REVIEW: Where We Left Off by Roan Parrish (Middle of Somewhere #3)

- March 11, 2023

WHERE WE LEFT OFF

Middle of Somewhere - Book Three

by Roan Parrish

Release Date: July 18, 2019

Audio Release Date: March 16, 2017

Review

This is a story about growth, and about unlearning what society tells you about what love should look like, and figuring out what you want and need.

Leo loves Will, but he tragically believes that if he loves him enough he will love him back the way he sees it in his mind. No matter how many times Will explains that he’s not interested in a relationship, and enjoys being with multiple people, Leo believes he can change him.

Set during a time that Leo is also discovering himself as a person, and an adult. At University, making friends, and experiencing life away from home.

This is an unusual romance. It’s a slow burn, that is more about self-discovery. But what these two learn is that their relationship and love can take any form they want. What works for them. It’s also uncomfortable at times as these two awkwardly sort through their emotions.

It ends with a HFN, which is actually satisfying for this couple. Their happiness is a very real feeling negotiation.

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Synopsis

Leo Ware may be young, but he knows what he wants. And what he wants is Will Highland. Snarky, sophisticated, fiercely opinionated Will Highland, who burst into Leo’s unremarkable life like a supernova… and then was gone just as quickly.

For the past miserable year, Leo hasn’t been able to stop thinking about the powerful connection he and Will shared. So, when Leo moves to New York for college, he sweeps back into Will’s life, hopeful that they can pick up where they left off. What begins as a unique friendship soon burns with chemistry they can’t deny… though Will certainly tries.

But Leo longs for more than friendship and hot sex. A romantic to his core, Leo wants passion, love, commitment—everything Will isn’t interested in giving. Will thinks romance is a cheesy fairytale and love is overrated. He likes his space and he’s happy with things just the way they are, thank you very much. Or is he? Because as he and Leo get more and more tangled up in each other’s lives, Will begins to act like maybe love is something he could feel after all.

About Roan Parrish

Roan Parrish lives in Philadelphia, where she is gradually attempting to write love stories in every genre.

When not writing, she can usually be found cutting her friends’ hair, meandering through whatever city she’s in while listening to torch songs and melodic death metal, or cooking overly elaborate meals. She loves bonfires, winter beaches, minor chord harmonies, and self-tattooing. One time she may or may not have baked a six-layer chocolate cake and then thrown it out the window in a fit of pique.

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