When @bookofthemonth sent me the February box and said this one was about “what happens after a Vegas wedding,” I expected a cliche romcom. But this book is NOT THAT. It’s poetry, absolute poetry— the words are incredibly flowery and heartfelt and they weave a tapestry that is far more than just a shallow romcom.

Honestly, it raises the bar for what love can look like (even though it veered over the edge into unrealistic at times). It addressed mental health and race and sexuality and the myth of the American dream while telling this love story between strangers-turned-wives who call themselves lonely creatures but are actually anything but. (their friendships?! like New Girl level but amped up.)

Basically, this book blew my expectations out of the water and gave me a story so much more real and rich and romantic than the inside flap gave away.