Christy's Reviews > Leo

“No matter how far apart we are. No matter the distance or time, I will never love anyone except you. Not ever.”

My EVIE and LEO




This is a story about Evie and Leo. Two kids who met when Evie was 10 and Leo was 11...

We met in the first foster care home each of us were sent to and he’s my best friend in the world, the boy I’ve grown to love.

Leo and Evie become the best of friends. As they get a little older, they fall in love. When Leo is 15 and Evie is 14, Leo gets adopted and has to move to SanDiego, across the country from where Evie. is.



Leo makes a promise to Evie. He will wait for her, she will wait for him. In four years, when she turns 18, he will come for her. They can start to live their life together. He will write, call etc.



Evie lives up to her end of the bargain, but she never hears from Leo again. She is upset, worried, hurt, but she moves on with her life. She tries not to think to much about him, but 8 years later, one of Leo’s friends contacts her. Jake. Jake tells Evie he knew Leo from college, Leo was in a car accident and didn’t make it. But he asked Jake to check on her. This is really hard for Evie to hear.

Evie feels something for Jake. Something she has never felt for another man, except Leo. Jake asks her out and she accepts. Jake runs his family’s business, has a lot of money, and lives in a nice condo. Evie works two jobs, one as maid and the other, a caterer to make rent on her studio apt. But there is something about Evie. Jake is enamored with her. He wants to know all about her, but he doesn’t share much about himself. They grow close. Jake is a dominate, possessive, alpha male. He is a known ladies man, Evie is very inexperienced. She doesn't know for sure if she can trust Jake, but she wants to. They are happy together.



Jake has secrets. When they come to light, it will change everything between these two.

Okay- my take: I really liked this one. It was a shorter read, but good. I spent a lot of the book trying to figure out why... why didn’t Leo contact Evie, what is Jake hiding? When I read the ‘twist’ of the story, I was a little shocked, a little sad, but also happy.



All the flashbacks with Leo, that was one of my favorite parts of the story. I loved seeing Evie and Leo’s relationship. Leo was the sweetest. I hate what he had to go through as a child. The stories with his brother broke my heart. Evie didn’t have it easy either.

“I went through a lot to get where I am and I don’t take anything I have for granted, ever. That’s my reward.”

Evie is independent. She is sweet, kind, compassionate and polite. She has had a hard life, but hasn’t let that life turn her hard. She is happy with what she has accomplished, and doesn’t take anything for granted. She was a great heroine.

It was also cool that this story took place 10 miles from where I live :D
The ending was fantastic, I loved the epilogue!
A solid 4-4.5 stars from me! I would definitely recommend this one!



“Everyone tells a story about themselves in their own head. That story makes you what you are, dictating all your actions and all your mistakes. If your own story is filled with guilt and fear and self-hatred, life can look pretty miserable. But, if you're very lucky, you might have a person who tells you a better story, one that takes up residence in your soul, speaking louder than the woeful tale you've convinced yourself of. If you let it speak loudly within your heart, it becomes your passion and your purpose.”