Review: Been There Done That by Hope Ellis

Been There Done That by Hope Ellis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was provided an arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute second chance romance.  I liked Nick and Zora's story.  Zora is a strong, smart woman who is always looking out for everyone else.  Because she is always taking care of her staff, her family, and everyone else, she often doesn't take the time to take care of herself.  Working at the local university and hospital to fix communication issues between doctors and patients, you would think she would be a perfect fit, but she's lost her passion for her job being stuck filling out grant applications and sorting through mountains of data.  Nick has turned his life around from the lost boy of Green Valley to a successful business man who wants to partner with Zora's team for his company's latest healthcare app.  Nick and Zora had the perfect romance, but she never knew why he left her with little explanation and never came back for her.  They are both striving for some imaginary bar that they just can't seem to reach so they will be worth of one another so they can be together.  After 12 years apart, they finally face why they were separated and the truth of why Nick left her comes out.  Zora is understandably hurt, but neither of them can deny that they never stopped loving each other and there will never be anyone else.

I really enjoyed the character development of this story.  All of the characters seemed real and relatable.  When they were doing something destructive someone call them on it.  When they were making bad decisions, someone said something and told them there would be consequences.  This had great side characters.  I hope to see some of them in future books.  The pacing of the story was a bit slow for me, but it didn't take away from the enjoyment of the story. 

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