The Truest Thing by Samantha YoungMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was provided an ARC via the author in exchange for an honest review. This will be out on August 18, 2020.
This is the books fans of the series have been waiting on for years! I think anyone who has read any of the previous book in the series are going to be 100% satisfied with this love story. It has everything you want from a romance novel and you won't want to put it down.
Emery and Jack have been Hart's Boardwalk's long time enigma of a couple. Everyone knows they are attracted to each other, but everything in life keeps them apart. This book starts well before the timeline of the other books, to when Emery and Jack first meet, before Jack betrays Coop, before Jack starts working for his father. As the story unfolds we really get to know Emery, about her past, why she is so painfully shy, and watch her develop into someone who can stand up for herself. She has secrets, Jack knows some of them, but as she slowly starts to acclimate she finds her own place in the world and builds her own life and family that she can trust. Jack on the other hand has been led down a path he was trying to avoid. When we meet him, he's not a bad guy, but as the book progresses we come to learn that he's been made to work for his father who has questionable morals and tactics when it comes to business and getting what he wants. Eventually Jack is in the position to be out from under his father's control, and he has to make amends with all of the people he has hurt over the years, especially Emery.
The Truest Thing answers a lot of questions that we've had about Jack and his family, why he did the things he did in the previous books, and what the heck is going on with him and Emery. Their relationship is extremely slow burn as something always happens to keep them apart. There is so much heartbreak and emotion in this book. If you want passion, angst, and heartache this book is for you. I could not put it down, and it is a decent length. I read it in about 12 hours because it was that good.
If you are a fan of the previous books in the series, this is a must read. I'm having a hard time putting into words what I feel about this book because the emotions were so raw and intense. I don't know how Samantha Young does it but she has this magical ability to suck you in and you don't want to let go of her characters. I'm so invested in the people she writes and what happens to them. I'm so happy that Emery and Jack have finally gotten their story and it is amazing!
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