The Night We Met

"I would do anything for you.If I had a nut allergy ,I'd taste your food to make sure it's safe and if it wasn't and I died, I'd die happy because I died protecting you. Do you understand?"

This is the kind of man Chris is.

This was my second book by Abby Jimenez, and I remember from the first one that her books has that emotional depth accompanying the main plot which makes the story even more layered. In all honesty I did not enjoy the first one I read but that was 2-3 years ago and I think I was a different person back then compared to now , I think I did not have the maturity I needed to understand the depth of her books and maybe that is why I didn't like that one and I loved this one.

After that book I remember vowing not to read any of her books ever but I AM SO FREAKING GLAD I did not let that stop me from reading this one and I AM SO GLAD I gave her books another chance.

I went into this book blind, willingly. I didn't want to know about what kind of story this is, I wanted that surprise and I'm glad I did because this just made my experience even more real. All the emotions I felt, the anger and frustration at Mike, the helplessness when Chris and Larissa weren't able to do what they genuinely wanted to do, the anger at them for being blind (ugh!!) and so much more.

I don't know how to talk about this book without giving spoilers so bear with me. The moment I read about Mike asking Chris to accompany Larissa and her mother for her mother's surgery instead of him taking them, I was enraged and he cancelled it for what? Because he was hungover?? And this just progressively got worse.

Chris, the man you are, oh I fell in love with him, no wonder Larissa did too(refer to the start of the blog for an evidence). He is so freaking caring! At every step, he took care of her even when she didn't want it, even when it was sort of forbidden. But he cared for her, as a friend maybe then something more. And Larissa, the woman you are, so strong and independent. Even though her life literally threw bricks at her, she handled it all so gracefully but under that strong exterior was a girl who craved genuine love and care and Chris provided that. Their bond, their moments were so wholesome to read. Oh and woofarine might be my favorite character out of all.

I think one key takeaway from this story is, "things happen for a reason" because who knows, if she would have picked Chris earlier, perhaps they wouldn't have ended up like this.

But Mike, I get you, I understand you and oh did I cry at that scene (ifykyk) . I didn't think it would make me emotional but it did and I'm honestly grateful, that this book made me feel. It's very hard to write stories which makes you feel and I can say with 100% assurance , this is one of them.