Best I Ever Had

 Another Abbi Glines book (I have a few to catch up on): "The Best I Ever Had"

["Summer had returned to the coastal town of Sea Breeze, Alabama. The nightlife lit up with scantily clad sun-kissed bodies, live music, the smell of freshly cooked seafood.

Taking it all in he wondered if coming back had been the best thing. He wasn’t the same man who had driven out of town a year ago on the motorcycle he’d spontaneously bought after his best friend’s wedding. From the messy blond curls he’d let grow out to the tattoos now covering his arms, part of his chest and even the side of his neck, it all represented a part of his journey.

Eli Hardy was back, but he didn’t plan on staying for long."]

I think the thing that annoyed me about this one was how perfect everyone is. Like, in all of her books, every character is skinny and beautiful and sexy and slightly broken (but in a delicately imperfect way). Like, every single one of her characters. Like the male gaze in this one was...too much. She tried to destroy the Bad Boy trope in this book (at least I think that was her plan), but she turned it a little toxic. I just...I had a lot of problems with this one. And a lot of unsolved emotional trauma that was suddenly "cured" by love. Like okay, major depressive disorder just doesn't go away (neither does anxiety disorder--but alright).

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