For as long as Jack “June” O’Donnell has been alive, her parents have had only one rule: stay away from the Angert family. But when June collides—quite literally—with Saul Angert, sparks fly, and everything June has known is thrown into chaos. Who exactly is this gruff, sarcastic, but seemingly harmless boy who has returned to their hometown of Five Fingers, Michigan, after three mysterious years away? And why has June—an O’Donnell to her core—never questioned her late father’s deep hatred of the Angert family? After all, the O’Donnells and the Angerts may have mythic legacies, but for all the tall tales they weave, both founding families are tight-lipped about what caused the century-old rift between them. As Saul and June’s connection grows deeper, they find that the magic, ghosts, and coywolves of Five Fingers seem to be conspiring to reveal the truth about the harrowing curse that has plagued their bloodlines for generations. Now June must question everything she knows about her family and the father she adored, and she must decide whether it’s finally time for her—and all the O’Donnells before her—to let go.
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this was so good but not for me. i found myself skimming and not terribly invested in the plot — the flashback scenes weren’t interesting to me and they make up so much of this book. part of the problem maybe was going into this expecting romance similar to emily henry’s adult books, and this is more YA magical realism with romance sprinkled in.
that being said emily henry knows how to emotionally GUT ME. this book is so that one bookshelf scene in interstellar/disenchanted former daddy’s girl/ complicated father-daughter relationship coded and i need a wellness check now
if you want a book about grief and forgiveness and family and finding your own identity, definitely read this. if you want mindless romantasy like me, probably pass, unless you want to sink deeper into a depressive phase, in which case check this out.
quote dump (read if u dare):
— “It’s almost funny, in a tragic way, that the fiery thing at the center of my universe did die and that I, a girl whose name is synonymous with summer, am expected to live without it.” [i, too, am a girl whose name is literally synonymous with summer
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