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Dearest Josephine
by Caroline George
I’m grinning like an idiot, and I can’t stop.
This book was a rollercoaster of emotions. It took a minute for me to get into it, because of the format, but it was so compelling. This would honestly make a great movie. I loved Josie! She always had me laughing. She was so relatable.
And the sass of Elias *bows down*
His love letters were the stuff of fairytales. I was swooning so much! I was hardcore shipping him and Josie, but then...I won’t spoil anything, but that ending was what Rom-Coms are made of. I love you to the moon and back - er, well, can’t say his name because spoilers, but you know who you are *wink*
Also, let’s give a round of applause for Faith Moretti. She was SUCH a great friend!
*insert clapping noise here*
The writing, as well, was just pure magic. I was constantly highlighting little tidbits here and there. They were truly iconic. I think I may have found a new author to obsess over…
I would have loved it even more maybe if it was in traditional first-person, but in a lot of ways, I think that’s just how this story is. I see a lot of reviewers about other books saying “well, I didn’t like it because the author didn’t tell it this way” and believe me, I understand! But sometimes there’s no other way to tell a story. And with this one, it was perfect. I’m honestly keeping my eyes peeled for a movie adaptation just because I think it would be amazing.
Big thanks to Thomas Nelson Publishing House + Netgalley for sending me an ARC of this beauty!
This book was a rollercoaster of emotions. It took a minute for me to get into it, because of the format, but it was so compelling. This would honestly make a great movie. I loved Josie! She always had me laughing. She was so relatable.
He touched my candy with his tobacco-stained fingers and said, “One awful period, huh?”
All manners went out the shop’s window. Instead of answering the question with a polite NO, I wiped my tears and yelled, “Neil, I’m having a real crappy day. Give me the chocolate.”
And the sass of Elias *bows down*
“I daresay you care more about sleep than entertainment,” Sebastian said.
“Sleep is my entertainment.”
His love letters were the stuff of fairytales. I was swooning so much! I was hardcore shipping him and Josie, but then...I won’t spoil anything, but that ending was what Rom-Coms are made of. I love you to the moon and back - er, well, can’t say his name because spoilers, but you know who you are *wink*
Also, let’s give a round of applause for Faith Moretti. She was SUCH a great friend!
*insert clapping noise here*
The writing, as well, was just pure magic. I was constantly highlighting little tidbits here and there. They were truly iconic. I think I may have found a new author to obsess over…
Indeed, to perish from illness while surrounded by books seems fitting, for I am more ink and paper than skin and bones.
…
You have a story, Josie De Clare. A flipping wonderful story. And I want to be a part of it for as long as you let me, because this - what’s happening between us - is better than fiction. Real. This is real.
I would have loved it even more maybe if it was in traditional first-person, but in a lot of ways, I think that’s just how this story is. I see a lot of reviewers about other books saying “well, I didn’t like it because the author didn’t tell it this way” and believe me, I understand! But sometimes there’s no other way to tell a story. And with this one, it was perfect. I’m honestly keeping my eyes peeled for a movie adaptation just because I think it would be amazing.
Big thanks to Thomas Nelson Publishing House + Netgalley for sending me an ARC of this beauty!
*Note: Any quotes referenced in this review may be subject to change in the final copy.