A very sweet faith-based romance, So Into You is about self-forgiveness, redemption, growing up and figuring out how to balance life. It’s a lovely read about personal growth. Some of it feels a little slow-moving and predictable – too predicable to be a DIK – but it’s a nice little romance with an enjoyable sense of itself.

Brittany Branch is a successful YouTuber (or in this universe, a MyTuber) who paints for a living. Style-wise, she loves the 1970s and is obsessed with 1980s-style yacht rock. But in spite of that, her social life is muted – social anxiety has kept her living at home with her teacher mother, Amy, who severely babies her. Brittany has a new goal; tame her social anxiety in time to be a bridesmaid for her best friend’s wedding, and try to get up the courage to do live, in-person art demonstrations for her fans.

Hunter Pickett is a former party boy who landed in jail and found his way out of the morass of alcohol and drug addiction thanks to his faith in the Lord, as introduced by a supportive fellow inmate. Hunter’s looks and charm have been his free ticket out of trouble up until now, but with his mega-rich family giving him tough love and only a GED under his belt, he finds himself working nights at a warehouse.

Hunter finds Britt’s channel completely by accident, and he’s charmed by her. They strike up a conversation, then manage to meet-cute by accident at a local art store. When Hunter learns about Britt’s anxiety, he decides to help her slowly but surely develop an independent life for herself in exchange for free art lessons. They’re both soon attracted to each other, but Britt can’t believe that someone like Hunter would ever want to be with her. Will they each conquer their demons?

So Into You is a lovely, pleasant piece about people with real issues that are not easily solved by love alone. Britt and Hunter help each other become better people through their faith in God and each other, and the book is a nice, pleasant romance about art and affection.
Britt and Hunter are delightful; I really enjoyed them both as characters and found their journeys to be relatable and sweet and their romance lovely.

But it’s not quite extraordinary enough to hit the DIK range; the narrative moves a little too slowly, and Britt’s relationship with her mom – while understandable – grates repeatedly, and not just because it’s supposed to. But what pulls the book through is the strength of the relationship between its lovers-to-be. So Into You is sweet, moving, and tender, and a worthwhile reading experience.