Synopsis
Hi Mich. It’s Gabe.
After burning out in her corporate marketing career, Michelle Amato has built a thriving freelance business as a graphic designer. So what if her love life is nonexistent? She’s perfectly fine being the black sheep of her marriage-obsessed Puerto Rican-Italian family. Besides, the only guy who ever made her want happily-ever-after disappeared thirteen years ago.
It’s been a long time.
Gabriel Aguilar left the Bronx at eighteen to escape his parents’ demanding expectations, but it also meant saying goodbye to Michelle, his best friend and longtime crush. Now, he’s the successful co-owner of LA’s hottest celebrity gym, with an investor who insists on opening a New York City location. It’s the last place Gabe wants to go, but when Michelle is unexpectedly brought on board to spearhead the new marketing campaign, everything Gabe’s been running from catches up with him.
I’ve missed you.
Michelle is torn between holding Gabe at arm’s length or picking up right where they left off—in her bed. As they work on the campaign, old feelings resurface, and their reunion takes a sexy turn. Facing mounting pressure from their families—who think they’re dating—and growing uncertainty about their futures, can they resolve their past mistakes, or is it only a matter of time before Gabe says adiós again?
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Review
I have to admit I am not entirely sure how I feel about A Lot Like Adiós. I loved You Had me at Hola, and this one just didn’t live up to that.
When the book started, I was not too fond of Michelle. She was very black and white and did not give Gabe a chance to explain anything. While I liked her as the book went on, my first impression of her (in this book) followed her as I read. On the other hand, I did like Gabe, and while he had his flaws, I did understand his actions. I think my main problem is that I just didn’t feel the chemistry between these two. There was certainly steam in this book, but I just didn’t feel like these two really loved each other.
I did like how everything turned out. No spoilers, but I liked how the resolution was done, and I felt like it made sense for all characters. One of my favorite things about this book, much like with You Had Me at Hola, was how family played such an essential part in the story. I loved seeing Gabe and Michelle interact with their families.
Admittedly second chance romance is not my favorite. Still, I think this book does an excellent job of quickly resolving the initial reason the two were not together. Still, I do think, especially for Michelle, that all was not forgiven.
