{"id":4870,"date":"2015-09-30T06:49:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T13:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=4870"},"modified":"2017-05-08T20:05:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T00:05:28","slug":"review-sincerely-carter-sincerely-carter-1-by-whitney-gracia-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=4870","title":{"rendered":"Review: Sincerely, Carter (Sincerely Carter, #1) by Whitney Gracia Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cYou\u2019ve been there for every moment of my life and I\u2019ve been there for yours, too \u2026 I am in love with you.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love a friends-to-lovers story. I love the sense of anticipation as you wait for two people to experience that inevitable moment of realisation that they have fallen for their best friend. It\u2019s like book crack for me. Whitney G has given us a wonderful story full of humour, sex and romance between two characters that already have an intense connection, and I loved it!<\/p>\n

Carter and Arizona have been best friends since the fourth grade (or possibly the fifth \u2013 depends on who\u2019s telling the story). They are now in their early 20s and in all of the years in between they have been as close as two people can be \u2013 talking about anything and everything, usually multiple times a day, living in each other\u2019s pockets and sharing every moment of their lives together.<\/p>\n

Obviously they have a lot in common, but when it comes to relationships they are incredibly different \u2013 Carter is a bit of bit of a manwhore, unable \/ unwilling to make any relationship last longer than six months, while Ari looks for an emotional connection with a boyfriend before she even considers anything physical (going so far as to keep a spreadsheet as to how things are progressing) – and their teasing and joking about their love lives is hilarious!<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be nice to have some amazing sex before I leave for culinary school.\u201d
\n\u201cThen have some, I can help you with that.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat? Not with you with you. Are you out of your mind?\u201d
\n\u201cI’m definitely not talking about sex with me. You wouldn\u2019t be able to handle me\u2026\u201d
\n\u201cPlease!\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love how their openness and candour with each other is so natural for them. It\u2019s easy and hilarious (the conversation about Arizona\u2019s waxing appointment had me laughing out loud) and also heartfelt as they are there for each other during the hard times as well as the fun. It\u2019s the kind of friendship that everybody wants in their lives. And in all of their time together they have never crossed the line into something \u2018more than friends\u2019. Never even thought about it! Until one day\u2026 they do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019re sexy as fuck, and if you weren\u2019t my best friend, and this wasn\u2019t a dream, I\u2019d totally fuck you right now\u2026\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It only takes one moment of them seeing each other in a sexual way for things to change between them. Suddenly their imaginations and their hormones are running wild, and the sexual tension builds brilliantly until they can\u2019t hold back any longer. They don\u2019t talk about it, they don\u2019t analyse it, they just go with it, and it is hot as hell!<\/p>\n

\u201cAm I allowed to fuck you the way I want to \u2026 Or do you have a spreadsheet for that too?\u201d
\n\u201cThe\u2026the first one.\u201d
\n\u201cGood.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They promise not to allow their night together to change anything, although it is immediately clear that one night isn\u2019t enough for either of them. And even though they are unable to keep their hands off each other, they don\u2019t talk about what is happening between them. They carry on with their lives as normal \u2013 having fun together and still as close as ever\u2026 though now with more orgasms – but subtle changes start to happen as things shift between them, and watching it all unfold was absolutely gorgeous! But then Ari gets the opportunity of a lifetime to study overseas. Will she be able to leave Carter behind? Will he be able to let her go? And how will they cope without each other?<\/p>\n

I loved this book! It\u2019s funny, entertaining and sexy as all hell, and the romance is gorgeous! Ari and Carter are fantastic characters, I love them both so much, and the dynamic between them was something truly special. Although I must say – I thought it was a little weird that after ALL of their years together they\u2019d both all of a sudden look at each other and feel something more \u2013 at the same time. But it was intense and exciting, and I was so excited to see how it all progressed, I easily suspended belief and just went it. There is a bit of angst in the story when they finally start to open up about their feelings, and it\u2019s not an easy road for them, but of course they get their happy ending, and it\u2019s beautiful and swoony and had me grinning like a love-struck idiot.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou belong to me, Ari, and you always will\u2026
\nYou\u2019re more than \u2018just\u2019 my best friend, and I never want to be \u2018just friends\u2019 again.\u201d<\/i><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 stars<\/p>\n

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Sincerely Carter series
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Sincerely, Carter, (#1)
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Sincerely, Arizona (#1.5)
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