Queen B’s Decree: I didn’t really read the blurb before starting this one. I just knew I’d like it since Alison Cochrun wrote it. So I was a little surprised when Here We Go Again was less a story about romance and more a story of grief, regret, and acceptance.
No big deal, just me crying while sitting on a cabana at a beach vacation. It’s not tears…it’s salt spray from the ocean.
Logan and Rosemary were best friends until they were 14 and had a major break-up, and were apart until four years ago when Rosemary moved back and started teaching with Logan in their home town. Their beloved teacher is terminally ill, and wants them both to drive him across the country. At first, I wasn’t sure Logan and Rosemary would be able to put aside their differences—they bickered SO MUCH, some of it downright mean. But they eventually declare a truce and it’s like a switch flips, their relationship immediately turns back to romantic and sexual.
I felt like the progression of their relationship moved quickly, but they did basically have four years of banter and foreplay. And I have to admit, I was more interested in Joe and his journey than the two leads. I knew—I KNEW— that he couldn’t have a happily ever after, but I adored reading about his happily for now, and him facing his regrets and saying his goodbyes.
Here We Go Again was a beautiful and heartbreaking story. I both laughed and cried and ugh, my heart is happy and sad all over again. Thank you to Atria Books for the review copy.
Book: Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
Series: standalone
Genre: Contemporary
Hotness: mild-medium salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, sapphic