Good morning,
After finally having read our year of maybe from her, I had been so hyped to read her new novel too! Today tonight tomorrow aswell as The ex talk are next on my list- as iâm definately loving her work so far đ
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5 / 5 stars
Reps; OCD, depression, lesbian couple (secondary characters), Skin condition (eczema), Jewish main character
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First glance, we have Quinn that we know have OCD and is medicated for it. As I love to share on here, we know I also have anxiety; now although they arenât quite the same.. OCD is apart of anxiety (although the two can overlap, it doesnât mean you can get the OCD diagnosis specifically), and so much of what she goes through are things that I do aswell!! Per exemple: locking your car doors multiple times because you fear it mightâve not locked properly (I usually do three.. and still ask if I did lock them).
Later on in the book, we find out that another of our character have depression too! Having it pretty well explained how it can sneak on you, catching you off guard and making you think this absolutely cannot be depression, and that really- youâre fine.. just lazy. The character also explain how they finally got help for it and is also medicated. This was a happy surprise for me, having BOTH reps that I had no clue about going in my reading; which is pretty relatable from my experience.
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The romance in this had me SWOONING. It got the perfect match, in my opinion: one whoâs really into romance & grand gesture, genuinely loving based on how their parentâs story happened.. which is still going strong, so they absolutely swear by it. And then you have the contrast: the other one having seen their parents âfakingâ or putting a mask to pretend all is right, when they know otherwise.. leading them to be more on their guard, against all thoses grand gesture things, preferring physical contacts to true emotions.
And then it shift. As Quinn fell more and more for Tarek and realizing that maybe this was more real than she wouldâve had though, I got all the butterflies & warm fuzzies đ„° đ„°Â Everything gets even better with the âOther guys never took the time to make me orgasm eitherâ as the cherry on top of the sundae; Tarek makes everything feel different, as he genuinely care and love her.
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The novel taking part in their respective parentâs businesses as a caterer (Tarek) & wedding planner (Quinn), I find it pretty interesting to have the back of the medal of this career specifically. I havenât read much books with thoses yet- and more than a love story, we have the coming of age too where Quinn soon need to head to college⊠but need to figure out where she wanna go. Not wanting to keep the family business going, unlike her sister, as she donât quite believe in weddings or love anymore- and just donât passion for it; while also being scared of stepping out in fear of losing her family and most of all her sister.
She gets the opportunity to redefine what the harp means to her, not only being her âwedding toolâ.. but back to being something she genuinely enjoy & play outside of work. Her teacher having Five. Corgis. is an absolute mood !!! Fine, it isnât dachshunds.. but that sure is close enough for me.
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âSometimes the world is terrible, and love stories⊠they make it feel less heavy.â