Untying the Knot

Myla and Ryot met many years ago, had a random encounter while Myla was eating his grapes on his couch, while her best friend, Nichole was upstairs with Ryot’s brother, Banner. An interesting way they met, but from that moment on, Myla and Ryot liked one another. Fast forward, twelve years later, Myla and Ryot were married, in a new house, Ryot focused on his new thriving, successful business. Seemed like everything was going well right? Wrong. Myla asked Ryot for a divorce, and from there it snowballed into Ryot trying to fight to save his marriage, fix the issues between him and Myla. Marriage on the rocks, emotional, a different take compared to Meghan’s other books, but it was all fantastic.Anytime I get another book by Meghan Quinn, I’m so excited and with Myla and Ryot’s story I couldn’t wait to dive in. From the moment I started the prologue, I found myself zooming through the pages, I was hooked right away! I always love when books have dual point of views because I get to read each characters side of their story, and also some details that later prove significant to the storyline. Myla and Ryot’s story was deep, emotional, and raw. Meghan wrote this book in her usual writing that I know and love from the sprinkles of humor, love, and of course spice, but there was an added level of emotional depth that took me by surprise in the best way possible. The story line of Myla and Ryot facing divorce might have sounded straightforward, but with Meghan behind the story, she created a unique story and characters with heart and the ability to pull you in right from the beginning.I really loved seeing the past chapters because, it showed the different point in the years that Myla and Ryot were together. From their direct messaging, meeting up again on the night that Ryot got called to the Majors, to them dating and everything in between. The past chapters not only showed the progression in Myla and Ryot’s relationship, but how they initially were as they got to know each other. Based off the past chapters, Myla’s personality was highlighted more from her being outspoken, confident, and did as she pleased. Myla’s attitude was fun and I loved how she had her motto of not caring about what others thought, she went about her life living to the fullest, and her personality reflected that. Ryot seemed grumpy at the beginning, but with more time spent getting to know Myla, not only was he falling for her, but he started to unwind and relax compared to the high stress of playing baseball brought. Most stories usually focus on the meet cute, and all the nuisances of new love, but with Myla and Ryot it was about seeing everything from beginning, middle, and the present when the story takes past. Showing how Myla and Ryot were before they got married or even just before all the issues started in their marriage illustrated the beauty in their relationship and how different they had changed over the years.Myla and Ryot had so much going on from the divorce to unresolved issues, and trying to navigate their lives with the new unknown facing them. Myla felt like there was no other way besides getting a divorce from Ryot, whereas Ryot couldn’t imagine his life without Myla. Each person had their own feelings towards their differences, but even with the petty arguments and passive aggressive behavior, Myla and Ryot still loved each other. Looking at the past chapters, it was easy to see the love that Myla and Ryot formed, so to see them in the present at odds with one another made me sad for them. I was just waiting for the moment they would reconcile with one another, but in the meantime, both Myla and Ryot had to overcome their differences/ issues.The more I read, the more I realized just how different this was compared to Meghan’s other books. I absolutely love Meghan’s writing style, her books, and everything, and this story felt like a new branch off of her usual story, but with an added emotional pull. Myla and Ryot’s relationship was passionate, raw, beautiful, heartbreaking, and also had moments of joy, laughter, and all around lightheartedness. This book really did pack a punch when it came to some of the deeper emotional parts of the story. Now I understand what people meant when they said this was different compared to Meghan’s other books, but also how it left them all types of emotions from sad, happy, and straight up crying while reading this book.Now reading this story in the illustrated version added so much more since I was able to have visuals of Myla and Ryot. While I would say that I’m an imaginative person, having actual pictures while I read is great! From some funny moments, to sad moments, and even the spicy scenes, I got to see it all. Honestly, if you’re able to get the illustrated book, I would say go for it. I personally got both because, I couldn’t decide on just one, and because I love Meghan Quinn so much, I wanted both. Anyways, back to what I was saying, the illustrated book was fantastic! Seeing Myla and Ryot in the book gave me a better idea as to how they looked, or were in certain situations. Of course, seeing the spicy scenes in this book was another level that had my heart rate spiking, and feeling genuinely hot and bothered haha (in a good way). The spice in this book was amazing! Even though there were some sad/heavy moments throughout the story, the spice didn’t diminish or take away from the main storyline. Meghan writes some of the best spicy scenes I’ve ever read, and this book took my breath away. So, you can imagine that when I saw the actual visuals for the spicy scenes, I was blown away, and was like, “WOW! So that’s what it looks like when they’re in that specific position” HAHA!Oh my gosh, this was such a whirlwind of an emotional rollercoaster. I legitimately have a book hangover after reading this, and it’s totally worth it. The story was beautiful, heartfelt, emotional, focused on some heavy topics so please check trigger warnings. Most of all, Myla and Ryot’s story was unlike any I have read before. Yes I’ve read some books with the marriage on the rocks/ reconciliation trope, but the way that Meghan wrote this book was a different approach on it, and honestly blew me away. There were some moments, that I got a bit emotional, and made me look at Myla and Ryot’s relationship in a new light. With a mixture of everything from lighthearted, to sad, this story had a good balance. The illustrations were fantastic *especially during the spicy scenes haha. This book was overall phenomenal and I loved every second of it. Myla and Ryot ended on a great note, and I loved the epilogue seeing them living their life as a new chapters, and the endless possibilities to their happiness.

I love this author, her writing is consistently good and I have read a lot of her books. This one was a bit of a departure from typical romance tropes as the couple being written about have been married about 6 years and known each other 12.There are moments that I laughed out loud. Moments I was mildly scandalized and moments my eyes flooded with tears. There were also moments of frustration which I think is a natural response to paying witness to the break down of a marriage for the reasons provided in the book. At the 50% mark of the book I wanted to stop reading and write a passionate review about this marriage, but I'm glad I finished the book first because there were things revealed later that made some of the frustrating behaviors make sense.All in all this was a well written story and refreshing because it's just not something I see often.Having said that I would like to discuss aspects of the story and that discussion would include spoilers so please stop reading at this point if you haven't read the book yet.******So like a lot of readers, I struggled to fully like and support the main female character for a good 50% of the book. I'm unsure at this point if this was by design by the author...or maybe a oversight in terms of laying out the character motivations a little too late in the story for people to have context for her behaviors.It's made apparent that these people met and have essentially been in love for 12 years. That the husband is a good man, a good provider, a protector, *amazing in the sack*, etc... the scene is set so it appears this woman is like a spoiled and kept housecat. Married to someone with wealth, not working, spoiled and indulged and bored and lonely because he is so obsessed with his career. Her primary complaint is the last "few months" he's been physically and emotionally absent while establishing a new business.This is one of the rare times I struggled to suspend disbelief. Romance novels are generally fantasy based. Most of us are well aware that the situations, circumstances and people in these stories aren't based in reality and we read these stories anyway, because it's a fantasy. In this case, it was difficult to remain in the fantasy for me as the reader because too much of the marriage story was similar to real life. With exception to the wife's very unrealistic and childish reactions.As a wife of 15 years who has been home and provided for, very well, by a man who is successful and decent but also a workaholic, I know from experience that it takes more than 2 or 3 months of feeling neglected to decide to divorce someone after over a decade of happiness by their side. I was completely baffled at how shortsighted this woman was... I could have understood a few YEARS of that behavior and deciding to call it quits but a few months? I couldn't wrap my mind around it. While I found their petty fighting and antics to be both hilarious and frustrating I simply couldn't fathom how little it took to make her want to divorce. And I couldn't fathom how insensitive she was to the fact this man she's with lost his dream overnight and might be spiraling and in need of support.Having said that, the second half of the book lays out her history of neglect and abuse and her trauma and quirks which then explain somewhat why she is so quick to run...and I can't help but wish that part of her character had been relayed earlier.Anyway, I enjoyed the story, I found their love and relationship over the years to be charming and sweet and I rooted for them both to find happiness in each other. Oh and one last thing...the spicy scenes were shocking and smoking hot 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥 there are things this man let her do to him that my husband would be terrified to let me do and honestly my jaw hit the floor a couple times. Hot is an understatement.

I swear this book had me crying in one chapter then laughing the next. Myla and Ryots story is so real it reminds me of my own life as a spouse to a military man we’re always moving to accommodate to him and his job while I just follow along. It’s hard at times but we work through it and I find things for myself to be happy where ever we go. The sad moments in the book made me realize it is so heartbreaking to be forgotten and ignored by the one person who is suppose to love you the most. But in the end when we die do we want to remember all our job accomplishments or do we want to remember our time with our loved ones.

4⭐️ 4🌶️Ryot and Myla hit a serious rough patch. Emotional baggage from the past. Current life stressors. Miscommunication. Resentment. It’s heart breaking. Marriage is hard. Divorce is harder - especially when he is the only man who made me believe I was worth something.I have so much love for Ryot. He is beyond patient and caring. The steady and steamy man that Myla needs. I totally understand how his world was turned upside down when he was forced to retire…. Why does it take divorce papers to wake him up?!Myla’s baggage is SOO heavy. Ryot’s apathy towards their marriage and future triggers her old wounds, and she falls back to toxic thoughts and behaviors. If anyone needed counseling before filing for divorce - it’s Myla.While Ryot determines where he went wrong, Myla learns to face her insecurities. It was a struggle to the end and completely worth it.CW:DivorceChild AbuseManipulationPetty RevengeCancerMental Health StrugglesAbandonmentWould definitely recommend if you like a steamy romcom with strong elements of real life struggles.

I LOOOOOOVED this book, It just had some slow moments here and there that stopped me from giving a 5 star review but it was almost there and it was necessary to make the story flow so its all good… It was my first Meghan Quinn book and DEFINITELY WON’T BE MY LAST: love it and recommend it 💕💕💕

Heartwarming story, not the usual plot where you can predict every second of it, charming, loving, characters.

after seven years into their marriage, myla asks for the divorce. The book will tell us how they met and fell in love and how they will try to fix things. Simply a great book

This book had me gripped. Is it wrong of me to say that sometimes I didn't like Myla very much I found her confusing with her actions against Ryot once she asked for a divorce. I came to understand her better due to her relationship with her mother. However she did nail it when telling Ryot how he didn't consider her and how he had hurt her with his actions once he had retired from the game.Ryot needed this shock to show how far removed he had come from Myla and him realising he was losing her. It showed one wrong word or a wrong decision can change so much and care needs to be taken with the path you choose. Good read

It was the unusual title of this book that caught my attention and made me want to read it. I din't like the female lead Myla in this story at all although I did feel sorry for her for having a monster for a mother and a weak father who wouldn't stand up to protect her from her mother. after retiring from baseball Ryot set up a new business venture that took all his time and attention away from Myla. she feels neglected so decides to serve him divorce papers without even discussing with him at how unhappy she feels in their marriage. I thought that was unfair and cruel of her I didn't like her brash personality and trashy talk in her younger self when it was set in the past chapters of the story. looking at other reviews it seems that Myla was a very unpopular character amongst readers. the best part of the story to me was Ryot he was too good for her in my opinion.