A review by romancebookaffair
Keep Paris by Kelly Kay

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This story kept surprising me and I thoroughly enjoyed that. My first Kelly Kay book and definitely not my last.

The story is divided into 3 parts and it makes complete sense for the journey that they took.
Their first chance, their new young love is beautiful and inspiring and full of so much hope for the future. I felt immersed in the joy they had found away from home.
The people they both become, after they lose that love and the other tragedies they face, are hard and competitive. They are completely different to Danny and Lizzie but you can see they changed to survive and move forward. Enemies to lovers is not something I gravitate to, the conflict stresses me. But I loved this one. The sass, banter and pranks are hilarious. Though there are lighter moments, their conflict also takes heartbreaking turns.
The final act is so many things. It's scared and mistrusting, it's angry and unhealed, it's hopeful and risk taking. It's messy in a way that completely suits the journey these two have been on for the last 10yrs. And the ending feels full circle.

I'm excited for the rest of the series.