i loved this book SO MUCH and it made my heart nearly explode!!! truly, it was delightful and surprising and magical and so exquisitely woven together. casey mcquiston writes characters that have such depth and sparkle and winsome-ness to them, and her writing is just so INCREDIBLE (see all the posit flags!) that i literally did not put this one down once i started it. it made me feel so many feelings and was truly just a GEM of a book that i don’t have great words for!