SO I loved Chase Me and I had to rush on to this one. But this one was better, which--let me tell you-- almost never happens in a series. Maybe this one was better for me because I'm an English professor and a writer and making Ben and Honey literary people totally charmed me. Drop some Nabokov into a romance and I'm sold. AND reach for Tim O'Brien? Whoa. Bailey even pulled off the Ultimate Test of writing writerly characters: to present their character's work as credibly great. Honey's story was amazing! Ben's letter was amazing! Does everyone know how hard that is to pull off?? 
 And again, Ben and Honey were really great characters and they had insane chemistry too. And again, Bailey puts them through some serious hoops, making both of them take some big risks. I admire that. Bailey writes great dialogue, sets up really creative situations, and takes a lot of risks herself as a writer. She's amazing too.