Turns out, I ended up with one that has neither.” “I wanted a world with both of you in it.

This book brought a beautiful close to a unique, emotional and hopeful series. I wasn’t really ready to say goodbye to these characters, but I can’t think of a better way to do it. I tear up just thinking about it months later. But this one probably more than the others combined. I got to know these characters and watch as they learned to deal with the past and move forward as survivors. It was maybe even more bittersweet because of the overall story in the series.

The end of a series is always bittersweet and The One for You was no exception. It added a whole other level to my experience. I wasn’t expecting to watch it play out in detail. I sat reading with tears streaming down my face. It wasn’t glorified and I thought the story benefitted from having it, but it did take my breath away. That… wasn’t the case in The One for You. At least from the night of the shooting, at any rate. If you’ve read the previous books, you know there isn’t a lot of the past on the page. A small word of warning about this book, however. Their unrequited love/friends-first romance gave me all the angst and feels. I don’t like to play favorites when it comes to books in a series, but Kincaid and Ash might be my favorite. I loved the first three books, but I was anxious for Kincaid’s story. Sure, there’s pain and loss from the past, but it’s the hope of the present and future that connected me with them immediately. But the way Roni approached these characters and their stories was nothing short of magnificent. I’d only ever tried to read two other books that involved a school shooting and I had to nope out of both of them. I’ll admit I was unsure when I picked up the first book. I loved how each new book gave me the story of a character (or a couple of characters) I met earlier in the series. I’ve been in love with this series from the very first book - The Ones Who Got Away. My first book of 2019 was The One You Fight For so it seemed fitting to select The One for You as my first book of 2020. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

I received a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. For Ash has been carrying secrets, and he knows that once Kincaid learns the truth, he'll lose any chance he might have had with the only woman he's ever loved. Now fate has brought him back to town, and Ash doesn't know how to cope with his feelings for Kincaid and his grief over their lost friendship. She doesn't know why she got that chance, but now she takes life by the horns and doesn't let anybody stand in her wayĪshton Isaacs was her best friend when disaster struck all those years ago, but he chose to run as far away as he could.

Kincaid Breslin wasn't supposed to survive that fateful night at Long Acre when so many died, including her boyfriend-but survive she did.

Roni loren the ones who got away