REVIEW: The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez

 OUR REVIEW:

I suspect that Larissa and Chris will probably live rent free in my brain for a while; I think I'm not quite ready for their story to end, even though it has to be over because there are no more pages to read. Though, maybe when Mike gets his HEA, we'll see them more (I'm assuming he will...he has to, right?!). The angst Jimenez put them through (put us through) required a lot of patience on my part and while it was definitely worth the wait, I definitely was impatient for their love story to have its chance. 

I know this one had to be tough to write and the headspace she had to be in to write it was probably pretty awful too. There was a lot of pain and suffering so many of the characters had to go through and with the added burden of Larissa being Chris's best friend's girl friend at some point?! That must've felt like walking a tightrope to make sure it didn't get weird. Thankfully, it didn't get weird, if anything, it was frustrating because she was so very careful with how long they waited to succumb to their feelings. 

All of that to say, that I'm glad Chris and Larissa had each other (and their killer dog); they were perfect for each other and it was clear that they both needed the other one. 

Part friend love story, part romance, The Night We Met added up to a thoughtful and surprisingly quick read.

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SYNOPSIS:A beautiful, compelling novel that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way.

In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything...

For Larissa, it came when choosing which guy to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great together, co-parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favorite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things finally feel easy.

But Chris isn't the one who drove Larissa home all those months ago—Chris is her boyfriend's best friend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else. And he’s just not that guy.