Contemporary used to be my thing, then lately it hasn't been... but this?! FLEW through it. I haven't enjoyed reading a simple contemporary in SO LONG. Maybe it was because the characters were complex and interesting, maybe it was because the story itself was interesting... or maybe I just was in the perfect mood (although I picked it up mentally sighing because UGH CONTEMPORARY so I definitely didn't realise I was in the mood if that's the case) BUT YES. This is what I want reading to be like all the time.

I just really enjoyed my time, I enjoyed the message. The characters felt real and nothing really seemed too far fetched or unlikely for a book set in our world in an ordinary life. I am so glad I read this and I really hope this book has broken the weird contemporary (and general, really) slump I've been in for like... a long ass time.. two years??

Trigger/Content Warnings for abuse. There's also a character with bipolar disorder who occasionally makes jokes about it which I know some people may not be comfortable with (but I personally loved bc that's exactly how I deal with things lol)