If You Say So is the heartbreaking story of a man home from war with no memories and a fiancee left behind. Now, listen, there is NO WAY to do this review without a kind of spoiler so consider yourself warned.
Malachi was rescued from the hell he had been trapped in for 2 years. Except, he had no idea who he was. His things didn't feel like his things, his name didn't feel like his name. He was struggling with his physical scars and emotional ones. Then he finds himself attracted to his dead best friend's fiancee. But, the reason nothing feels right but her? He isn't Malachi, he is Luca. He just happened to have Malachi's dog tags on him when they found him.
Frankie has been living on auto pilot. She is in her 2nd year of residency, has a house, has family, but she doesn't have Luca. When Malachi returns, she has a glimmer of hope, but even that is squashed. However, Malachi was Luca's best friend and Frankie wants to help him.
I think the entire focus of the book could have been on Frankie and Luca! There was so much more there to the story. However, there was some suspense thrown in at the end about murder and a stalker that really drew away from Frankie and Luca's reunion. This very well could just be me, but I wanted more on the reconnection and falling back in love with Frankie and Luca. Still, I really enjoyed If You Say So and can't wait for more!
- POV: dual 1st
- Tears: no
- Trope: mistaken identity, military
- Triggers: Luca was tortured and bears lots of scars. He does recall some of the torture which might be difficult for some readers.
- Series/Standalone: stand alone
- Cliffhanger: no
- HEA: yes with cute epilogue
Wicked Sinner by Stacy Kennedy, Shadow by Janie Crouch, Broken by Cynthia Eden...then you will probably like If You Say So!
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