Is love worth the risk of losing a best friend?

Synopsis

She’s lost her mobility, her career, and her dreams… Can she risk losing her heart to her best friend as well?

Edith:
In the blink of an eye, everything I’ve worked my whole life to achieve is gone, maybe forever. I’m not prepared to accept that I’ll never dance again. It’s all I’ve ever known, and I’m scared to find out who I am without it.
The only person still in my corner is my hockey playing, son-of-a-billionaire best friend, but no amount of money can help me walk again. His intentions are admirable, but I can’t risk falling for him.

What if I lose him, too?

Apollo:
Waking up after a near fatal car crash, I realized I’ve been in love with Edith for as long as I’ve known her.
Nothing matters anymore. Nothing but my beautiful, smart, funny best friend who is convinced we’re doomed to fail.
Money can solve a lot of problems, but not this one.

How can I persuade her to take a chance on me, on us, when she’s lost so much already?

My review

Edith and Apollo have been best friends like forever. Their bickering and bantering is proof of their love.
But then an accident happens, where Apollo is left rather unscathed. However, Edith has her dreams falling apart, as she finds herself after her operation in casts.
Not knowing who she is without her dancing, Edith now has to rethink about her whole future. Luckily she can always count on Apollo, who won’t leave her side. Apollo, who has realized that there is only one woman in the world for him, and it’s his best friend.
His best friend, who has already lost everything in the accident, and fears that she may lose her best friend if love enters the equation… 

Sweet Baby Jesus! I have never fallen so quickly in love with a male character as I did with Apollo!
He is just everything a woman needs in her life! And yes, I know I have said that about all the other male protagonists Las writes about. But DAMN, Apollo needs his own shrine where we can adore him! 

I cursed Las when she ended her previous book (if you haven’t read any book of the series or any of her other books, SHAME ON YOU!) with a huge cliffhanger. And luckily (well, for us readers, not for the main characters) the book starts rather quickly where the previous one ended. So I didn’t have to sit and read for too long in agony. 

Obviously my heart broke for Apollo, as when realization about his feelings finally dawns, he has to stand aside and not rush to the love of his life. Of course, the de la Peña’s wouldn’t be the
de la Peña’s if somehow they wouldn’t find a way. 

Apollo may be a fierce hockey player, but he made me swoon all over the place with his gentle attentions. He wants to swoon Edith, showing her how perfect they are for each other. But he also wants to show her that no matter what, he is and will always be her best friend. 

Yes yes, Apollo is also a beast whenever there are some bed – related activities involved. What did you expect for a de la Peña? But it’s the combination of this beast and the teddy bear that Apollo is that makes him so perfect. 

Edith is the character going through a rough patch in this book. And can you blame her? All she ever wanted to do was do ballet. And with the accident, the chances of ever being able to get back to her old level are minimal. I could understand how it crushed her, and how low it made her feel. Because now Edith has no idea what to do with her life…
My heart truly went out to her, and I could relate with her, having broken my foot myself. I got so frustrated with needing help for just doing ANYTHING. And just like Edith, I took it out on those the closest to me. 

Yet Edith is also a determined woman, she won’t just give up on her dreams that easily. Even the smallest chance is for her enough to grab that chance. She wants to show the world somehow that you cannot rule her out just yet.  

With her thoughts already in turmoil, and having lost so much, the last thing she wants to do, is lose her best friend too, after he professes his love for/to her.
With her not being in the right mindset, I could see how she would think that even a romance with Apollo would go wrong and she would end up with nothing. 

Pollo and Edie together, just as best friends or in a heated moment was just delightful to see! Even when their relationship shifts, they never forget that they are best friends, and know each other inside out.
And that is the perfect base for going forward. Their bantering, teasing, but also laughing, crying, understanding never stops. No matter what happens, in the moments that matter, they are there for each other.
From Edith in her dark place, to Apollo finally knowing what his future should look kike and standing up against his father, they always have each other’s back.
They both support each other in each decision, and are ready to fight together in the pursuit of their dreams. 

Talking about support, the de la Peña siblings are the kind of siblings we all want to have. No matter who or what they are, they are such a loving, supporting close unit. No matter what decision any of them makes, each and every one of them knows that the siblings will always be there. And they perhaps even know more about any of them than the person himself/herself. 

My dearest Las, with this book you made me fall in love from the first page. You made me read it in one setting, and even when my eyes were fighting to stay open, Apollo and Edith’s story gave me the determination to continue. And of course, I had so many moments I just had to laugh! From the insults thrown at each other, from the thoughts both Pollo and Edie have, to the weird lines of seduction! 

This was in a way such a sweet story, about two friends realizing that their love is more than just friendly. But also a heart – breaking one, as there is so much to overcome.
It shows us that when we have to fight on our own, things can get very dark. But if we have the person that gets us the best by our side, and even when things don’t go as we expected, the outcome can be pretty f*cking amazing too!