I feel like reading or listening to book one is necessary to prepare yourself for the type of relationship these two have. There are a lot of other people in their beds before they come to terms with their feelings for one another. I don’t typically enjoy reading about characters who continue to sleep around even when they know they are in love with someone else but like I said I was prepared by the glimpses you get in book one so it didn’t put me off. Also, it was a little more palatable because they were both sleeping around and not just the MMC.
I honestly had low expectations for this book because I didn’t really care for Merry in book one. I also don’t really like that name. But I think there was some nice character development. The ending was really sweet. Noah becomes quite likable in the second half of the book. Overall, I didn’t fall in love with these characters like I did in book one but it was still very enjoyable.