I really enjoyed this. It was simultaneously fluffy and emotional. I liked all of the characters, the friendships, the families, everything. I found many aspects of this book to be very realistic and relatable. My two favorite parts were Louna’s friendship with Jilly and her slow-burn romance with Ambrose; my favorite character was Ira. He was cute, scruffy, an absolute joy, and he rocked a bandana. Oh, and he was a dog. The dogs are always the ones that win me over completely and this was no different. 😉

The one issue I had with this book was Louna and Ethan’s relationship. I liked that throughout most of the book the chapters alternated between past and present so we found out their story, and I thought the end result was sad. But I didn’t really like them, if I’m being honest. Yeah, sure, they were cute together, but their relationship felt really rushed. They met at a wedding, spent a few hours walking the beach and telling each other everything, decided they were in love, and had sex in the sand. All of this was in the middle of the night, and then when Ethan had to leave hours later, they were both sad to see the other go. They exchanged numbers and were basically smitten. If this had been spread out, I think I would’ve been all over it. But in a single night? That’s extreme insta-love. No thanks. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That aside, this was a good book, and I’d definitely recommend it to all fans of contemporary. 😊