4.5 stars 
 Sweet is my favorite from Tammara Webber since she knocked me off my feet with Easy. This was exactly what the title advertises -- a sweet read. 
 Boyce and Pearl meet when they are seven and five years old. From that point on, they begin a secret friendship. Secret because Pearl is shy, quiet, and smart, while Boyce is loud, boisterous, and a bruiser. They go to the same schools, but with two years between them, they don't share friends or classes. 
 Boyce was easy to like. Having pulled himself to a respectable place after a rough childhood and questionable friends, he is stable, reliable, and established in town. Though he didn't leave to go to college like his best friend, Landon, or Pearl, he worked hard to take care of and grow his father's garage. He was also sweet, though he only showed that side of himself to Pearl, and only on rare occasions. 
 Though Pearl had left for her college years, she returned still a little naive and not sure about what she wanted for her future. Having skipped a year of school, she was younger than most college graduates and her decision making (or reliance on those around her for decision making) showed that innocence. 
 Watching these two reconnect when Pearl returns to town after finishing her Bachelor's degree and making plans for graduate school was sweet. By this point, Boyce is firmly established living in the trailer he grew up in while running his father's garage. Pearl lives on the other side of town with her mom and stepdad, following the plan they have set for her future. 
 Told with intermittent flashbacks to important moments in their shared childhood and teen years, this story was a perfect balance building the connection between these two and progressing their story. I loved watching the memories, often both remembering the same scene from the same triggers, while getting to know the early 20 something year olds they are now. Though they weren't always easy memories, it was easy to see how each person could have walked away from several of their interactions with misconceptions and misunderstandings. 
 I dove into this story and finished it in nearly one sitting. I loved getting inside the characters heads and watching events unfold around them. Several twists caught me off-guard, but I loved the way everything blended together to build this story. Though this does include characters from Easy and Breakable, it would stand alone perfectly well. Considering it's been long enough since I read either, this almost felt like reading it as a standalone, and I loved it. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.