The One for You (Ones Who Got Away, #4)

by Roni Loren

[Sam@WLABB]

Rating: 4.5 Stars

I have throughly enjoyed this entire series, but I always felt the heart of this group of survivors was Kincaid. She was the one, who brought the group back together after so many years, and she was the one, who pushed them to fulfill those promises they made to themselves after the attack. I really needed Kincaid's story to reflect her and her role in this series, and I am happy to find that Loren injected lots warmth and joy into this tale.

Kincaid and Ash had been best friends since they were in grade school, but grew apart after a falling-out following the prom night massacre. When a broken engagement brought Ash back to Long Acre, he and Kincaid were once again thrust into each other's lives. This was their second chance at friendship, and maybe, their opportunity to view their past in a different way.

Friends-to-lovers and second chances are two of my favorite things, and they are done so well in this story. It was very lovely seeing these two slip back into old patterns so easily, while finally acknowledging emotions they had been harboring from their past. There were many heart-to-hearts in the present, but I thought incorporating some flashbacks added to my understanding and emotions regarding Kincaid and Ash's friendship. These peeks into the past not only revealed a lot about their dynamic, but they also gave me insight into who both these people were, and why they made the decisions they made.

Though there was a flashback to the night of the shooting, the over-all feel of the book had more levity than the prior installments. I felt this was fitting, as Kincaid's appearance on page was usually accompanied by a lot of humor and joy. There were still many parts, which brought to me tears, but those parts also reinforced my view of Kincaid as a survivor.

This was very much Kincaid's story, but the crux of this series, was the relationship between the four women. It was the friendship between Kincaid, Liv, Rebecca, and Taryn that drove each story. This group of four strong women, who had lost so much, but found the strength to push forward in one another. The epilogue was such a lovely tribute to their friendship, and a beautiful way to close out this series.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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