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I am mad and sad.




The minute this book was announced, I was so excited. And then I read the reviews and the synopsis and I was so, so SOOOOOOO excited. As soon as my library purchased this book, the problems started. I accidentally returned it (long story) and instantly put myself at the back of the digital line.

Fast forward six weeks later and the book finally arrived and I dived in. After a while, I started to realize that I wasn't having that much fun. This wasn't totally the books fault but I'm starting to outgrow cliche romances. I enjoyed them (and still do) but I've reached a point where I wish for something more and this book didn't totally deliver... AT FIRST.

I loved the discussion of happy endings in romance and why they don't work but it wasn't covered as much as I wanted to be and I REALLY wanted it to be. I did appreciate the father-daughter relationship but it wasn't what I was here for. I am not in any way saying it's not important. It is and I know it will touch many readers. It just wasn't my thing.

That said, I adored the last 20 minutes. Had the entire book been as romantic, genuine, and fun due to the acknowledgment of the bookish community, this book would have been an easy 5 stars and an all-time-favorite. But it wasn't so, sadly, I am sticking this with a 2-star rating.

It was a 3 star book but I am taking an entire star off simply because of how sad and disappointed I felt after finishing this. excuse me while I go scream with eternal sadness for the rest of my life.

Bottom Line:
2 stars
Age Rating - [ R ]
Content Screening (Mild Spoilers)
Positive Messages (4/5) - [Forgiveness, Honesty, Happily-ever-afters are unrealistic, Realistic "endings"]
Violence (0/0)
Sex (3/5) - [Detailed sex scene, Sexual themes, Kissing]
Language (2/5) - [F**k, Sh*t]
Drinking/Drugs (2/5) - [Alcohol consumption]
Content and Trigger Warnings - Divorce, Cheating, Depression, Anxiety, Sex scenes, Self-hatred
Publication Date: May 19th, 2020
Publisher: Berkley (an imprint of Penguin Random House)
Genre: Romance/Comedy

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>:(

started out as 3 stars for the first 40% and then was 2 stars until the last 20 minutes which was 5 stars....

I am sad

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so, i was returning an ebook and I wasn't paying attention and I returned the audiobook... no, i'm not joking... yes, i am that stupid.. and now, i have to wait for it to be available

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i am definitely not salty that i didn't get an arc and had to wait for it to be released to read it

no...

why would you say that?

in all seriousness, i've heard this book is funny, creative, and decently steamy and i need it.

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