Book 2 of the Dating by Numbers series. This book focuses on a minor character in book 1, The Rebel. Not as funny as the first book though it did have its moments. The book explored some dark topics, guilt, addiction and to some extent depression. Liked the characters and the plot was well executed. This was good but in a different way as book one. ( )

It was okay.
For me it wasn't as good as the first book of the series but looking forward to book 3. ( )

Meghan Quinn books are usually a complete hit or miss for me, so I actually didn’t read this book in it’s correct order as part of the Love by Numbers series.
I sought this book out after loving Riley and Beck as side characters in the Getting Lucky/Knightly Brothers series and was pleasantly surprised!
This is a cute, endearing, easy beach read. Beck and Riley both had good depth for romcom characters and their story was heartfelt and the right amount of steamy! Def a fun, light book. ( )

Amazon really needs to give a higher star ranking because five stars is not even close to enough for me to show how much I loved this book. This author has a plethora of books to choose from but I have to say that this has moved up into the top three of all her books (Nothing beats Dear Life and The Mother Road). It did however make it to the best of 2018. I feel so lucky to have discovered this amazing author. She writes romCom better than most anyone else out there. Yet the beauty of it, is that there are other layers and dimensions to her stories, You still get the laughs, but you will get teary eyed, , you will feel the characters as if they are your best friend, and you will feel some angst all while laughing a few minutes later. I did not think that this book could top Three Blind Dates but this one did.

From the first encounter it was serendipity. The fates or the heavens needed Riley and Beck together. The chemistry coming off them was palpable. I grew to love what they offered each other.I loved the banter especially about her writing. Riley was a multifaceted character dealing with a serious issue but with Beck(even time and distance) she lacks the faith to think that it could ever be more. I didn't see it as her running away just to run. Instead it was her armor. An armor I completely understand. Beck. Sweet lord, I didn't think that he could get any hotter after Three Blind Dates...I was WAY Wrong. He truly was personified sex on a stick. My heart hurt for him but I was glad that he was able to face his demons/past and learn and grow from them. The past doesn't define you.

This book also had amazing side characters. I giggled at all of them. I hope in the future they can still make and appearance in other books. I also hope that Griffin and his brothers get books too . I could just be selfish because I WANT ALL THE WORDS from this author!

The book tackled so many things besides the obvious one (love); it tackled the importance of communication, developing trust, overcoming obstacles, not letting the past define you in order to get to the point of being together and feeling worthy of it all.

As always, I am in awe of this author. She makes me happy. I will read and then write a review for everything she writes (just not a book on Trump IQ45 that would be her only hard limit with me) because she has the magic touch and I want all the people to get on the train and love her too. ( )

4.5 stars
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