calledanna 's review for:

Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paige Toon

3.0

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A beautiful and complicated love story. The narrator is deeply reasonable and not at all petty or grudge-holding, which I appreciated. I loved that the author explored the complexity of relationships, particularly when they are not the first or only meaningful relationships in the character's lives. Balancing lost love with new love is much more dynamic and relatable than the cliché "first and only love" narrative most romance novels follow.