To Say I Love You

I can't say that I'm happy I read this. And that is sad. I know I've said it before but I can't stress how much love I have for [b:Another Way 12592780 Another Way (Another Way #1) Anna Martin https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386588514l/12592780.SX50.jpg 17607664], the first part of this trilogy which should've just remained a wonderful standalone. What can I say? It's not even a bad book! It's well written and realistic in following a relationship that is now 7 years down the road, how the MCs are dealing, evolving and adapting to their lives as a committed couple. But that's just it: like the previous book [b:Of Being Yours 16209638 Of Being Yours (Another Way #2) Anna Martin https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356170423l/16209638.SX50.jpg 21585828] everything is fine on the surface but there is no fire or rather we are told about it but I couldn't feel it. Jesse & Will have relocated to Georgia so that Jesse can be with his family after his mother's death. That's not a spoiler. It's in the blurb. Jesse mourns, cleans house, cooks etc. Will & Jesse have sex as a regular couple & in D/s scenes etc. but it all feels kind of like something that's good for you rather than a story that keeps you up at night and yes, I know that to a large extent this is about Jesse grieving, but OMG after a while I wanted to slap it out of him.As usual Will is a saint. He buys a house, relocates his job, is patient beyond measure with Jesse and his insecurities etc. Jesse seems to have turned into a middle-aged lady, overly concerned about money, house chores & what others think. In other words his voice didn't ring true to that of an under-thirty man living in America in 2014. All this stuff that I didn't like just gave me room to notice other things I didn't like such as the Englishisms that creep into Ms. Martin's writing: advert, air con? And the continuous recaps of the previous books. If it's meant for a reader who hasn't read the previous books it's not enough & for those who have read them it's just annoying. Now that I think of it Books 2 & 3 read like that blog Jesse talks of maybe starting up in Book 1, kind of detached and clinical. For the rest he seems to be a mouthpiece to voice the author's opinions, which I mostly agree with but that shouldn't be the aim of the book.What I really would've loved would be to be in Will's head but only with the Anna Martin from Book 1.