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A review by romancebookaffair
One Little Secret by Avery Maxwell
4.0
4.5 stars
With One Little Secret the Westbrooks draws to a close and I for one am going to miss their chaos (definitely adding a full re-read to the TBR). Though Ashton’s book is the end of the Family Ties series, it really wraps up both series since Ashton’s story began in the Broken Hearts.
His story has been long awaited and I was grateful to see his happily ever after, though his journey to get there was amazingly rough. At times I struggled to read the weight of Ashton’s self-loathing, guilt and burdens. But Nova broke through that darkness for him, which no-one else had been able to completely do before. Despite everything that life and his secrets have thrown at him, there are still some things that Ashton is quite innocent about and I loved seeing his brothers try to guide him, though I think some of the best advice came from wee Sadie Sunshine.
Nova is vulnerable but also fierce – when she doesn’t back down from a burly, fierce Irishman and tells him “I am the f*cking light, f*ckface” I snort laughing loudly. I loved how she stood by Ashton and believed in him even when sometimes he didn’t believe in himself.
While this is an emotional book, both happy and sad, there are still some wonderful laughs thanks to the Westbrook chaos.
With One Little Secret the Westbrooks draws to a close and I for one am going to miss their chaos (definitely adding a full re-read to the TBR). Though Ashton’s book is the end of the Family Ties series, it really wraps up both series since Ashton’s story began in the Broken Hearts.
His story has been long awaited and I was grateful to see his happily ever after, though his journey to get there was amazingly rough. At times I struggled to read the weight of Ashton’s self-loathing, guilt and burdens. But Nova broke through that darkness for him, which no-one else had been able to completely do before. Despite everything that life and his secrets have thrown at him, there are still some things that Ashton is quite innocent about and I loved seeing his brothers try to guide him, though I think some of the best advice came from wee Sadie Sunshine.
Nova is vulnerable but also fierce – when she doesn’t back down from a burly, fierce Irishman and tells him “I am the f*cking light, f*ckface” I snort laughing loudly. I loved how she stood by Ashton and believed in him even when sometimes he didn’t believe in himself.
While this is an emotional book, both happy and sad, there are still some wonderful laughs thanks to the Westbrook chaos.