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Happy Pub Day and big thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of one of my most anticipated books of 2021!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With You Forever by Chloe Liese is the fourth book in the Bergman Brothers series and I don’t think I’ve ever loved a fictional family more. Returning to their world and getting to watch a different relationship unfold each time is an absolute JOY. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fans of the books have been waiting (im)patiently for Axel and Rooney’s story since Liese hinted at it in Always Only You, and it’s finally here! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the (many, many) things I love about the series is that each book has different tropes and different kinds of representation - in this case, Axel is autistic and Rooney is chronically ill - because everyone deserves a love story if they want one. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An unexpected marriage of convenience forces Axel and Rooney to confront their feelings for each other (feelings? What feelings?), but it also gives them space to acknowledge being a little lost and figuring out what’s next. Axel is isolated and artistically blocked, while Rooney is reeling from being forced to take a medical leave from law school. Axel’s love for the A-frame and his determination to care for the people closest to him in his own way is beyond swoony, and their quiet love story in the woods with hikes and twinkle lights and small children being adorable and cinnamon rolls and rescue pets is so special. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you haven’t picked up this series yet, I seriously can’t recommend it enough. I’m already beyond excited to read Oliver’s story next year! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ TW: chronic IBD (UC), autism ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ID: I’m holding up a kindle displaying the ebook cover of With You Forever, and sand, sea, and sky are visible in the background. via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CTzaQPTrvAF/