I went into What You Left Me thinking I was going to get a meet-cute followed by a lot of feels…and I wasn’t disappointed. But I also had no idea what I was getting myself into and this book left me in a puddle on the floor. With a title like What You Left Me, this is bound to be a feeling and thinking book, which is my favorite.

Petra and Marty share alternating chapters, which weave into each other. Sometimes it was hard to know who was speaking, which made sense considering the dream state they share through most of the book. I fell deeply in love with these realistic characters and their stories. When they hurt, I hurt. When they felt joy, I smiled. Their story is about the little moments and the big moments and how every moment counts. There are also elements of healing and reconciling what you can’t change. Friendships based on a shared experience. I could not stop reading, even as the tears fell.