Despite the cockiness of the male protagonist of the story, I liked Hunter right away.  He was unapologetic, ‘in your face’, and (seemingly) totally without a verbal filter.  On the other hand, it took me a while to warm up to Nat, the story’s sexy, but not-so-confident, main female character.  Just a tip to readers who may be annoyed with Nat’s ‘I’ll never trust a handsome, charming man again’ shtick - give it a little time, Nat will win you over!  I instantly fell in love with Izzy, though I expected her to be a brat (given her circumstances, she deserved to be a brat); she was a very lovable brat. 

As I read the initial part of the story, I thought this story was another light, yet enjoyable rom-com/enemies-to-lovers sort of book.  I was pleasantly surprised to see the story went a lot deeper than that, both in plot line(s) and in character development.  When you read a book, you expect the main characters to be well-developed by the author, but you don’t always get the same level of detail with the supporting characters.   All the characters in this book remind the reader of someone they know or someone they have met which definitely enhanced my reading experience. 

The author covered some difficult topics (from an untrustworthy, self-centered ex-husband to a chronic debilitating illness) and still managed to keep this story from getting ‘too dark’.

I am one of those impatient readers who can get annoyed at a slow-burn romance, but I remained enthralled throughout the whole book.  Great Happily Ever After, despite some very profound obstacles for the couple to face and finally overcome.