favorite of the series. I'm not normally a second chance romance lover but I looooved this. Matt and Aiden were made for each other. Their story was just so perfect for them. And the mental health aspect was so relatable.

My ARC formatting was messed up but that didn't stop me from loving this story.

OH, Ari Baran – you’ve done it again. I didn’t think I could love another book as much as the previous one in this series. (Sully & Eric hold a special place in my heart and are a frequent re-read.) I’ll start by saying I adore hockey romance and books packed with feels – Goaltender Interference delivered on all fronts. This is a second-chance romance with a solid 10 years between “chances.” Both men have weathered their own traumas since their initial breakup. Matty, freshly divorced and a bit unmoored but mostly healed, has his world shaken when a chance run-in with Aiden – the former love of his life – stirs up all the feelings he thought were buried.

Aiden, on the other hand, is struggling. Newly retired from his NHL career, he’s lost without hockey and unsure how to navigate the real world. After a week of passionate hookups (initiated by Matty), where there’s plenty of sex but not much talking, the two part ways. But their connection reignites over the phone as “friends.” In a moment of weakness (or maybe fate?), Matty invites Aiden to stay with him in Montreal. It doesn’t take long for them to fall back into old patterns in the bedroom. But outside of it, life looks very different: Matty is still an aging, full-time hockey player, while Aiden is lost, searching for a purpose. Watching them navigate these challenges isn’t exactly therapist-approved, but it’s hot and satisfying to see them together.

The depiction of depression in this book is outstanding – real, raw, and deeply felt. From the outside, things seem so simple, even frustrating at times, but Ari lets you see Aiden from the inside, making it clear how much more complicated it is than “just buck up.” It hits hard and brings all the feels. Despite the struggles, their honest conversations were some of my favorite moments. You’ll have to read the book to see how it all resolves, but as with any great hockey romance, there’s a happy ending.

I’m genuinely sad this series is over. Aidy & Matty will forever be top-tier for me. Throughout the series, I’ve had the privilege of chatting with Ari over DMs, which has made the experience even more special. Knowing how personal this book was for them makes me even more grateful they shared it with us.

Goaltender Interference

These two are so obsessed with each other it’s so hot to watch.

Oh Aiden, oh my sweet Aiden, there was a moment where I was like "you know what I don’t care if he had a happy ending" but when you get to know him and understand why he does what he does and the absolute self sabotage, and complete lost of self, well let me tell you I just wanted to hug him and never let go.
Matt’s unrelenting love for Aiden no matter how much he knows it can’t be healthy was kinda of EVERYTHING, and not something I would advise a friend to aspire to.
I love this book so much it was a rollercoaster of emotions and the mental health representation was perfect.
You can be a complete mess and still deserve love and for someone to be in your corner, really Matt and Aiden fought hard for that love and deserve so much.

Thank Netgalley and publisher for Arc

This book is quite the journey - Aiden Campbell and Matt Safaryan have an emotional history and this second chance brings up a lot of feelings and tackles a lot of heavier topics.

Retiring from playing professional hockey leaves Aiden feeling directionless, leading to him struggling with his mental health since so much of his life was built around The Routine he created for himself to play optimally. Not only does he have to adjust to life without playing hockey, but he also finds himself face-to-face with his former boyfriend and fellow professional hockey player, Matt, after years apart. The chemistry between these two is palpable and the way Matt strives to take care of Aiden even when he’s not totally sure how to best help him was the sweetest. This second chance romance was full of ups and downs, with both Aiden and Matt learning more about themselves and each other to help them become the best versions of themselves for starting a relationship again, 10 years later.

Ari Baran has a knack for writing MM hockey romance with a different twist to it than any others I’ve read and this one really hit the spot - it was emotional but full of character development and promise for the future of their relationship. I just wish we got to see more of them happy together instead of just a quick epilogue about what they did once they were both retired from playing. But, looking forward to seeing what’s next from this author!

Sigh. Second chance, hockey romance with a newly retired goalie and the man he can't forget, who happens to play for a different team. I loved every second of this book. I loved their complicated love and their inability to communicate - cause hockey, and guys, and emotions are just hard for some.

I loved seeing Aiden deal with life after hockey (not well) while also trying to figure out how to navigate rekindling a relationship with the oh-so-sweet and patient Matt. They're lovely together, from the text messages, to the spicy spice, they're just so well matched.

If you can, get your hands on the prequel chapters because they add so much to the overall story by giving insight to younger versions of two very complicated yet love-deserving men.

This book tore my heart out so lovingly that I had to say thank you.

Goaltender Interference is an incredibly tender and fragile story of second chance romance and I loved every second of it. Aiden is struggling with boredom, depression, and his lack of purpose after retiring from the NHL. Enter Matt, his biggest heartbreak and the ex he left years before. Without the extreme structure of his strict routine as an NHL player, Aiden finds himself having to confront his self-worth, his mental health, and his lingering feelings for Matt. Matt struggles to balance his joy of being reunited with Aiden with his fear and frustration over not being able to help Aiden with his struggles until Aiden helps himself.

Aiden and Matt’s story is unbelievably real and raw while still feeling incredibly romantic and hopeful. Despite being rather sad at times, I felt a lot of joy while reading this book. Watching these two figure out how to fight for themselves and each other was a privilege and a delight. I highly recommend this book!

Goalie Interference is the 4th book in Ari Baran's Penalty Box series about hockey players (with a little bit of damage but a lot of heart) falling in love, and it just might be my favorite of the series. I know, I know. Big talk coming from somebody who listens to Delay of Game most nights before I head to bed. This one follows Aiden & Matt who dating for 5 years in their early 20s but had a tumultuous breakup and now both in their early thirties, haven't really spoken since. Aiden is spending his first year of retirement lost without hockey to fall back on when he has a chance encounter with Matt at a bar and that is where our story starts.

I absolutely loved this book!!! It's filled with so much angst and sadness, but also so much love. We really get to go through it with these two. I felt every bit of pain & joy, I cried with them, I laughed with them, I wanted to smack each of them for being an idiot. The full range of emotions! Also! The mental health rep in this one was so perfectly done, I could scream. This book really showed the roller coaster of depression from both sides. How when you're deep in it, there doesn't seem to be a way out. How you can lose yourself in another person, but it's always right there waiting to snatch up the bits of joy you find. We also got the flip side. How helpless a partner can feel when all they want to do is "fix" the person they love. How even when your partner is deep into the darkness, and fighting against your relationship, you can still love them more than anything. I just really loved how Ari wrote both characters and even though it's been a few weeks since I finished the book, I still can't stop thinking about them.

Between this and The Shots You Take, us angsty queer hockey romance fans are going to be eating in 2025!

Aiden Campbell never thought about his life after retiring from hockey. He's had a storied and highly successful career as an NHL goalie..now he's retired and has no idea what to do with his life. When he runs into his ex boyfriend Matt Safaryan (captain of the Montreal team) randomly, the pair reconnect after a decade apart. Soon the reasons they broke up don't seem to matter but Aiden still feels distant and depressed post-retirement. Matt invites Aiden to stay with him in Montreal while he continues to work towards his own contract extension with the team. Trying to give their relationship a second chance is more difficult than either Matt or Aiden thought it would be and navigating the intricacies of their mental and physical health puts a lot of strain on everyone.

Okay. So. I really jived with the first...idk 50% of this book? Its very gritty and dirty and real, like most of Baran's Penalty Box series has been but, as the pages kept going on, I found myself more and more frustrated with Aiden. Matt is doing everything he can to try to support Aiden's mental health but Aiden is actively working against himself at every step. I was getting so angry and frustrated watching him actively miscommunicate with Matt and not help himself in any way to start to work through his issues. There is a lovely moment where another character kinda blows up at him and Aiden realizes how frustrating he is which looped me right back into the story. But for a chunk there, it was a real struggle to read.

Overall this book is quite good and heavy in hockey, which is my favorite part of hockey romances. Seeing Matt get to be happy with Aiden was a joy and watching Aiden start to become a person and take ownership of his mental health was great to see. I definitely would recommend this to fans of Baran's writing and those who enjoy realistic characters with deep emotional trauma.

I don't think this is the best place to start the series, but definitely a worthwhile entry. I buck the publishing order on this but I think a great entry to the series is book 2 Delay of Game as its a bit squishier and more cheerful throughout?

Thank you to Harlequin and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

5⭐️s

I don’t have words to explain how much i loved this book. I’m glad I got the opportunity to read this arc. This story of second chance was beautifully written, Ari is an amazing writer.

Aiden and Matt’s love story is one for the books and i’m happy how everything worked out, Aiden was grieving his life with hockey and trying to find who he is outside of hockey. Matt was there for him but there’s so much someone can do for someone else.

I connected with Aiden and I feel like his character was incredibly well written, i love him so so much and matt was wonderful as well.

Ari did amazing with this book and I can’t wait for everyone else to read it! 💗

'Was it insane to think that maybe Aiden was just meant for him, that all of this time apart had just been time they’d spent growing up, so they could find their way back to each other?'

If you haven't read an Ari Baran book yet then I highly recommend that you change that ASAP.

Goaltender Interference, which releases on January 7th, is my second time reading this fantastic author, and each experience has been incredible.

Ari has a way of writing characters that are emotionally captivating and who you develop a real bond with. Their writing is so visceral and real, that you're just sucked into the story as if you're there and this is happening to you, every heart pounding, heartbreaking, heartwarming minute of it.

In Goaltender Interference we meet Aiden Campbell, a recently retired NHL goaltender who isn't dealing well with his retirement and his uncertain future after the game.

On a night out with his young teammate (Gabe, who I seriously love and adore, and I hope will have his own book. Please, please, please 🙏), Aiden runs into his ex... everything. Matt Safaryan is the one who got away, the love of his life. The chemistry between them is still off the charts, but ten years and a lot of hurt lies between them.

But as they give into their chemistry and one night leads to more nights, which leads to a hot summer together, with Aiden leaving New York for Matt's home in Montreal, they remember their past and learn who their current selves are after such a long time apart.

But what about the future? Once summer is over, Matt has hockey—despite the pain in his body—and Aiden... doesn't. What will he do without the game? Who is Aiden Campbell without hockey?

The truth is, Aiden is lost. He's suffering from a crippling depression, and honestly, as a reader, I feel he lived with for longer than he acknowledged, and I believe it featured in his separation from Matt in the first place.

I could feel the weight of the past between these two; a ten year elephant in the room filled with hurt and a raw wound of brutal agony. I just knew they needed to talk, they needed to deal with the past, before they could try to have a future, but they were both burying their heads in the sand, afraid of spooking the other - especially Aiden in his fragile state - and ignoring the discussion.

I was desperate for them to open up because without dealing with their separation and being honest about what they wanted for the future, they had no hope of a true reconciliation, the past was just going to repeat itself. They also had to deal with Matt's family, especially his brother, who wasn't too keen to see Aiden back in his life. But Matty loved Aidy, whether they admitted to it or not, so the decision was their's.

I felt my own mood plummet and sadness press down on me as I read their story. I'm still not sure if that was a good thing or not, but thankfully as these two began to open up to each other and communicate the feelings they had for each other, Ari Baran was able to make my heart heal with his words and this beautiful love story.

One thing Aiden and Matt never lacked was the sexual chemistry between them. It was intense and raw, bordering on a desperation for each other. Both took turns taking each other apart, but particularly Matt controlled Aiden with hints of a BDSM dynamic, which made the sex scenes between them utterly delicious and perfect. Seriously, I loved it. Aiden's reactions were phenomenal 🔥🫠

Matt said, “Come here,” and then when Aiden started to stand, “I didn’t say you could walk.”
“Matty—”
“I didn’t say you could talk.”
Aiden wasn’t thinking about whatever had been bothering him anymore. All he was thinking about was Matt, all he was thinking about was what they were doing together.
On his hands and knees, he crawled across the floor.
It wasn’t far, but he did it slowly, like every movement was at once a humiliation and an excitement, head bowed.
When he was finally sitting at Matt’s feet, Matt couldn’t help himself.
“Aiden…” He reached out to touch Aiden’s face, hand gentle on his cheek, fingers dragging over his lips, and Aiden made a little whine, unembarrassed, shaking with the force of trying to hold himself back until he was given permission. “You’re so good.”

Ooohh, chills! 🥵🔥🫠

This isn't a frivolous hockey read. Goaltender Interference is a serious, sexy, thought-provoking book with two fascinating characters who are flawed, who made mistakes in their relationship in the past, but who absolutely and completely belong together. Aiden and Matt are it for each other, soul mates, and Ari Baran has told their story to perfection. It isn't an easy journey at times, but it's so worthwhile and meaningful. I'm definitely revisiting these guys again, and I highly recommend everyone read this book; they'll love it as much as I do.

"All of my best memories are of you. Sometimes I think my only good memories are of you. And I just…I know I’ve f*cked up a lot. I know it’s not always going to be easy. But I just wanted to show you. Somehow. How much you mean to me. How much you’ve always meant to me. And to tell you, somehow, that I’m not going anywhere this time.”

Beautiful 🥹🥰

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Apologies in advance that this review is all over the place, but my feelings about this book are kind of all over the place. So instead of trying to put them in some kind of logical order, I'm just going to live in the moment à la Aiden and see what happens.

-- I am notoriously trash for a second-chance romance, and also notoriously trash for (relatively) older MCs, so of course I went weak at the knees for two f*cked-up old dudes rekindling the doomed (and low-key kinky!) torrid romance from their 20s, complete with allusions to said romance and its horrifying fallout.

-- In my review of book 2 in this series I wrote, "Oh, and if “plot” is something important to you . . . well. Thoughts and prayers." Same here: all vibes, no plot. This is literally just two f*cked-up old dudes rekindling the (etc etc). It is extremely interior. Aiden is clinically depressed (but no suicidal ideation). Matt is walking on tenterhooks while trying to front calm certitude to himself, to Aiden, to his teammates, to his (disapproving) family [not disapproving in the bi-phobic sense, necessarily, but definitely disapproving in the specific sense of Aiden]. Neither are good at articulating their feelings and, in fact, actively shy away from confronting them (more Aiden than Matt, really, but Matt's so afraid of being burned again that he follows Aiden's lead). That's it. That's the book.

-- Whether or not this works for you is, of course, not for me to judge. It mostly worked for me, but it shouldn't be underplayed that we are spending ca 360 pages in the head of, or in the head of the partner of, a clinically depressed character who, for long stretches, is emotionally unable to imagine or begin pursuing any kind of viable future for himself, post-retirement. Again: ymmv.

-- Ari Baran is a funny author for me because their books never quite hit the sweet spot -- and in fact, I found book 1 pretty upsetting -- but I still want to read their stuff, because there's always something interesting going on and the writing style is just off enough to keep you on your toes. Sometimes a bit too on your toes; there were times when I got lost in jumpy transitions or abrupt non-sequiturs. But it has an urgency and vitality that keeps the story, insofar as there is one, moving forward, and make Aiden and Matt feel like fully fleshed out, if occasionally frustrating (non-communication!!!), characters.

-- I saw on KD Casey's insta that the previous book in this series made their best-of list for 2024, and it made me think about Baran's work up against Casey's. They are doing a lot of the same stuff: very interior, character- and vibes-driven stories where the sport is the scaffolding but it's not a sports story. Casey works for me in every possible way -- seriously, it's like I was made in a lab to be their ideal reader -- and while, as noted above, I don't quite mesh with Baran's work the same way, I admire the commitment to forensically analyzing how these incredibly demanding and public-facing careers, which require all of one's focus and resources from childhood on, screws people up in an endless variety of ways.

-- In that respect, I loved how Baran played around with the effect of Aiden's greatest (goalie-wise) advantage -- his extreme focus and ability to live only in the present moment -- on his relationship with Matt, past and present; and how Matt himself related to this core component of Aiden's personality and coping mechanisms.

-- Because I'm totally normal, when I saw that Matt is reading Marcus Aurelius, my immediate reaction was, "Sebastian Stan also reads Marcus Aurelius!," and then I had a vision of CACW-era Winter Soldier Bucky sitting in his squalid hideaway exchanging deep ("deep") philosophical meditations with NotRoyalHockeybro69 on some subreddit about stoicism's modern relevance, and then I may have had an hysterical break. The fact that Aiden's reaction is basically, "this is some bullshit, bro" is just the cherry on top.

-- WHY DOES ARI BARAN HATE CLOSURE, COME ON??!!!!!! Like Game Misconduct, this book doesn't really achieve any kind of emotional resolution (which I would characterize more as an HFN, given where things are left) until 98%; then we get a slam-bam-thank you ma'am epilogue that, ok, I guess technically crosses the HEA threshold, but feels more like a cheat than a proper ending. Seriously. We just read 360 pages of angst, depression, and heaping helpings of non-communication. Give us more than a 2% epilogue. You owe us this!!!!!

-- I got an ARC so I don't know if the typo on page 1, line 1 was fixed, so if someone could let me know in the comments, I'd be forever grateful because it PLAGUED me from the start. (Chapter one starts "July" but also claims it's the first day of the offseason after getting eliminated from the playoffs, which is wrong wrong wrong. It could be June if they made it all the way to the conference finals before being knocked out; it could be as early as May, if they got knocked out early. In general, the timeline here -- which really doesn't matter beyond "off-season" and "season" -- is extremely wishy-washy; by my accounting, August had approximately 15 weeks. This, too, seems to be a consistent Ari Baran thing, and it drives me nuts.)

-- Gabe, my beloved. I want your story bad!!!!

-- Final point: Ari Baran sent a subscriber newsletter full of delicious pictures and descriptions of Gujarati food in advance of the release, so I expected lots of food p*rn. This was a tease!!!! There is an ongoing thing about how Aiden relates to food (not in terms of ED, but in terms of the physical and mental energy, or lack thereof, he uses in feeding himself), but there is no food p*rn to speak of. I feel lied to!

tl;dr after the world's most disjointed review: 4 stars, and I can't say why.

GOALTENDER INTERFERENCE is the fourth in Ari Baran’s Penalty Box series. Goalie Aiden Campbell has just retired. Captain Matt Safaryan is starting to realize that his body isn’t cooperating as readily and that the eighty plus games of the season are becoming a bit of a grind. When they reconnect by chance, it marks a turning point for both of them.

Ari Baran’s writing is so encompassing. I am just in awe of how ably Aiden and Matt and their friends and families and teams are brought to life, and how real it feels to get inside their heads and hearts a little bit. My heart is so full of emotions, with understanding and warmth and compassion and pain for these two and their not straight road to happiness, seeing how much wrestling there is to recognizing their issues and the love and determination and sometimes sheer fortune that helps them find themselves and well deserved joy. An absolute keeper.

I especially loved how real it felt to see their struggles, some of their internal landscape, and how satisfying it is to see them find hope in the process. Beautifully written.

Ari Baron has done it once again ! Matt and Aiden were truly wonderful to meet.

The vibe:
Recently retired goalkeeper Aiden runs into his ex Matt, also a pro hockey player, in his city and it brings back conflict that was never resolved from their messy breakup. Seeing Aiden untethered and struggling, Matt reaches out and the two exes are forced to confront their past.

What I Loved:
- This was a really well done second chance/right person wrong time romance that felt realistic and I really wanted the characters to get together
- Tackles the tough question of what do professional sports players do once they cant play sport anymore and how do they handle that (hint: for Aiden its not well)
- Characters all had such complex personalities that felt nuanced and real

A beautiful read and such a great addition to Ari’s hockey universe.

Thank you Netgalley & Ari for letting me read it early!

I know I said I was done with this author, but I decided to give them oooone last shot lol. And I'm glad I did so, because this is absolutely their best book yet!

This is one of the few romance novels I've read which manages to simultaneously tackle both heavier topics (here, depression) and the romance plot effectively. I was also really pleasantly surprised by the pacing of the romance plot -- I'm not a big fan of second chance romance, but if you're gonna do that trope, it's gotta be done like this.

Overall, while not the light read I usually go to this genre for, absolutely the best work yet from this author & a book worth checking out.

A second chance hockey romance. Aiden has just retired and is at loose ends when he runs into his ex, Matt, and they still have an undeniable connection (also they're still in love with each other). But Aiden is at more than loose ends, he's suffering from depression.

This story is between Matt, Aiden, and Aiden's depression. It's about how you can't fix others - they need to want to fix themselves. It's very emotional, and there's quite a lot of heat. And really tender. They're both trying so hard and hurting so much.

A really lovely work.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The first thing I did after finishing this ARC is to pre order the book.

Ari Baran has now been solidified as an auto buy arbor from me. I have loved every single book they have written. And this one was no exception.

Baran always manages to write very multifaceted characters. With flaws and so very human.

Aiden was the standout character for me. It’s one that you don’t want to like, but Baran writes him so compelling that you cannot stop rooting for him. Aiden is struggling big time with retirement and it’s painful to see him self destruct. He has been doing it for so long. He is depressed (as per usual great mental health rep) and he has hurt Matt quite a lot over the years and continues to do so.

But you know they are meant to be and they have to figure it out. The flashbacks to their relationship start were incredibly well done and it makes you realize they are indeed soulmates.

4.5 stars. Very recommended.
Rated down only because I would have wanted a bit more groveling and some other type of epilogue.