Jenny
(Rounded down from 3.5 stars)
The First Time I Told Him launches with real confidence. As a sequel, it wastes no time pulling you back into the world and the characters, immediately ramping up the pace and tension. The opening stretch is genuinely gripping—I found myself reading furiously, fully locked in and eager to see how everything would unfold.
About midway through, though, the story hits an unexpected slowdown and it was a little harder to be excited about getting to the end of the book. That said, I’m glad I stuck with it. The ending is moderately satisfying and offers enough resolution to make the journey worthwhile, even if it doesn’t fully recapture the high-energy takeoff of the first half.
(Rounded down from 3.5 stars)
The First Time I Told Him launches with real confidence. As a sequel, it wastes no time pulling you back into the world and the characters, immediately ramping up the pace and tension. The opening stretch is genuinely gripping—I found myself reading furiously, fully locked in and eager to see how everything would unfold.
About midway through, though, the story hits an unexpected slowdown and it was a little harder to be excited about getting to the end of the book. That said, I’m glad I stuck with it. The ending is moderately satisfying and offers enough resolution to make the journey worthwhile, even if it doesn’t fully recapture the high-energy takeoff of the first half.