I was very excited to read this book because I loved Coffman's last book ("Heartbeat") so much, but sadly, I ended up having mixed feelings overall. On the positive side, main characters Sage Matthews and Aiden Baxter were well-developed, and their emotional second chance romance kept me invested right up until the end. Aiden and Sage were close friends in college but lost touch due to a misunderstanding after
Aiden declared his feelings for her. Sage subsequently got back together
with and married her former boyfriend, Aiden's best friend Dave. Several years later, a newly divorced Sage finally followed her dreams to New York, where she met Aiden again because his company was a client of the PR firm where she had just started working.
My main problem with this book was the big misunderstanding that drove Aiden and Sage apart back in college and continued to cause problems between them when they met again years later. I hate big misunderstanding plots in general, and this one didn't do much to convince me to change my mind. Aiden and Sage had so many opportunities to tell each other the truth but chose not to (or only shared bits and pieces), and it led to so much unnecessary drama. It didn't help that Aiden acted like such a jerk for most of the book, completely refusing to take any responsibility for what had happened between them. Neither of them handled the situation perfectly, but if he had simply talked to Sage at the time instead of throwing a temper tantrum and running off to Europe, they both could have avoided a lot of heartache. (Lack of communication is a recurring theme with these two, and it's a huge pet peeve of mine, which is likely another reason why this story frustrated me.)
I did like Sage as well as many of the secondary characters, particularly Sage's boss Taylor (one of the original characters from the Salvation series), Sage's cousin/roommate Naomi, and Aiden's business partners Westin and Jared. Jared's stories about the crazy ex-girlfriend who set his apartment on fire, junk food addiction, and catlike ability to sneak up on Aiden made me laugh more than once. I would absolutely read stories about several of these characters in the future.
My main problem with this book was the big misunderstanding that drove Aiden and Sage apart back in college and continued to cause problems between them when they met again years later. I hate big misunderstanding plots in general, and this one didn't do much to convince me to change my mind. Aiden and Sage had so many opportunities to tell each other the truth but chose not to (or only shared bits and pieces), and it led to so much unnecessary drama. It didn't help that Aiden acted like such a jerk for most of the book, completely refusing to take any responsibility for what had happened between them. Neither of them handled the situation perfectly, but if he had simply talked to Sage at the time instead of throwing a temper tantrum and running off to Europe, they both could have avoided a lot of heartache. (Lack of communication is a recurring theme with these two, and it's a huge pet peeve of mine, which is likely another reason why this story frustrated me.)
I did like Sage as well as many of the secondary characters, particularly Sage's boss Taylor (one of the original characters from the Salvation series), Sage's cousin/roommate Naomi, and Aiden's business partners Westin and Jared. Jared's stories about the crazy ex-girlfriend who set his apartment on fire, junk food addiction, and catlike ability to sneak up on Aiden made me laugh more than once. I would absolutely read stories about several of these characters in the future.
Despite my frustrations with this book, I remain a fan of
Coffman's writing and will plan to pick up whatever she writes next. I would recommend "Unbreakable" for fans of emotional
contemporary romance, though readers like me
who are easily frustrated by big misunderstandings may want to steer
clear of this one.
*Review copy provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Unbreakable"
She was never mine to keep.
I fell for her in college when she was my best friend’s girl. One night, I risked it all and told her how I felt. That I wanted to be more than simply her friend Aiden. The stars aligned, and I thought she would be mine forever.
But in the end, she didn’t choose me, so I left it all behind to start over in New York City.
I never thought I’d see Sage again. That is, until eight years later.
To my complete shock, Sage shows up to my company’s meeting as our publicist’s new assistant.
And she’s… single.
But she says she wants to keep things between us professional. Polite. Courteous. As if our history can keep us from combusting.
The more time we spend together, the more we’re forced to face our past. A past that could push us apart once and for all.
Can two broken people like us ultimately share a love that’s unbreakable?
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