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Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting
Graphic: Chronic illness, Dementia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Grief
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Did this book wreck me?✅
Were there at least five points throughout my reading where I ugly cried? ✅
Is there a picture of me after the last ugly cry? 🤷🏻♀️😬 that’s between me & Snapchat.
Did I love this book? 💯
This was a 5⭐️ read for me. I also had an immersive reading experience, reading the physical book while listening to the audiobook, possibly amplifying my emotional response. But also, life is happening and there are certain parts of the book that hit close to home.
I’ll share one of my favorite, non-spoilery quotes which helped bring on the feels:
“[T]here is nothing more beautiful than being a witness to someone’s life. To know them inside and out and be with them through everything, share the same memories. Memories are everything. I want that.”
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Dementia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Alcohol
With Samantha’s mom’s dementia playing a major role in this story, my heart absolutely shattered. The pain of losing someone who’s still physically there was beautifully written. It was reminiscent of my experiences with loved ones who’ve had dementia, so being mindful of your triggers and what you can handle would be best before starting this.
I can always count on Abby for a wonderful love story.
Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent
Minor: Confinement, Mental illness
I felt ALL of the emotions. It was funny, sweet, and emotional. Sometimes it’s so easy to get attached to characters that you almost feel what they would be feeling with them during the hard times. And this book definitely had some hard times.
It also feels like even though the MC’s are far apart, their time together is quality time and it’s written in a way that you almost don’t notice they are apart for a lot of the story. That aspect was so well done!
I never thought I’d enjoy a story about a couple struggling through a long distance relationship and navigating some TOUGH family/life issues but… here we are! I loved every bit of this.
And as always, humor and banter was perfection!
Tropes:
Insta-Love
Long Distance
Veterinarian MMC
Witty Banter
Emotional
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Medical content