THIS BOOK.
THIS BOOK.
THIS. FREAKING BOOK.
I can't stop swooning. I seriously can't stop. It's so refreshing. It's the kind of book that reminds you why you love reading. It's the kind of book that makes you feel like you're falling in love for the very first time. It reminds you of innocence. Of first crushes, first touches, first kisses, first loves, first everythings. It gives you butterflies, makes you tingle and swoon, but it also grabs you by the heart and squeeeeezes, making you ache and yearn and feel. And those feelings are so incredible, so BIG and BOLD and honestly, reinvigorating. Manhattan made me LOVE reading in a way I haven't in a long time. EVERY WORD of this romance was PERFECTION. It took my empty heart and filled it up up up. And as crazy as it sounds, this book was an actual escape from my life. After I finished it, I felt like I could breathe again. Like it reached inside me, and I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU, I just know I NEEDED a romance like this one.
Michael and Kylie are THE ULTIMATE FRIENDS TO LOVERS . Their story is the ULTIMATE FRIENDS TO LOVERS. And goodness, the relatableness (<<--- not a word, I know, lol) of these characters is simply next level. Kandi Steiner transports you back to being 18, to having the WHOLE WORLD at your finger tips. She plants you in Kylie and Michael's life in such a visceral, tangible way.
Kylie and Michael have just graduated high school. They're best friends, have pretty much been inseparable their whole lives. Kylie has loved Mikey since she was 8. And all this time she has sat by silently, yearning for this boy. And trust me, it KILLS YOU!!!!! To see the way she loves him and to feel her need for him to love her back.
MY. HEART.
Michael has no idea. He's completely in the dark when it comes to Kylie's feelings. And not only that, Mikey has just experienced his first heartbreak and is completely consumed by the loss of that girl. And even though it breaks Kylie apart that Mikey had Bailey (the ex) in the first place, she's completely selfless. Instead of being angry and resentful, she's soft and compassionate. ALL she wants is to be there for her best friend, to mend his heart and make him smile.
AND OMGGGGGG! YOU GUYS. THE. FEELS.
There is just nothing I can say that will do it justice. I mean... this book exemplifies first love. It truly does. And the pain of loving someone and having that person love someone else....
It burns.
It more than hurts!
And OH BOY, does Kandi make those heartbreaking emotions REAL.
You understand them. You're almost transported back to your own first heartbreak, and I think everyone knows how that feels. It's just so so so intense.
As you continue to read, you fall in love with Kylie and Michael. The way Kylie is, the way she slowly works to bring Mikey back, is everything. I became intoxicated by their friendship, and I was slowly and deliciously wooed by the romance as they fell in love along the way.
ITS BEAUTIFUL.
Manhattan was so well done. There's just such BEAUTY in the story. And honestly, I'm a CRAZY-MESS for this book. Michael and Kylie have wrecked me. Their love is so real that I just FELT it in my soul.
Overall, this is HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE BECKER BOOK. It's all the things I wanted. It's well-paced with realistic and authentic characters. It's brimming with emotion. The romance is an unrequited love, a friends-to-lovers that's downright dreamy. The writing is PERFECTION. It's a FIVE STAR winner. An absolute FAVORITE book of mine. And I just can't get over it. I LOVED IT. I just ADORED every word. Such a must read.
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“I’ve been waiting my whole life for you to kiss me, Michael Becker,” I said, voice trembling and hoarse. One lone tear slipped from my left eye, and I swiped it away before it could fall past my cheek bone. “How dare you do it when you’re thinking about her.”Highlighted by 327 Kindle readers- “But, the weird thing about love is that sometimes, we ask for the exact opposite of what we want, just because we think asking for the let down and getting it will be less painful than asking for love and not getting it.”Highlighted by 273 Kindle readers
- “I love you, too, Kylie,” he breathed, a smile flashing over his lips before it was gone again, and he swallowed. “I always have, ever since we were kids. But, now… I am in love with you. I am, without a doubt, head over heels, can’t get enough, want you every day, need you every night, stupidly and disgustingly in love with you.”Highlighted by 234 Kindle readers
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Manhattan is a book that jumped out of nowhere and grabbed me by the heart and wouldn't let go. I have read Kandi Steiner in the past, but I haven't read any of this series. When I read the summary, something spoke to me and I knew I needed to read it. I didn't even notice that is was part of a series until I started looking closer at emails and such. At no time while reading the book did I feel like I had missed anything by not reading the other books in the series. Kylie and Michael are childhood best friends. Mikey has had a rough time of it lately and abruptly announces his plan to move to NYC at the end of the summer. Kylie, who is in love with Mikey, takes it upon herself to remind him of all the things he loves about their home town in an attempt to get him to stick around. What follows is a bit of a bucket list/set of activities that challenge more than just Michael's determination to leave the past behind. All the fun and shared memories have Michael questioning whether his feelingsfor Kylie are as "friendly" as he has always thought. Michael and Kylie really do have a special friendship and it is highlighted expertly by the author. You can feel Mikey's depression in the beginning and how his world gets brighter, the more time he spends with Kylie. As we know, the path of love is never smooth, and Kylie and Michael are tested by their past, their future, and by a friendship neither of them want to lose. Kylie's mom left her a legacy that seems to lead her on a journey across the country, while Michael feels that his future will be found in New York. They have a lot to overcome, choices to make, and separate paths they each need to follow. This was a captivating friends-to-lovers story that I could not put down. The characters, though young, were completely relatable, their stories intriguing, and their love indisputable. P.S. I am now running out to get my hands on the previous 2 books in the series:
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- Leyendo ForeverReviewed in Mexico on December 12, 2021
3.75 because the was not enough groveling
