When I initially requested “The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch”, I didn’t know what to expect - the cover was cute so I figured it would be a mindless book that I may enjoy.

This is my reminder to you to never judge a book by its cover. I adored this book. I literally loved EVERYTHING about it. I related to the emotional feels of loving a childhood friend but wondering if you were ever going to see them again. I related to the emotional feels from having emotionally absent parents growing up. And I related to Imogen in her feeling of whether she was ever going to be something besides second best & whether she would ever find love.

All of the characters are phenomenal, even the side characters (in other books, who tend to blend into the background). I cried with both Imogen & Eliot as they navigated their feelings - Imogen for feeling wanting to feel love & like she will be first to someone instead of just second & Eliot with his grief for both the loss of his dad & having emotionally absent parents. But I also cried because I just wanted them to admit their feelings to each other - to admit that they were absolutely and utterly in love with each other because Jacqueline Firkins wrote their chemistry SO FREAKING GOOD.

I have so many other feelings about this book because I don’t want to give away too many spoilers - I want everyone who reads this book to fall in love with the small town, with the brilliant characters, and root for Imogen & Eliot to find themselves & each other.

This was definitely a 10 star read for me. And one that I plan on buying just so I can read again & annotate every line that I connected with.

Huge Thank you to NetGalley and St Martins Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.