So Into You by Kathleen Fuller: Book Review

 **I received a complimentary copy via Netgalley. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

Opposites attract when an introverted vlogger and a reformed party boy exchange lessons on art, confidence, and yacht rock.

Artist Britt Branch has a successful online channel where she teaches a variety of art lessons. Obsessed with the 1970s, she has a style all her own. But she also has a huge problem--severe social anxiety. She lives with her mom, and while she pays her own bills, she wonders if she'll ever have the courage to move out and move on. When her best friend announces she's getting married, Britt decides it's time to make a change.

Gorgeous Hunter Pickett has always skated by on his model looks, applying very little effort to anything except sports, and even that was iffy at times. The third son of extremely wealthy and successful parents, he dealt with being the black sheep of the family by drinking and using drugs. By his third year of sobriety, he's still dealing with aimlessness. Late one night he catches Britt's channel and ends up watching her videos. He's not interested in art . . . at first. And when he sends her an online message, he's surprised she responds. Before long they are chatting every day, and once they start meeting in person, a spark-filled friendship begins.

But both of them are keeping secrets. Big ones. When all truths are revealed in one pivotal moment, Britt and Hunter are at a crossroads. Will he fight for the happiness he's worked so hard to obtain? And will she continue to hide from life, or can she finally step out of her own shadow?

The Author

With over two million copies sold, Kathleen Fuller is the USA TODAY bestselling author of several bestselling novels, including the Hearts of Middlefield novels, the Middlefield Family novels, the Amish of Birch Creek series, and the Amish Letters series as well as a middle-grade Amish series, the Mysteries of Middlefield. Visit her online at KathleenFuller.com; Instagram: @kf_booksandhooks; Facebook: @WriterKathleenFuller; X: @TheKatJam.

Book Review

As someone who struggles with severe social anxiety, I am not sure if I've related to a character more than I did with Britta. I thought the author did a great job of showing what those struggles can look like in a way that is both respectful and genuine. I was drawn into Britta's story right away, as I saw so much of myself in her. Hunter was also wonderfully written in his struggle with addiction. I loved that both of these characters had a tough history and current struggles, but they supported one another so well anyway. Their meeting was so cute and funny. Throughout the story, we are given not only their POVs, but also those of her parents. This threw me off a little at first, but as the story progressed, I really began to appreciate not only seeing their story but getting to know Britta better through them. It also really helped to hint at some connections that will be made clearer as the story went on. Overall, I thought this was a really fun romance that I definitely enjoyed. Readers looking for Christian romantic comedies are certain to want to check this one out. 

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