Since I DNFd book 1, I'm not even going to attempt them right now. The story is definitely not for me at this time. Love seeing others loved it though. Definitely a me, not you thing.

This was entertaining and fun to read. I bought the first book and it reminded me of a watered-down version of After the best way because this book was much better. I liked the slow burn of sorts as well as the growth I saw from Tyler because for awhile I was concerned he wasn't going to be redeemable, but he changed my mind. I didn't really feel anything for Eden's people to call to her friends with the exception of Rachel. This was just a fun, easy read.

this is a good series, it was good to get back into it and invest back into the characters, much like the others it didn't disappoint.

I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

Okay. Oh wow. Seriously, that ending was just... I mean, I was wondering how they were going to have another novel because things were going too well for Eden and Tyler, but THAT?!?!?! Oh, I'm so mad and stunned and upset... I just can't believe that Tyler did that!!!!

If I were Eden, in book 3, I wouldn't forgive him. Make him feel just a FRACTION of what Eden is feeling at the end of this book. I just... poor Eden. After everything they both went through, he's just going to do THAT?!?!

So yes, this review is venting and ranting. And I'm not telling you what happened because I just don't know how I can talk about that. It was so wrong and mean and devastating for poor Eden.

Now I gotta read the next one to see how soon Eden can forgive Tyler. If she forgives him too soon, I'm not going to forgive her because he needs to suffer. Severely.

I did not finish this book and therefore do not feel comfortable fully reviewing it. The fact that I did not finish should indicate how I felt.

I can say with certainty that I don't think I've read a more dramatic book in my life. It was a compelling read, though, and I couldn't put it down despite the fact that the drama never stops. It's utter fluff and it's probably rotted a good portion of my brain out. It's great YA fodder for those who need a lot of crying and angst in their romances.

I don't think I would complete the trilogy, it's just too much at this point.

My Thoughts:

Did I Mention I Need You? is the second book in the DIMILY Series. The stories in this series need to be read in sequential order. It's been two years since Eden and Tyler's first summer together. Eden broke it off with Tyler that first year, because of the fact that they were step-siblings. Tyler has lived in New York for the last year traveling with an organization that speaks to raise awareness about child abuse.

Despite the distance, and not being together, Eden and Tyler never stopped loving each other. Life has moved on and Eden has been living in Santa Monica splitting time between her mom and dad's homes. Her mom bought a house there a year ago and now has a steady boyfriend. Eden has been going out with Tyler's best friend, Dean, a really nice guy, for the last year and a half. She is best friends with Rachel and spends time with the group of friends she met when she first came to visit her father, with the exception of Tyler's ex-girfriend, Tiffany and playboy Jake.

When Tyler invites Eden to spend six weeks of her summer in New York, before she heads off to Chicago for college in the fall, she nervously, but excitedly accepts. Eden doesn't know if she misses her stepbrother or the person that she was in love with. She doesn't know how she's going to feel when she see's Tyler again after all of this time. Will old feelings return? Has she moved on? Has he? Does he have a girlfriend? These are all thoughts that are going through her head before she see's him, and as the reader we can feel Eden's worry, anxiousness, confusion, and excitement

When Eden arrives in New York, she meets Tyler's roommate and good friend Snake, and soon after his good friend Emily that he toured with. Tyler gives Eden his room, and sleeps on the couch. While in New York, he takes her to all of the amazing sites, such as, Times Square, Central Park, Union Square, and Grand Central Station. They go shopping, try out different restaurants, and go to a Yankees versus Red Socks baseball game. I loved the setting of New York. I felt like I was right beside Eden and Tyler getting in to the crowded subway system, playing baseball in Central Park, and seeing all of the touristy sites!

Jealousy rears it's ugly head, when Emily ends up crashing in Tyler and Snakes apartment due to personal problems. Eden quickly realizes that while she loves Dean, she is still in love with Tyler, and wants to be with him. Yet, there are too many complications. She knows their parents would never accept them as a couple, and she doesn't want to hurt Dean. However, the temptation of spending every day with the person you are in love with is there for her to deal with on a daily basis. Will she give in to her feelings? How does Tyler feel about her?

I enjoyed this book in the series. Tyler matured a lot as a character, and it make me like him a lot more than when I met him in the first book. As a character, Eden frustrated me. She was selfish and cowardly. I loved Dean when I met him in the first book, and I felt like Eden strung him along. She needed to woman up and make a stand if Tyler was who she really wanted to be with, and not treat Dean like crap.

I didn't feel sorry for Eden (even though I felt like that's what the story intended), because I felt like she made poor decisions, and put herself in her current predicament. Dean and Tyler were the one's that I felt bad for. Plus, Eden didn't have any qualms about cheating. She wanted what she wanted, regardless of who she hurt in the process. Whereas, Tyler wanted to do things the right way. He wanted to be with Eden, but not by cheating, lying to, and disrespecting his best friend, Dean.

Overall, I enjoyed this story. It was a little slower than the first book in the series, and Eden irritated me, but I liked the story. I'm excited to begin the final book in the series, after a very upsetting cliffhanger ending.... I need to see how Eden and Tyler's story ends, and as a romantic at heart, am hoping for my happily ever after.

This picked up so well from the first book and moved very quickly. We have a few who know but are keeping the secret, however now Eden & Tyler are far away from home, with no one who knows them here and this will allow them to explore who they are. Eden is done with her senior year and she's heading to NYC to spend the summer with Tyler and they are going to see where they go from here. Tyler is in the city because he's working on the Rehab tour and he's been working on coming clean and staying sober.

"You know what?? Fuck It. I don't want you, I need you" "Need " I echo. "Need" he confirms, nodding once, " I need you because you're one of the few people I trust. I need you because you saw me the way I used to be and you still stuck around. I need you because I'm in love with you Eden, & I have no idea how I''ll get over you"
Such an angsty story. I absolutely loved it. I also loved Beth, Tyler's roommate because she so understanding and non-judgemental. She was great practice for them on sharing their secret. This was so well written and again it's told from Eden's POV so we only know and see the things she knows and sees. Once again the city becomes apart of the story (and being a native New Yorker this made me love the story even more).



Eden's doing her best to go with the flow while exploring this relationship from a safe point and then after a while, she dives right in to see where it goes. Tyler is still working on his recovery and I thought for a while he had replaced his addiction with an unhealthy reliance on Eden. They are trying to find a way to be together despite what others would have to say about their relationship. I love the growth they both experience and the adult consequences when they try to take the cowards way out one too many times.



I loved that the author didn't make their HEA easy. We have to in real life work at it, and so did they. I love that there was a song that they both loved that kept repeating some great advice that they tried to take to heart and that at times Eden got it and at times she ignored the advice that was given to her. I mean we know we should do better but sometimes it's just easier to do what others are doing. There were so many awesome scenes but I truly loved the rooftop scene *once I got over the fear of her falling to her death*



Several times throughout the book I yelled at Eden to get it out; just come clean, but she was so cowardly she wanted her cake and to eat it too. She had plenty of time to stop the blowback but didn't and even kept her actions encouraging to the situation getting worse. You really are the worst Eden all because while trying not to be the "bad guy". So many times in the book my heart broke for them. I get where Eden was coming from but she made herself the bad guy because she didn't want to be the bad guy she kept putting off this important discussion even as she had several times to fix it. Just UGH. Of course, then there is the ole' biotch who flies halfway across the world just to start things. Girl y'all have graduated high school and almost no relationship survives the first year of college What is wrong with you??



As the story progressed and the climax xame closer I knew there was going to be some serious devestation and fallout. Their parent's reactions especially Eden's dad my gawd!! He lost it so badly, I just know it couldn't have been me because I would have emotionally kicked his teeth in. His behavior was the absolute worst and just made me rage as I was reading. In the end, I was so devasteated at what unfolded I couldn't deal and at the same time, I understood. I would have gone about it differently but I understood and was glad Tyler recognized that Eden couldn't be his reason to be sober, he had to be his own reason.



Poor Eden is facing so much when all she wanted was the man she loved. I absolutely loved that it was not easy or perfect. I loved that there was fallout and that not everyone took it so easily but they are also right in their belief that it will look wrong from the outside; however knowing the full relationship it isn't wrong at all. Also, we can't live for the opinion of others, we have to live for ourselves. This was a lesson Eden struggled with throughout the book.



Once again I didn't read the premise of the story and I've managed to not be spoiled for this so I wasn't prepared for the wildness this book proposed as to what went down. I so didn't like the uninvited guest who showed up. I mean who pushes themselves in on a trip you weren't invited to?? Who does that?? Come on girl let go and move on...damn!! I enjoyed that the secondary characters were so well written that I hated the people I was supposed and liked/loved the right people.



Reading this I felt giddy, excited, nervous, and just all of the emotions especially anger. As I was reading I couldn't understand how Eden didn't realize that being cowardly was going to blow up in her face. Like girl what??!!!. I highly recommend this., I finished it in one sitting because I just couldn't believe all that was happening and couldn't stop reading because I needed to know how it was all resolved or not resolved. I can't wait to grab the third book.



★★★★☆

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