Oh my gosh, I don't think I can tell you just how much I LOVED this book! Even all the things that usually annoy me in stories, the not telling someone when you should tell them, even with those kind of standard story aspects, this is going to be one of my all time favorite books. Because even with those things, I still feel like the way they reacted when the secrets were revealed was realistic. No one got all mad at the other, but they did get nervous and embarrassed, and that to me, is real. Something I could see people actually doing.

Now, the best part of this book, was the comedy part. I usually only post updates on Goodreads when I have to stop reading and am marking my progress in the book. But as I was reading this one, I had to stop a few times and mark the progress along with a quote or anecdote about the story. Like the part about how being set up on a date could be compared to a dog having their face rubbed in their own mess. Or the part when Aspen's best friend tells her: "I'm ordering you a pizza. You're dumb when you're hungry." The characters in this book are just so real! All the hangups that Aspen has about losing her best friend, as well as being embarrassed about what happened, and how it has changed her feelings, all real, something I have either felt in the past myself, or could totally see myself feeling. And then there was Luke's family! So funny. I mean, actual, literal, laugh out loud funny.

I am honestly not kidding when I say that Emma Hart is probably going to become an all time favorite, must meet author of mine. Now, who can convince her to either go sign at Book Bonanza in Dallas next year, or maybe stop by my hometown next year for Kinky in Kansas City? I have to meet her and tell her how much I love her stories!

This review was originally posted on Lisa Loves Literature.