2.5 stars

... I have no idea why I finished this. It's pretty much your basic romcom: amnesia + American abroad (in this case, Ireland) + running away from your past + lies of omission (and straight-up lies) between the mains. The supporting characters are archetypes that border on problematic — the queer male insta-BFF, two of them in fact; the gorgeous-but-catty sister of the love interest — and I wasn't sold on the main romance, partly due to uneven pacing. And did I mention all the Hallmark greeting-card cheesy lines?

Maybe I'm being a bit harsh. No one forced me to finish this book, so it did at least capture my attention to the end; if you like a comfortingly predictable familiar-feeling contemporary romance, this might be for you.

content warnings:

Spoiler

precanon parent death, PTSD flashbacks

rep:

Spoiler

Jewish gay minor character, bi/pan minor character

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CONVERSION: 6.8 / 15 = 2.5 stars

Prose: 6 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 2 / 10
Emotional Impact: 2 / 10
Development / Flow: 6 / 10
Setting: 8 / 10

Diversity & Social Themes: N/A
Intellectual Engagement: N/A
Originality / Trope Execution: 2 / 5
Rereadability: N/A
Memorability: 2 / 5