SPOILERS “THE WAY I USED TO BE”!!
After Eden is finally able to share with people the secret she had been keeping for so many years, everything goes back to normal. For everyone, except for Eden herself. Now that Kevin is about to meet his fate, Eden tries to go back to a normal life, something closer to what she had previous to everything. However, there is still some things she will never be able to go back to. She starts doing school from home, and, while it is meant to be temporary, she doesn’t feel able to go back. She is also dating Steve, who, while he might not be Josh, everyone around her seems to consider that he is a good choice, even if it’s not exactly who she wants. Nevertheless, she does what everyone believes and dates Steve, even if, in practice, they’re not that good of a match.
During a concert that she was attending with her friends, Eden starts feeling overwhelmed and goes outside. Out of luck, she meets Josh there, and, although they haven’t talked since the call which brought Josh all the way back, they reconnect instantly and everything feels right. However, this doesn’t last long, as Steve comes out once it’s done and gets mad about it.
Once they each go their separate ways, Eden is starting to realise really how unhappy she is with Steve, and, even though everyone believes that being with him is supposed to make her feel better about everything that happened, it isn’t actually helping. She realizes that Josh understands her better, which is why, this time, instead of going no contact with him, she keeps texting him. However, they aren’t as honest as the other conversation they had, just rather superficial.
Some months later, Eden starts at the same college Josh goes to, which ends up with them living in the same building since Josh helped her find a roommate. Because of this, they get to see each other much more, which eventually leads to them reconnecting. However, since the trial regarding Kevin’s case is still going, it will be quite hard for them to go back to the way they were.
I honestly was really excited to read this book, mostly because in the first book I felt like we hadn’t got much of what Josh’s character is and how he impacts Eden, as the first book was rather focused on the Eden’s story. However, I liked the first book better, even though I thought that it would be the other way around. Both books are really good, but I just personally like the first one better since I found the message more important and I liked how it wasn’t focused on a romance, but it was rather put on as a side story. I would still recommend for you to read this book if you’ve read the first one, since it still adds on to the story.