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Say You Mean It by Megan Reinking
4.0

Wow, this is an amazing book that really makes you feel. Blair is struggling with chronic depression, while Graham is struggling with managing the lodge and dealing with the grief surrounding his father having Alzheimer's. These two are both broken people who are delaing with such tough life circumstances, but they form a friendship and eventually fall in love, and they help each other heal and deal with all that life has handed to them. I loved the remote setting of the book, and worked really well for the characters and their journey together. The mental health representation in this book is so good, and the author definitely did the heavy topics justice. I loved the trope of strangers to friends to lovers! Graham is the perfect book boyfriend who really listens and it's clear how much he cares for Blair. This book really does feel like a warm hug and is my new comfort read.