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Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane
5.0

I haven't connected with Mhairi McFarlane's previous two books so I wasn't sure if I should give this one a try. I am SO GLAD I DID!

JUST LAST NIGHT is a heartbreakingly beautiful look at grief and friendship. Love and loss. Family secrets and making peace with your past.

Every relationship in this story (whether familial, friendly, or romantic) is written with perfect complexity and truth. Even as these relationships change over the course of the book, they always seem real and honest. Not everything is easily tied up with a bow and it is beautiful to read.

This book will make you feel ALL THE FEELS. It's an emotional read that will make you cry, think about your own life, and which also includes many, MANY, laugh-out-loud moments. These characters are so flawed and yet so freaking lovable. This book felt like complicated, messy, real life on the page that includes an HEA that will leave you grinning.

JUST LAST NIGHT is paced in line with my experiences with Brit Lit. Meaning, it may read slow to American readers. But I find that these slower paced stories have the opportunity, when written well, to give characters depth and make the book that much more meaningful. JUST LAST NIGHT definitely delivers on that meaningful writing that will make this book stay with you long after you finish it.

Although it is a bit light on romance and leans more towards Women's Fiction, you should absolutely read this book.

RATING:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
STEAM LEVEL: Rated PG
TRIGGERS:fatal car accident, cheating ex, childhood physical abuse, parental abandonment, cancer, dementia
FEELS-O-METER: 5/5: This book will break your heart and then put it back together again.

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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