In the Likely Event

2.5/5

Everything about this book was perfectly average. I can't really pin-point what it was about this book that left me feeling so indifferent. It just didn't do anything for me. But, at the same time it also wasn't bad enough that I had to put it down. I finished it quite quickly. The audiobook helped.

I think one of the main things that bothered me was the "miscommunication" trope. Like, it wasn't a bad story but it left me feeling like "this meeting could've been an email". It just wasn't for me.

The story that grabs your heart from the very first letter till the last.

Listened to the audiobook which isn’t narrated by the author. As the story is told by two different people, felt the timeline and perspective shifts to be confusing to start with but it became quite natural as it continued. Great book.

Jenni- couldn’t put it down, “happy ending”she says Melissa also loves

I see this book is so mixed on reviews. But personally, I loved it. While normally the spicy scenes and foul language would knock my rating, in this book I was able to look past it because I loved the rest of the story so much. I couldn’t put it down. Izzy and Nate’s story is tragic but beautiful, and those are the love stories that touch my heart the deepest. This may have just made my list of top 10 favorites. While I can understand the sentiments of the people knocking this book because of how the war was written about and the fact that Izzy and Nate were intimate during times of major crisis, I personally don’t have an issue with it as relates to this book. I think the author gave a very fair view of the horrors of war, and while, yes, there were people around them dying during times of intimacy between them, sadly we live in a world where people are dying around us every day- and not just in war zones. People are dying from war, yes, but also from illnesses, from depression and suicide, from crime, from car crashes, etc. Does that mean we stop everything and quit loving? I’ll say personally in times of crisis, those are the times I want my man’s arms firmly wrapped around me, loving me through the storms of life. IF this book was all smut and the characters did nothing to help those in need around them, then yes, I would find fault in this book. But that wasn’t the case. They helped as much as they were able to, and while it is so unbelievably sad they couldn’t help every single person, it’s a sad reality of the world we live in. They did their best to help as many as they could, while still prioritizing each other. To me, THAT is true love and worth fighting for. So anyways, I just had to get my opinion on that particular aspect out of the way before I did a full review on the book. I think maybe people jumped to judge this book too quickly without truly thinking through all the complexities involved, and I don’t want anyone to pass up an opportunity to read this book based on all the negative reviews I’ve seen regarding the topic above. But I do also respect those who don’t like the book or author, and am not trying to knock their views, either. We’re all entitled to our own opinions and that is part of the beauty of the diversity of books and authors. ❤️ I will write a full review soon, but as I stated, I loved this one! ❤️