I really wanted to love this book -- it has a lot of elements that really resonate with me in romance novels:

On a surface level, this should have been a home run, it was such a slog to get through. Leena especially was so unlikable and unrelatable -- I found myself wishing for Eileen's perspective in half of her chapters. Her motivations and story felt flat and undeveloped. I could not find myself to care about what she was going through.

In all, the two stories woven together had good ideas behind them, but ultimately suffered by splitting our attentions -- resulting in a thin plot and even thinner characterizations. 

Sugar sweet and very quirky. I felt like the daydreams, while whimsical, took me out of the rhythm of the story quite frequently. I definitely skimmed them as much as I could to limit the amount of cringing they caused (sorry -- there's quirky and then there's quirky. it was a little much). If you're a sucker for non-verbal romance building, through notes or acts of love, then this might be a great story to pick up. Some might say that the chemistry wasn't clear, but I think the fact that they both wholeheartedly embraced these non-verbal acts says so much about their compatibility -- I adore them together.

I loved the innocence and resilience of them both. I would keep Wes and Maybell in my pocket if i could because they are just the cutest, even if their story is a little slow and forgettable.