Kati *☆･ﾟ [a bit distracted atm]'s Reviews > Coddiwomple

re-read May 2023

I’m still so so very IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK. So very in love with Cam’s and Journey’s love story. ♡



4.75***** stars

Coddiwomple — to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination

I so love me a book (a romance) around the topic of photography - getting into the POV of an artist. I truly admire professional photographs, and not just for the image itself but for the dedication and the talent of the person behind the lense. I just love it.

When everything worked together—the lighting, the timing, the subject matter—it was pure magic.

And this one’s even better bc it’s a second-chance *total heaven This whole book was totally and wholeheartedly right up my alley.


After his mom died Journey had to take over a lot of responsibilities for his three younger brothers while still being a teenager himself at that time. He sacrificed a lot of himself until it was just too much and he just felt too trapped in this life and left, pursuing his own dreams. And Journey loved the life he chose for himself, the photography and traveling all over the world.

But there was also the matter with his ex. The man that was his first everything. The man that was his fiancé back then. The man he left behind. The man he never really gotten over - even after more than a decade.

Cameron had tried to move on. He really did. But failed as well. And now that Journey was back he couldn’t resist him for very long. Even though he tried like hell, wanting to protect his heart. Seeing him leave again was something that was not supposed to break him again.

But when had that ever worked out, right? The protecting the heart from falling in love (again)? *lollll And gawd these two had chemistry for miles!

But here they were, wanting totally different things in life. Cameron wants stability and a family of his own while Journey did his time (that’s what he said to Cameron) and just wants to get lost in the world. (I struggled a few times with his family, his brothers and father and also Cameron to not getting this about Journey. Instead he got all these low-key accusations for not being there. I felt so sorry for Journey.)


All these intense feelings, the hang-up on the past… all of it was so fucking delicious!! Their love for each other was still so strong and beautiful but also heartbreaking to witness. I was rooting so hard for them to make it work. To find a way to be together. Forever this time.

Truly, nothing has me in a chokehold or makes my heart pound a mile a minute like the hopelessness and the hurt feelings we get in a second chance or troubled-relationship. And this one sooo did it!! ♡♡♡

“My whole world is here. Here. Not across the globe.”

Why was it so hard for everyone to understand that? She shook her head as she pulled her phone out of her pocket. I watched impatiently as she tapped on the screen for a few moments.

“Your whole world,” she finally said, turning the screen around to face me. “Is right here.” I stared at the picture she’d taken of the two of us at her kitchen table.

And don’t get me started on that talk Journey had with his dad. It was so surprising and so wonderful it nearly made me sob.



SEH’s writing was fantastic. It had the perfect pacing, was so very entertaining in the way of storytelling and I loved the banter so so much. All in all this was a more than an enjoyable read. I loved it. From the first page up until the last. I’m so thankful for the recommendation!