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Take Me Home by Melanie Sweeney
4.5
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ was an absolutely delightful read. Well-developed main characters who actively tried dealing with their flaws, a focus not only on the romance aspect (which was swoon-worthy and giggle-inducingly great) but also on the complicated family dynamics and personal struggles the main characters faced. 
There was a delicious amount of angst, palpable chemistry, an inn with only one bed (๐Ÿคฉ) and family Christmas shenanigans.

There was no ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด but a realistic "I canโ€˜t fix everything at once right now but I'm gonna try do to better, even if it takes me a while, even if I don't succeed every time". Incredible.

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ had me smiling like an idiotโ„ข๏ธ. If you love pining, complex characters, a perfectly imperfect story about love and family and learning when to hold on and when to let go: pick this up, I'm begging you.

๐ŸŽง 10/10 narration

โœจforced proximity
โœจenemies-to-lovers (for her)
โœจ"it's always been you" (for him)
โœจgreat banter 

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