ESCAPE THE DOUBT by Andrea Michelle: Review by Lys

*** I Love Story Time was gifted an ARC in exchange for an honest review ***

4 STARS!!!

" You are my girl, my only girl, and I will love you, only you forever."~ Josh

 Riley and Josh are neighbors, the best of friends. They share a love for music and brownie mix. 

I just LOVE best friend romances! There is just something so sweet about best friends from childhood evolving into something more. Andrea Michelle did a beautiful job depicting the love shared between Rylie and Josh. Her words made you understand and feel the love Josh had for Riley and the fear Riley had in trusting Josh with her heart. 

Rylie carried so much guilt inside her. She blamed herself for Josh and his family's heartbreak and loss. She felt that she didn't deserve the amazing person that Josh was so she fought against her own heart and body to keep her distance from him. As hard as she tried to believe otherwise, she just couldn't free herself from the pain of that tragic night.

I loved Josh! He was the neighbor...the best friend any girl would die to grow up with. He was beautiful on the outside, if not more on the inside. All Josh ever wanted was for Riley to be HIS. Josh was able to see past the forced smiles and the fake laughs and just see HER, his girl. He wanted nothing more than to make her happy and to love her as boyfriend and girlfriend.

"Please believe me when I say...every day since we were five years old, you have been a crucial part of my life, a piece that I had to have to be complete. I have spent years loving you. Yes, that's right. I fucking love you, Riley. I always have and I probably always will." ~ Josh

 
Escape The Doubt was a super cute, well written novel with a couple of surprise twist. This is my first book by Andrea Michelle and I really, really liked it! I love the storyline, the integration of a music playlist, and I felt that it had great character development. There are also a few supporting characters that you will love and hate. I especially enjoyed that before each chapter, the author wrote a paragraph or two from the thoughts of the character. I thought this was really cool and unique to her writing. I also enjoyed that Andrea wrote in both Riley and Josh's POV's which I personally love when authors do that. I can not wait to start book 2, Embrace The Moment. I am excited to read more of Rylie and Josh's love story, but...I am so nervous about Dean's plans to keep them apart. If you have not read any of Andrea's books, don't delay any longer! I would definitely recommend this series to fans of Alison G. Bailey's Present Perfect Series and to anyone that loves a sweet love story. 

~Lys







I Love Story Time Ratings:

5+ = ILST FAVORITE!

5 = LOVED, HIGHLY recommend.

4 = REALLY liked, recommend.

3 = GOOD, but needed more.

2 = It was OKAY.

1 = NOT for me.