The prose in this was really captivating. I love how the story flowed. I appreciated how fleshed out and individual these characters were; they felt like real people to me, and I felt I could understand their decisions and motivations. It was devastating and beautiful.

This was such a cool exploration of mental illness and the ways it impacts more than just the person going through it. I read this in one sitting at a jazz bar and it was an EXPERIENCE

yikes yikes yikes this was agony. it took me so long to get through the first 25% because it was so heavy. Jean get behind me, I'll protect you. I know I'm going to love this trilogy

I can't believe I waited so long to start this trilogy. There's a parasitic worm in my brain that demands aftg every other month like clockwork and I finally took the jump to start the spin off UGH so good

Listen. It met my expectations. This is what I expected and what I wanted. It was also not great. and that's fine!!!! I had 5 stars worth of enjoyment

I really love this spinoff series and I'm so excited for book 3 in September. These characters are so fun and I appreciate how distinct their narrative voices are. I feel like there was a littlllllle bit of a pacing hiccup in the beginning for me but it evened out overall. I love love love James and Rosabelle and the humor in these books is unmatched.

Overall, I enjoyed this a lot! There are a few minor tweaks I would make, namely the redundancy of some details, that would have made this a four star read for me. But this is friends to lovers done well, and i had a good time. I would recommend this to fans of Love and Other Words and PWMOV.