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If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia
4.25
slow-paced

𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗈 𝐏𝐑𝐇 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗀𝗂𝖿𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗈.  𝖠𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗆𝗒 𝗈𝗐𝗇.

🎧𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝘆: 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨, 𝘌𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘌𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯, 
𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘙𝘢𝘣𝘺, 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴

𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓮𝔁𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓽:

🍁𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎
🍂𝚂𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝟷𝟿𝟿𝟽
🍁𝙽𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚜 
🍂𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚍
🍁𝙱𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝙲𝚊𝚝 𝙵𝚖𝚌

"𝗜𝗳 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆" has all the cozy fall vibes, but imagine it in 1997. This story breathes '90s nostalgia, and I absolutely loved it. It was a charming slow-burn romance that reminded me of Gilmore Girls, but with a sunshiny single dad, a female main character with black cat energy, and a sassy dog with an endearing attitude problem.

𝗜𝗻 the story, Michelle takes over an inn that her sister inherited from their mother. Despite her busy job in the city, she offers to help her sister while she finishes school. There, she meets her friendly neighbor, and they quickly become friends. Over time, their friendship blossoms into something more, intertwining their lives in ways they never expected.

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 the story had moments that moved at a slower pace, once the plot picked up, I found myself very invested in the romance and family dynamics. The dual narration certainly adds to the overall experience.

𝗜𝗳 you enjoy slow-burn romance with a cozy fall feel, then you won't want to miss out on this story!

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝟰⭐️ 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝟰.𝟮𝟱🎧 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝟮/𝟱🔥