A marriage-in-crisis rekindles its passion in this second chance romance about going the distance to make love last.
Freya Bergman has spent a dozen years loving Aiden and never thought they’d find their marriage on the rocks. He’s her partner and best friend, the person she knows she can count on most. Until one day Freya realizes the man she married is nowhere to be found. Now Aiden is quiet and withdrawn, and as the months wear on, the growing distance between them becomes too much to bear.
Aiden would spend a dozen lifetimes making his wife happy. But the one thing that will make her happiest is the one thing he’s not sure he can give a baby. With the pressure of providing and planning for a family, his anxiety is at an all-time high. They’re drifting apart and he doesn’t know how to change the tide.
As if weathering marriage counseling wasn’t enough, Freya and Aiden are thrown together for a Bergman family island getaway. Will this trip help them finally work through their trouble in paradise, or be the final wave that tows them under?
MY REVIEW
Ever After Always is the third installment in The Bergman Brothers series and follows the story of Freya and Aiden. Once upon a time, Freya and Aiden had a romance unlike any other, but somewhere along the way, the spark died. Aiden is quiet and withdrawn. It’s like an ocean is between them. Unbeknownst to Freya, Aiden feels like he has the world on his shoulders, trying to provide a stable and enjoyable life for them. And when his anxiety hits an all-time high, Aiden doesn’t know how to change the path his life is taking.
As someone who suffers from generalized anxiety, I loved seeing a character with this type of anxiety being represented. I found Aiden easy to connect with and understood all the quirks and worries he had. I had a bit of a love/hate relationship with Freya. On one hand, I completely understood her fears and where she was coming from, but on the other, I felt like she was making very little effort to fix her marriage. Don’t get me wrong, Aiden had his faults and made his fair share of mistakes, but he was giving his all in trying to fix his marriage. Grand gesture after grand gesture. He would do anything to make his wife happy. And I just didn’t feel the same level of commitment coming from Freya.
Overall, I thought this book was an enjoyable read. I thought the premise of the story was great. I appreciated the struggles Freya and Aiden experienced and even though I had felt a lot of frustration with this book, I’m still glad to have checked it out.
*I was provided an ARC copy of this book, via the publisher & NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review*
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