So, I received this book Sunday night and I read over 60% of it that night. I finally had to force myself to put the Kindle down, turn off the light and go to sleep. It was like 12:30-1amish and I had to be somewhat mentally present on Monday. I finished it Monday night needless to say.
The reason I couldn't put it down was that I just had to know how Ms. Williams was going to take Ari and Carter from best friends to lovers without torching the friendship. That's the main fear in the friends to lovers trope, if they get involved, the friendship will suffer.
Ari and Carter find themselves single at the same time and having odd feelings for each other. The "hey, she is really beautiful and I want to get her naked" kind of feelings. The funny thing is, once they give in to the new feelings, they are both in denial over what happened. They refuse to talk about it. Many times, once that line is crossed, the tired trope of "well, it's a one-time thing" gets dragged out. Not so with Sincerely, Carter. Ms. Williams lets her characters feel the natural pull towards each other and lets them act on that pull whenever they feel like it.
Interspersed through the present day happenings are letters that Ari and Carter have written to each other since they were kids. I loved them, they really added a history and depth to their friendship and developing relationship. Be aware that Carter is not Andrew Hamilton. While he is dominating and a bit rough in the bedroom, he is allll Carter.
Sincerely, Carter is the ultimate friends to lovers tale with lots of hot sexy times thrown in and I enjoyed Ms. William's (Whitney G.) foray into the genre.
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This review was originally posted on Straight Shootin' Book Reviews