Friday, March 31, 2023

THE SWEETEST AGONY by Victoria Lum (Jess and James)

 ABOUT THE BOOK


He’s not the boy she grew up with anymore.

Jess
I thought I knew my best friend.
Transcontinental video chats didn’t do him justice.
He’s not an awkward teenager anymore, and one look from him sets my body on edge.
I’m the type of woman who has her life together. Sure, a panic attack here or there might derail my day, but I’ve got this.
I have my life under control.
I’m not the type of woman to lust after the most important person in my life.
But he knows me better than I know myself—even the anxious parts I try my best to hide.
Now that we’re in the same place, everything in our relationship is changing.

James
I’m back for her.
She’s my best friend.
Being in love with Jess has been the sweetest agony, and I’ve waited long enough.
I’ve watched her fall for men who don’t appreciate her.
I’ve waited for her to see me.
Now it finally seems like she might, and I won’t hold back until she’s mine.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Meet Victoria Lum


Victoria is a lover of all things romance, including movies, books, television shows. A hopeless romantic since childhood, she is always dreaming up stories and happily ever afters. 

Caramel lattes are her fuel in the morning and she can usually be found reading anything she can get her hands on. She lives with her family and a beautiful Siberian husky in sunny California.


To learn more about Victoria and her books, visit here!




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I received a complimentary early release e-book prior to release and am voluntarily leaving a review.

This is a romance between two best friends and its a standalone. Its also my first time reading this author and I enjoyed this story a lot. I felt at times it dragged a bit longer than I wanted but I understood where the author was going with this story and it wasn't a quick fix, so I loved that she let the characters grow and change and work things out before they got their happily ever after.

This is a story about two best friends who grew up as best friends and met when Jess defended James from bullies. They have grown up together, but not always in person. It takes a very special friend when you stay close even separated by distance. 

Jess has some major issues, and she really never got the help she needed. I loved that the author tackled her issues and really made me see how Anxiety, extreme anxiety could affect so many aspects of a person's life. Not just her romantic life but also her professional life and every part of her life from eating to sleep. 

Jess and James were besties and he loved her no matter what, but she never really saw him, when she starts to, instead of running to it, she runs away because she is so afraid of losing him, she can't risk it. And the basis of her fear is her anxiety, her fears and while they are not real, in her mind she believes they are. She has to learn to control them rather than they control her. This made for a really interesting story and a unique best friend type of romance. 


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