This series has had a lot of novellas which, for the most part, I’ve enjoyed more than the full-length stories. This one started strong and I found the idea of how Arizona and Micah meet up again interesting. They have a ton of chemistry, too. But I felt a lot was left on the table by making this a novella instead of a full-length book.

Here’s my biggest problem…lately I’ve felt this author has spent too much time in the heads of her characters. It’s isolating to read about their every thought and feeling yet not read about their interactions with those around them. For every one page of dialogue or time spent with others, there are 10 pages of self-reflection. At least that’s how it seems to me. That is one of the reasons I’ve been enjoying the novellas more. I feel I’m still getting the Maisey Yates chemistry and emotions without it getting too wordy or going off the rails. There was a point in this very short book where I actually was getting concerned about Arizona being too in her head, and that’s annoying when there isn’t a lot of time to throw these characters together.

Once Arizona and Micah get to spend some one on one time together it was plain to see they would be a great couple. Arizona’s interactions with Micah’s son were also top-notch. That’s where I felt things were left undone. I wanted more of that connection. I wanted Micah to see how wonderful Arizona was with his son and to see Arizona’s nurturing side come out a bit more. But it was like they connected and aired their grievances and, bing bam boom, the end.

I’ve said before I have no problem with insta-love, especially in a novella. There is only so much time to get from A to B. Yet I feel this was rushed. I still will give it a solid rating because when the characters were interacting, the connections were spot on.

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