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okay so this book. i feel like i may need to revisit it at some point, because i’m honestly not sure how to feel. the supporting characters were super detailed and had great personalities for the most part, but there were also quite a few characters i really just did not like, even though we were supposed to. however, ted and laura have my heart. laura is me. i am laura. i sent my friends so many screenshots of pages from this book because i have said some of the exact things laura has, so i really enjoyed following this journey of hers, it made me feel more comfortable in my own skin, so to speak. overall, it was a really cute book and an easy read with a happy ending, which i always love.

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100_pages_hr's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

This was a cute story. I loved the airport meet cute scene. I would have been mortified, but it made for a good fictional meet cute.

I loved Ted. I loved that he was there for his dad. I love how kind he was. But there were parts of him I didn't love too.

I really didn't appreciate that he was married but flirting and kissing Laura.

I liked Laura once she got to the Island and started being her true self. I get that many of her issues weren't her fault, but I liked her more once she learned the truth about her family and moved on. I was impressed with how she grew into herself in this book though. I loved the "hobby" she picked up towards the end.

Overall a cute read just had some things that made it hard for me to love.

I received an advanced copy of this book through the publisher. This is my honest review.

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allisonwonderlandreads's review

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Laura holds on tight to the past, be it mementos, memories, or family stories. She captures each and tends to them with love, taking comfort in the familiar. With both of her parents deceased and her father's family estranged, she clings to the lore around a father she can't remember and the many memories and objects connecting her to the mother she lost only two years ago.

Laura has a sparkling level of idealism that seems both delusional and yet somehow endearing. In terms of dating, she hasn't found anything magical, and her friends and family have started to question her high standards as unreasonable. On a trip to the channel island of Jersey to retrace her parent's romantic steps for an article, a suitcase snafu leaves her with a man's belongings. The story the items tell gives her hope that this is fate's intervention, an introduction to her soulmate.

The rom-com stress level is at a 10 for this one. My secondhand embarrassment forced me to pause at several points because I could barely function other than to yell DON'T DO IT. PLEASE, NO. In terms of romance tropes, expect sunshine and grump with a side helping of love triangle. It's a slow buildup but with low burn. It's more about a sweet, emotional connection between the characters.

It is easy to get invested in Laura's family story if not her romantic endeavors. Nothing is as straightforward as she imagined. The book offers a full emotional spectrum. It's
silly and funny with serious undertones that rise to the surface intermittently. You can not only find Laura somewhat manically doing an instagram live in a beekeeper's hat but also confronting uncomfortable truths about her parents, more flesh-and-blood than fairytale characters.

It's a thoughtful story, romantic without being just about a singular love story. Thanks to Putnam for my copy to read and review!

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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