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This is a very solid romance book. It was obvious from the beginning she was gonna end up with Wes but the whole journey was what i stayed for. I wanted to see how it would pan out and i wasn’t disappointed. Everything felt believable and something that happens to real people all the time. I was rooting for Liz and Wes the whole time and seeing them together brought such immense happiness. I gasped multiple times, I wanted to be there to shake some sense into her multiple times and i think that says what a great book it was. My heart is still racing cuz i just finished it.

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funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I couldn’t put this down. I put some Taylor Swift on my speakers and tucked in for the long haul. As cringey as it gets Liz and Wes are so overwhelmingly adorable. I absolutely loved their dynamic. Don’t even get me taking about THAT car scene. Please. I was holding my breath so hard I nearly suffocated to death all by myself. I seriously need to get a grip on myself because at my grown age I shouldn’t be kicking my feet when two fictional people as much as talk to one another. I can watch a horror movie in an empty house without blinking but set a rom com in front of me and suddenly I have to take breaks because it’s too much. AH I just love love.

At the same time Liz as a character annoyed me. She constantly emphasizes how different she is from the “popular” crowd in order to seem unique and relatable. I’m tired of this type of female lead but it happens so often it’s disheartening. It makes sense that authors infuse bits of themselves into their characters but from what I’ve seen that means all authors are unpopular weirdos and I really hope that’s not the case. Plus there’s no reason for all leads to be bookish introverts. Liz is embarrassing, she lies for no reason and acts in ways no normal human being would. I literally had to close the book and take a second because the cringe was too much.

Random coincidence but the two short stories she mentioned on page 176 were also assigned to me senior year and I had to choose from those plus a couple others to write a paper on. Of course I went with my girl Kate Chopin.

Songs: (they’re just so Taylor Swift coded, specifically Lover)

Movies - Conan Gray
Daylight - Taylor Swift (“I once believed love would be black and white / But it’s golden”)
Afterglow - Taylor Swift (after Prom)
Satellite - Harry Styles (this is so Wessy)
Rear View - LANKS (this to the rain scene omfg, it embodies Liz’s perspective)

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