Oh my god YES. Sexy and funny and so, so lovely. A perfect romcom filled with swooning and growing and learning and of course, a lot of loving. 

Literally so obsessed with this. So cute and funny and lovely. They say you have to love yourself first, but sometimes you learn to love yourself by loving others. 

The writing wasn’t anything special (also present tense? what’s up with that?) and some of the side characters had so much potential but ended up feeling a little one note. That being said, I had a lot of fun with this (especially trying to figure out what was going on with this love octagon). A sweet, easy read but I think it would make a better TV show, honestly. 

“Lonely creatures, what makes so us different from the stories we tell in the dark?” I love Grace and her weird, lonely, ugly, glimmering, love you so much it hurts, found family. Grace and her expectations, familiar and choking. Grace and her wife, hunting monsters.  Grace and forgiveness. Grace, favored by the sun and in love with the stars. Grace learning to ask questions, Grace learning that The Best and happiness are not antonyms. Grace and her loneliness, never alone though. Lonely monsters, finding each other, holding on tight. My only complaint is that I wanted to spend more time in Grace’s orbit. 

I’ve been reading this out loud to my partner at night and it’s been so lovely to curl up into this familiar world, so blunt and warm, funny and comforting. These stories and these boys stand the test of time because they speak to our most basic wants and needs: love and companionship, adventure that is found in everyday happenings, and a whole lot of sleep.