Review: Someone Like Me

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Drew Moroux has spent the last eight years in Angola State Pen, and if it were up to him, he’d rot there. 
He’ll never be able to make up for what he’s done, but when he finds himself on the outside, Drew has to keep it together for the two people in his family who still believe in him.
But holding it together means working, taking care of his grandmother, and keeping his nose clean. Not spending time with the girl next door. She’s way too good for someone like him.
Evie Lalonde is great at bending over backwards — on a yoga mat and for other people. Of course, that would be easier if her family approved of her job choice. Or her values. Or the way she sees the world. 
They definitely don’t approve of Drew Moroux.
But Evie knows the tortured auto mechanic with the gray eyes and rough hands needs a friend more than anything — even if he keeps pushing her away. Still, when she’s with him, friendship is the last thing on her mind. 
Falling for free-spirited Evie might be the best thing Drew’s ever done, but it could cost him more than his heart.

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: March 2019

Mature content: yes

Review: I loved reading Someone Like Me. It's a book that breaks prejudices and joins two people that couldn't be more different and yet are meant for each other. 

The only downside is that towards the middle of the story the action stalls a little and there are pages upon pages of either Evie or Drew reminiscing about how the other is so perfect and how lucky they are to have found each other - or how they don't deserve each other, in Drew's case. They are - despite all their apparent flaws - just a tad too perfect to be realistic. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Evie's parents and her sociopath sister seem to be portrayed as being as awful as possible - although the sociopath sister does give up pretty quickly on her machinations, also not very consistent with all the problems she created before. 

 

Other than that, it's a great, heartwarming book.

Happy readings!