When falling in love is the easiest part…

Synopsis

Jess is falling for Sam.

Sam is falling for Jess.

But it seems life will do whatever it takes to make them fall apart.

When Jess and Sam lock eyes at a party, a spark ignites. The spark. But love at first sight isn’t like the movies, especially when Sam’s ex, Victoria, is determined to make their honeymoon period a living hell.

Is love at first sight enough?

My review

When Jess and Sam meet, it’s love at first sight. The spark ignites and the attraction is instant. Only problem: Sam has a girlfriend, Victoria.
Jess does not want to be ‘the other woman’, so she tries to forget about Sam.
But when some time later, Sam tells her that he is no longer in a relationship, they can finally be together.
They are a perfect match and enjoy getting to know each other, and are over the moon with the thought that they belong together.
Yet not everybody is happy with this love at first sight that cannot be ignored, and  their new relationship has to endure not only gossip but also sabotage.

This story stole my heart, broke it and fixed it again. And if a book can do all this, it’s a wonderful thing!

When we get to know Jess, II was a bit afraid she would become actually ‘the other woman’, just going after the man she has fallen in love with.
But when it was clear Jess isn’t that kind of woman, I admired her. She prefers to stay single and not take another woman’s man.
Her determination to not break up a relationship, shows what kind of woman she is. She hasn’t had the easiest of youth, but this did not make her into a selfish woman. All she wants is to be loved, and that she is the first priority, not just someone “extra”.

I also respected Sam, because he was in the impossible position of falling for another woman while being in a relationship. And how easy it would have been for him, just to have his cake and eat it too. Yet he does the right thing, and only after a period he contacts Jess again.

When Sam and Jess are together, it’s just an overdose of sweetness. They truly are made for each other, and the Lego reference makes perfect sense.
This couple is how each couple in real life should be. The love truly sparks (pun intended) from each page.

But the story broke my heart at the injustice this couple has to endure. Not only the ex is still around the corner, but Sam is feeling the repercussion of breaking up with Victoria, as he is not only losing his friends, but also his own parents siding with her. And let’s not forget the dream he has, also falling apart.

I think this book should start with a warning: impossible to put away!
Because once I started reading it, I wanted to read more about this beautiful couple, I wanted the bad things to be over quickly and I just wanted this couple to have their happily ever after they deserve.
This book shows us that not always you can chose who to love, and that loving someone shouldn’t come with strings attached. And that yet somehow you have to fight for the one you love.

I adored reading this, and it left me with mixed feelings. I was reading it finding it impossible to put it away, yet I was sad when I finished it!