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moonlightandmargins 's review for:
What If I Never Get Over You
by Paige Toon
Paige Toon really said “hope you weren’t planning on emotional stability today” and honestly? Rude. But also, thank you.
This book had my heart doing cardio. I’m talking the full works: pounding, aching, squeezing. Thankfully it was split into four parts, which I assume was Paige’s gentle way of saying, “Take a breath. Or cry. Or rage about this out loud.” I did all three.
Ash and Ellie? Oh my GOD. The slow-burn, the sabotage, the big "if I push you away first, you can't hurt me" energy? Far too relatable, thank you so much, Paige. I was fully in my feelings - yelling at them to get it together while also rooting for them through every missed moment and heart-wrenching detour.
Speaking of families - if rage-reading burned calories, I’d have abs by now. Not all the parents were a disaster, but enabling counts as damage too, babes. You don’t get to play Switzerland when emotional grenades are flying.
The side characters brought a lot to love, but what broke me? The texts to Stella. Sending messages into a void, knowing they’ll never get a reply, but needing to say it anyway? That level of grief hit like a truck wrapped in a warm jumper. I loved those moments for their raw honesty - because sometimes the only place you can put your feelings is into the silence.
And honestly? I adored how Welsh coded this book was. From Ash’s accent to the lush coastal locations, the nostalgic day trips, the little details - it was perfection. I didn’t have to imagine it. I just slipped right back into places I know and love.
So yeah. I loved this. I’m raw, I’m wrecked, and I'm off to raid Paige Toon’s back catalogue like the emotionally unstable book goblin I now am.
This book had my heart doing cardio. I’m talking the full works: pounding, aching, squeezing. Thankfully it was split into four parts, which I assume was Paige’s gentle way of saying, “Take a breath. Or cry. Or rage about this out loud.” I did all three.
Ash and Ellie? Oh my GOD. The slow-burn, the sabotage, the big "if I push you away first, you can't hurt me" energy? Far too relatable, thank you so much, Paige. I was fully in my feelings - yelling at them to get it together while also rooting for them through every missed moment and heart-wrenching detour.
Speaking of families - if rage-reading burned calories, I’d have abs by now. Not all the parents were a disaster, but enabling counts as damage too, babes. You don’t get to play Switzerland when emotional grenades are flying.
The side characters brought a lot to love, but what broke me? The texts to Stella. Sending messages into a void, knowing they’ll never get a reply, but needing to say it anyway? That level of grief hit like a truck wrapped in a warm jumper. I loved those moments for their raw honesty - because sometimes the only place you can put your feelings is into the silence.
And honestly? I adored how Welsh coded this book was. From Ash’s accent to the lush coastal locations, the nostalgic day trips, the little details - it was perfection. I didn’t have to imagine it. I just slipped right back into places I know and love.
So yeah. I loved this. I’m raw, I’m wrecked, and I'm off to raid Paige Toon’s back catalogue like the emotionally unstable book goblin I now am.