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Tell Me How You Really Feel by Betty Cayouette
3.0
tense medium-paced

I have so much mixed feelings about this story. 

Here's what I liked:
- the writing. Betty does a great job with words and bringing all the feelings to life 
- I liked the idea of sex positivity that the podcast aspect brought out 
- openness about therapy and how that helped Maeve through her trauma 

Here's what I didn't enjoy:
- Maeve and Finn's relationship was full of miscommunication. This is my least favorite trope so it drove me mad 
- Maeve getting angry at Finn for dating the one that got away. This felt so unfair to Finn and she didn't take any accountability 

If you don't mind miscommunication trope, you will enjoy this much more than I did. 

Thank you @youhadmeathea for a copy of the book.