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“She writes about incredibly messy, well-meaning women�� sort of sums up the whole book (and relationships and plot), too.

Overall, just muddled and lacking in coherent flow, with frustrating non-obstacles (I’m looking at you, “I’m not gonna open this important box now,�� “I’m suddenly gonna call off sex now,�� etc) and annoying calculated missteps (“oh noes, I accidentally drunk-texted the wrong brother so I don’t have to take responsibility for my choices��) put in to drag out the story. Chemistry other than the actual grabby sex felt lacking, and aside from the occasional sudden sex scenes and engagement, a lot of the dynamics felt very YA--and it isn't helped that SO much YA is mentioned, even making allowances for her job as a youth librarian. Like seriously, I can't even think of an actual YA book that lists and is centered around so many YA titles and discussions.

Once again amazed that this didn’t go through more drafts and comes from a big publisher.