By: Tessa Bickers
Many thanks to HTP/The Hive and NetGalley for the ARC of this book!
This book was not what I expected. I expected two people who traded notes in margins who actually knew each other to meet and fall in love. While that is what we got, it actually didn’t happen until the last 2% of the book.
Most of this book was about a few things: (1) James’ life now, his family, and what happened between him and Erin and Bonnie when they were younger; (1) Erin’s life now, her awful job, talking to her dead friend, and her family. Most of the book focused on most everything else and less about the romance.
They exchanged books at the library with notes in the margins. This was a really cute idea. Unfortunately, it was just overdone. It should have stopped sooner and then have them figure out it was someone that they knew sooner.
The way that it was written was a little difficult too. Sometimes the scenes change from present to flashback and I couldn’t tell what was happening. It just felt very disjointed.
I will say this – there is a lot of discussion on grief, and it is handled very well. I just wasn’t prepared for that based on the description of the book.
I really wanted to love this book, but it just fell short for me.
This will be out on Sept 3, 2024. You can check it out here.
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