This one was a slow start. And not a fun start either. But it ended better than it started.
At the beginning of me reading this book, all I could think about is how much I did not like Naomi. The way they described her as being what I call a basic white bitch and how she wants everything to smell like pumpkin because someone told her that she is the embodiment of autumn? No. I do not like characters like that or them being described as that.
Another thing I couldn't help but think in the beginning was that Naomi was the crazy one, not Nick. She was the one that played into the relationship being horrible when in reality, Nick had just given up on loving her because it was obvious Naomi didn't love him anymore. Her cutting her bangs and doing all that crazy girl stuff... like Damn Nick get out while you still can. She just kept self sabotaging, trying to get herself to care or feel something. That part was not enjoyable. I feel like Naomi was in this mental funk and the issues of communication between her and Nick made everything fall apart. COMMUNICATION IS KEY! Lack of communication bothers me, but it was done in this book in such a way that was tasteful and ended up working in favor of the story, rather than against it.
Once I got past my irritation with Naomi's initial character, this book became a lot better! It was fast paced and very easy to read. The lovers to enemies to lovers was done and written very well. It made the romance that much more enjoyable once it was revived. There was passion there that didn't feel fake or forced. It was real because once they realized their love for each other again, they also realized how much they missed each other (in more ways than one).
Everything was fine once they (Naomi mostly) started being the real versions of themselves around each other again. If you're gonna love someone that is the only way to do it.
(Counted as Bells: A Comfort Read for the Clear Your Shit Readathon)
