I Loved You Yesterday (Trading Heartbeats Trilogy Book 1) by Julie Navickas – Review by M Policicchio
I Loved You Yesterday: Book One in the Trading Heartbeats Trilogy by Julie Navickas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book caused some conflicting emotions. I was not sure which brother Mavis needed to end up with. The story is fantastic. I mean, I get it. Josh had her heart and soul since they were kids but Austin….yeah, still a little conflicted.
Mavis and Josh have had a love, a special connection since they were kids. Throw in Josh’s twin, Austin, and you have the three musketeers. Not that Mavis’ brother or the twins’ sister was ever too far from the three but there was just something different about their connection. After Mavis and Josh started dating in high school, their relationship took that final leap. This was the beginning and nearly the end of everything.
Mavis disappeared one day, leaving everyone behind not knowing why she left. Until months later, Mavis turned up on Austin’s doorstep. She explained everything, why she left and why she was there. That day Mavis and Austin’s relationship changed. A couple of years later, Mavis and Austin had a chance encounter that led to a reunion. Now a decade from when Mavis left, six years since she last saw Austin, Mavis gets a text out of the blue stating that Josh wants her back.
Mavis goes home to reveal some of her secrets in order to rekindle her relationship with Josh. The truth about her and Austin can never come out or Mavis and Austin both risk losing Josh forever. Secrets never stay hidden for long, especially when others have an interest in them coming to light.
I like this story for so many reasons. The characters are real. They are likable. They are flawed but trying to do better. The entire timeline for the story, minus the flashbacks, happens in a few short weeks. I am ready for the next one.
