This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

by Kennedy Ryan

The fundamental question becomes not Can I trust another man again?, but Can I trust myself? He was a bad man, yes, but was I a bad judge of character? And would I be again? What will I accept in my next relationship? Will there be another? What are my boundaries? My desires? My limits?

This book hit so close to home. It felt like some of my deepest, unspoken thoughts were written on the page through Soledad’s journey. I’ve been single for two years after leaving a relationship I once believed was the one. It’s the longest I’ve ever been on my own but this time, it’s by choice. Like Soledad, I chose to heal. I really connected with the way she asked herself the hard questions with such honesty. The way she honored her boundaries, her intuition, and her desire to stop ignoring what was right in front of her it made me feel seen.

“I’ve come to realize that a woman who wants more and realizes she deserves it is a dangerous thing.”

what the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.

What you call “broken” or what you believe is “the end”, God calls it your new beginning. I loved this message.

Had to know and honor myself first. I now realize you can risk loving completely when you completely love yourself. Even if your heart is broken, it doesn’t mean you will break.

He’s a miracle in my arms, and I tremble with wonder and awe.