ksheetz713 's review for:

The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord
4.0
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I received this book via my Afterlight subscription.  The special edition was so stinking pretty I immediately added it to my Libby holds and read it ASAP.  I loved the story and the premise.  Lord's writing reminds me of a mashup of Emily Henry and B.K. Borison.

I really enjoyed the story, I adored the side characters, and I absolutely loved June.  I mostly liked Levi.

The reason I took a full star off was because through the entire story,
it felt like June was a consolation prize to Levi, not the ACTUAL prize.  I was really thinking that when it came to the end, the reason he'd agreed so easily to "fake dating" was because Kelly knew how in love with June he was.  But that wasn't the case at all.  He was head over heals in love with June his entire life and he's trying to fix things with Kelly?? Trying to make her jealous?  What?  Then when they finally get together and Kelly suddenly comes down to the shore, he says there might be a small window of a chance that they'll reconcile?  SIR! You just spent the night confessing everything to the woman you (haven't admitted yet) love and sleeping with her?! It rubbed me wrong the entire time.  The way that the two were spotted buying coffee together and walking together but never an explanation to June.  Even knowing Kelly was trying to make June jealous.  I think this could have been handled better, Levi could have been perfect, but he's kinda icky underneath all that sweetness (that he didn't get from desserts).