The Night We Met, Abby Jimenez

Story Blurb

In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything...

For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great friends, co-parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favorite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things finally feel easy.

But she didn’t choose Chris to drive her home all those months ago—she went with his best friend, and he became her boyfriend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else. How can something that feels so right be absolutely impossible?

My Thoughts/Opinion

So many emotions in this one. Not surprising for an Abby read. I was a little leery of this book at first because I'm not a fan of love triangles, but fortunately that's not what this book was. Larissa and Chris were above reproach when it came to their interactions, but I wondered (as I usually do with an Abby book) how on earth she's going to make it all okay in the end. By she does and it's masterful as usual. While this isn't my favorite AJ book, I still enjoyed the story and the deeper themes she leaned into. I don't think I could ever not recommend a book written by this author.

Favorite Quote:

“There's something about going on a trip with someone. Seeing how the love exists everywhere, that it's something you carry wherever you go and not just the product of the world it was created in. Going grocery shopping together in a store you've never been to, figuring out what new place you want to eat at, discovering everything together and it all feels different and new except for them. They're the constant. They're the safe space.”