The stubborn holding-out on both their parts was a little too over the top to be believable (I kept saying, "duh, this makes sense, why are you fighting it?"), but there was an insecure heroine and angst, so of course I liked it.

Re-read Dec 2017: Of course I like angst and insecurity, but this is a little silly IMO. The "conflict" between the pair in the beginning feels played up and manufactured, and Tessa seems to get over her self-doubt a bit too easily.

Re-read Aug 2022: well, I still like the fluffy angst, but I notice this could use some edits - nothing egregious, just some punctuation errors and a few awkward phrasings (like using a descriptive word twice in the same sentence). I still wonder why Tessa jumped to the conclusion that Jonah loved her, it’s pretty out of character for someone so insecure and downtrodden. And the ending is pretty abrupt, with minimal groveling, though to be honest I don’t think Jonah treated Tessa so very badly. Insensitive I guess, but barely warrants a place on the “hero betrays heroine” shelf, although I suppose he did hurt her. ( )