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i saw this book half off in a barnes & noble and still maintained my book buying ban, and like any self-respecting bookworm i expected my medal of bravery to promptly arrive by pony express.

AND THEN, THREE DAYS LATER, A REAL-WORLD MIRACLE OCCURRED.

i went to my parents' house where i discovered the publisher had shipped me a copy of this.

the universe is in love with me.

and in truth, this was very nice, in a very lit fic-y way. i love people and i love life even though i think both are sad and aggravating and complicated, and this does too. i like books like that.

i think this showed its debut-ness in some ways: the characters actually talk too much about too much, and rather repetitively in a very convenient way, and plot events happen similarly. there's a mundane neatness that is hard to explain, but for the deus ex machina of first novels. but i liked it anyway.

bottom line: can't wait for more from this author!

(3.5 / THANK YOU PUBLISHER FOR THE COPY!)