Review of Back to You by Priscilla Glenn

Back to You by Priscilla Glenn

Rating: 4 Lovin’ It panty rating!

Synopsis:

When Lauren Monroe first laid eyes on Michael Delaney back in high school, she had every reason to stay away from him; within minutes of their first encounter, his volatile actions confirmed his notorious reputation. But Lauren saw something in him that caused her to question his bad-boy persona, and against her better judgment, she took a chance. She had no way of knowing that the unlikely friendship they formed would become so important to her.

Or that it would end so painfully.

Eight years later, when Lauren begins her new job at Learn and Grow Day Care, Michael is the last person she expects to see. Refusing to revisit the hurt and confusion of their past, Lauren vows to keep her distance from him. But staying away from Michael proves to be more difficult than she thought, despite her lingering grief and her instincts for self-preservation.

As Lauren and Michael recall the friendship that changed them forever and the events that tore them apart, will they finally be able to heal? Or will the ghosts of Michael’s past prove to be too much to overcome?

 

Review:

I decided to read this book by Ms. Glenn because of the high ratings I had seen on Goodreads from some of my friends.  Typically sweet romance books aren’t exactly my thing, but I am so glad I read this one!

What I loved most were the characters…you will fall in absolute love with them!  Lauren is a smart, sensitive, and loyal friend to Michael Delaney (Del).  The story takes you back and forth from past to present so you can see how their friendship grows into something really special and the years of hurt that can possibly destroy everything.  This story is all about redemption.

“Everyone deserved the chance to be redeemed, and Michael had gone his whole life never having it.  He never got to redeem himself with his father.  He never got to redeem himself with his brother.  And if he was trying to redeem himself now for what he’d done to her, then she was going to let him, even if it left her vulnerable.”

Years later, after high school and the conflicting feelings that the couple go through, Lauren and Michael try to figure out what exactly happened to their friendship.

“I always knew I would fall in love with you,” he said softly, “but you were never supposed to love me back.”

 

I was so happy with how the story progressed.  Unfortunately, I just wanted a little more at the end of the story.  I feel like the ending seemed rushed.  I will definitely be looking for more of Ms. Glenn’s writing!

~Mindy~

My Recommendation:

If you enjoyed Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker or Vain by Fisher Amelie, then you will love Back to You!

 

About the author:

Priscilla Glenn lives in New York with her husband and three children. She has been teaching English Language Arts for the past eleven years while moonlighting as a writer, mom, coach, student, and professional laundry-doer.
If you catch her when she's feeling sophisticated, she'll tell you her favorite things are great books and good wine. In the moments in between, she'll admit her love for anything Ben and Jerry's, UFC fights, and Robert Pattinson.
Glenn is the author of the contemporary romance novels Back to You and Emancipating Andie.

 

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