A review by xabbeylongx
Still Hung Up On You by Liz Maverick

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Spoilers Ahead: 

This book was absolutely gorgeous. Short, sweet, different, and utterly beautiful. 

We follow Hannah as she call her ex, Ethan, after 15 years of no contact. She needs one of her sweaters back, and needs it urgently. He is amused, and he offers to help her. He sends her the keys to his house, but they get lost in Guam. So he tells her there is a spare set of keys in his garden, but they’re broken, so she has to either break in or go through the cat flap. She gets stuck in said cat flap, sets off the alarm, and the security have to help her through. 

Once she’s in, she makes herself at home. She wants to look for the sweater in the attic, but lets herself have a rest. And the next day, also, she rests. She goes shopping, and she buys food and bakes cookies for him for when he gets home, and she seems to be procrastinating the attic. Eventually, when she does go into the attic, she finds the jumper, but it’s been bitten and torn to shreds. Ethan says he will buy her another jumper, but the jumper was Hannah’s last step to getting her parents back together (they’re divorcing). She’s distraught, and thinks that love won’t last. 

All this time, they have been worried about their mothers finding out (they still talk to each other a lot) and that would mean lots of questions and lots of awkward discussions. So, when she turns up not eh drive, Hannah is terrified, but that turns to shock when she realises that it is Ethan. They rush to embrace, and then they realise that they both have to travel for work, and they want to do it together - too sweet! They rekindle their relationship, discussing that he wanted to not drag her down with her ambitions when they were in senior year, and they decide to give their relationship a go. 

All of this book is so cleverly written. Until the very end, they only speak on the phone. In the audio, you can hear the background noise - for instance, Ethan is on a plane in some of them, so you can hear the commotion behind him - and I think that is the coolest fucking thing ever. 

The characters are so lovable, so funny and their relationship has so much chemistry. Their relationship was written with so much love and realism, it’s so incredibly difficult not to love them. Their dialogue is so quick and witty, their tone and humour is literally everything I have ever wanted in a book. The fact they remember the little things about each other, and the little quirks and the relationships they had with each others’ mother, it’s just too much for me to handle. 

I read this book in one day, so if you’re looking for a beautiful romance, a short read or just one of the best books ever written/spoken, I would definitely recommend this one - quickly one of my favourites, I love this book with all of my heart, and has everything I need.