Always Him (Inevitable #2)

 There are too many new books, new-ish books, old-ish book, and older books to pick from (far too many). So I decided to cross off more backlog from my list (or slowly cross off an author from my to-binge list). Here's Cora Rose's "Always Him." It's the second novel in her Inevitable series.

["If there’s one thing I’ve learned this year it’s that life isn’t always fair.

Sometimes things happen that test our resilience and our strength.

My life was changed forever one fateful night last year when I lost my leg in an accident. It’s affected my independence and my confidence.

But there is one thing—one person—that hasn’t changed, hasn’t wavered when life gets hard.

Finn Ledger. He’s been my best friend since the moment we met in middle school. We’re grown now, with separate lives, but he still always manages to be there for me when I need him, even when circumstances try to wrench us apart.

He always holds me when I need it, cares for me like no one else can. His affection for me feels like home, like safety…

But recently those innocent touches have been igniting something new inside of me. Something I can’t explain, something lustful and intense.

Something that could change everything…"]

Oh, Landon, you sweet summer child. Totally and completely in love with your best friend, just not aware. Then there's Finn, pushing through his feelings at all costs (as Landon constantly changes the rules of their friendship--friendly kisses are a thing, right?).

My god, those flashbacks of Finn's!!!??!!! Beautiful and heartbreakingly adorable. Tween/teen Finn, it'll take your man 8 years to get on the same page, so have faith. And the strength of a god, because Landon is about to test every single one of your buttons. 

Evvvvvvveryone thought they were together in the last book (I mean, I did, too so..), but apparently not. They needed more time to get their shit together, to communicate, to excel the situation past a point of no return. And it wasn't always easy (it was almost never easy), with Landon finally seeing the light but having so many conflicting thoughts, and with Finn trying not to fall every more or get his hope up for nothing.

Quote of the Day (Landon//Finn): "'Pretty please, Finn, I say batting my eyelashes at him. // "Not today, Satan." // "I'm not Satan," I mutter." Yeeeaaaah, Landon is very hard to say no to, like impossible; he's a cherub. 

Nope, I changed my mind. Here's the Quote of the Day (Finn): "God, I knew he wasn't vanilla. I knew it. He's fucking rocky road."

Though, honestly, everything Finn said was fucking gold. He's dramatic as fuck and sassy and adorable and witty and can bend anyone to his will with his cuteness and his eyelashes. So.. Just read the book.

Trigger Warnings: trauma, mental health, internalized ableism, disabilities, and more.

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