MOLLY
Moving to Seattle is supposed to be all about getting a fresh start and leaving the bitter man I was becoming behind.
I have new roommates–quirky, sometimes strange, roommates–a nosy, next door neighbor and a grumpy kitty for company, but even surrounded by people, I still don't feel like I belong. Plus, it turns out the men in Seattle are exactly the same as the ones I left behind, and my string of romantic disconnections continues.
It's not until one of my roommates, Seven, hits me with some hard truths that I realize where I was going wrong.
Maybe the men aren't the problem.
I am. And there's only one way to fix that.
SEVEN
Being found tied up naked to my bed by my cute new roommate isn't an ideal way for us to start a friendship.
But apparently a quid-pro-quo is.
He keeps his pretty lips zipped about the compromising position, and I step in as his dating coach. We go out, I point out where he's going wrong, and he magically becomes dating material.
The problem is, between my codependent brother Xander and a new best friend I can't get rid of, Molly and I are the target of a matchmaking scheme. My life is way too busy to add another person to it, and Molly is the kinda guy who needs to be made a priority, which I just can't do. Xander's medical anxiety takes up too much of my time, and I've never found a partner who doesn't resent it.
I'm determined to help Molly find his ever after.
But that guy will never be me.
Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was so sweet a heart touching / heart broken 🥺🥺🥺
This book is a standalone, but it doesn't belong to the Accidental Love series and although it can be read perfectly in any order, I did have some doubts, but it doesn't really affect the story.
So, the characters… Molly is a guy who just moved in looking for a fresh start after a bad “breakup”. He is determined to find the perfect man for himself, the problem is that until now he has not been able to find one who is capable of handling how intense he is. Because let's face it: Molly has an intense personality. He gives everything and more of himself, and not everyone is able to accept or handle it.
On the other hand, we have Seven who did not have a good childhood, going from one foster home to another, suffering abuse and where she met her now adoptive brother Xander. Who suffers from recurring anxiety attacks and Seven is his “his person” for when such incidents occur, which causes Seven not to want to get involved in any relationship, because Xander is his priority in life.
It all started as a way for Seven to help Molly realize his dating mistakes. But they soon end up emotionally involved, being jealous of each other, getting to know each other better and giving each other support when they need it.
My recurring thought while reading was that both, Molly and Seven, have been broken so many times and in so many different ways, that the only way for them to be whole again is… Being together, repairing each other.
They have quite deep traumas and emotional problems, but despite this they look for ways to live their lives in the best way they can.
My final thoughts: I loved the story, I already want a book where Xander finds the love of his life and that he can seek professional help for his anxiety attacks. Please someone do Darcy and Damien justice 🤣 they are collateral damage in this book and deserve some love. I wasn't prepared for Seven's piercings, that was new… But oh my god! 🤤🤤🤤❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🌶️🌶️🌶️
Thanks to Foreword for the ARC, I really enjoyed it 😊
