Review: The Reality of Everything

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Jackson Montgomery's life revolves around his daughter and job. He's no stranger to saving a damsel in distress, and though his gorgeous new neighbour is clearly in distress, she's no damsel.

Morgan Bartley is stubborn as hell with walls a mile thick, and the dog tags hanging from her rearview mirror give him a pretty good clue as to why. It doesn't matter that their attraction is undeniable―she swore she'd never fall for another pilot, let alone a military man.

She's a barely breathing heartbreak on the edge of recovery.

He's a crash waiting to happen.

Together they could have it all . . . if they can endure the coming storm.

Genre: contemporary romance/military romance

Publication date: June 2024

Mature content: yes

Review: The Reality of Everything is the fifth and final book in the Flight and Glory series by Rebecca Yarros, and closely follows Full Measures, Eyes Turned Skyward, Beyond What is Given and Hallowed Ground. And even though it's Morgan and Jackson's story, it should not be read as a stand alone. You need the previous books to understand the context of Morgan's situation and all the secondary characters that come with it. 

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And while I did love Morgan and Jackson's love story (Rebecca Yarros does create the best book boyfriends ever), I didn't like Morgan very much in this book. Especially the part where she's blaming her friends for her current mental status because they did not support her enough when her not-really-boyfriend Will died. As they didn't know the extent of their relationship and were dealing with their own partners' severe injuries, any reasonable person would cut them some slack. That Morgan didn't and took two years to deal with the issue didn't seem reasonable at all. I know what goes on inside people's minds isn't always reasonable and everyone deals with grief differently, but it still seemed highly unfair to blame her friends for it. I didn't like Morgan at all at that point in the story and it kind of affected the rest of the book for me.

Other than the above, The Reality of Everything is a great conclusion to the series. Jackson's love for Morgan is truly outstanding, and the epilogue where all present and past couples get together was one of the best parts of the book. If you love the genre, I recommend this book (and the whole series).

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