a message to ali hazelwood: pls give me more. i would read a full book about these two
i loved this book. this was quick, easy to read, wonderful storyline.  

NOW LISTEN! HEAR ME OUT! 
irl, this relationship would have me slightly weirded out.

the co-dependency, the dropping everything you’ve been working towards to be with the love of your life. all slightly… toxic. unhealthy.

BUT IN A BOOK? GIVE IT TO ME. i love when two main characters fall in love without even realizing it, i love watching it smack them, and i love the DRAMA. 
add in a single dad? a down-on-his-luck librarian? a little girl who has them both immediately wrapped around her little finger? GIVE IT TO MEEEEEEE! 

took away 0.5 because genuinely Rowan leaving the life he was building was a bit… sudden and so was the marriage, but it’s fiction, let me have fun and giggle and kick me feet okay??? 
BUT ALSO
“You’re a perfect baba” GOT ME SO GOOD I WAS NOT PREPARED

this book is INSANE. i am an amanda dewitt stan first and a human being second, so there was no doubt going into this. 
the plot was interesting, unique, and so fun. the characters were dynamic, well-written, and felt fully developed. 
i was hooked from the very beginning, and when the end happened i felt like i was missing a part of me because i was so invested in this story. 
cried, laughed, celebrated, and thrived. 

read for a grad class :) i forgot a lot of the details in this story, so it was nice to revisit it as an adult 

memoirs are automatic 5⭐️ because i don’t like rating someone else’s story. 
i knew a lot about this situation, but this book really did bring a lot more information to the forefront. i really like how shari chose to share her story without sharing her siblings story. i think this brought a lot of light to shari’s experience, which a lot of people needed to hear after years of her being painted in a bad light. 

tbh i just couldn’t get into this. i found myself putting off reading and couldn’t force myself to pick my kindle up. 
i was really excited about this book, so i might try to pick it up again some other time, but for now it’s dnf 

quick listen. hit or miss for sure, but the audio was done really well!!

A-SPEC HOCKEY A-SPEC HOCKEY 

i love this series. this was a really fun addition and i liked seeing the conflict be revolving around other people and not just the family. 
i do wish we saw more of the aunties and tia rosie, but overall a good book

reread for a class.