I don’t quite know what to make of this book. On the one hand, it is technically well-written (sumptuous descriptions and details) and I flew through it, wanting to see how it played out, and yet I didn’t really like the characters or find their behavior/plot points all that believable. I repeatedly found myself checking my math, “if they dated when they were 17/18 and she says it’s been over 2 decades or 2.5 decades and a decade is 10 years then I would add 20-25 years which puts them at 37-42 years old… but really?” because all the characters seemed so juvenile for that age. I understood the FMC’s flashes of rage, because the MMC did a couple very bad things and never really addressed it, but her other sticking point about fearing he never had and never would put her first was only expressed towards the end and not really shown in a way that made it clear that was always the case and it weighed heavily on her. Her friends also came off as kinda emotionally immature and the two nemesis characters almost felt more like old-school historical social villains, which again felt out of place for people at this point in their lives. Like, I guess I can see how getting the old gang back together could make people regress, but that was never indicated, it seems like they’re all just kinda self-centered and childish. The book was on the shorter side so maybe if it was fleshed out more, given more depth, that would’ve helped. I didn’t really enjoy reading it, so I suppose I would not recommend. That feels harsh, but typically I’m not that picky so I guess I’m going to trust my reaction.