this books toxicity drew me in. but if these people just went to couples therapy everything would be solved😭 would i tolerate any of this irl? not a chance.

bj is my worst nightmare personified into a fictional character and i really can’t stand him, but somehow we tolerate him.

his cheating revelation broke my heart because how??? how do you cheat on your love with her best friend ONLY BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO??? HOW. i hate him

i do like that the author went that way though because instead of it being a happy lalalala story, it’s now become just so so messy oh no

anyway, tom! i love tom, tom is the light in this book and i am so sad that he is stuck in this mess to be honest. he really is just looped in this.

magnolia at certain parts i can’t help feeling like she really isn’t even comparable to BJ because EXCUSE ME HOW CAN U SLEEP WITH SO MANY PEOPLE WHAT WHAT HOW. she just dated people?? you lost your mind when she LAUGHED with them? she seeked validation through other guys’ attention, it’s more toxic to them. but bj was more toxic to her.

the side characters henry christan jonah paili and perry i liked (paili fk u). jonah rubbed me the wrong way sometimes when he ALLOWED bj to do things, was he a good friend or no? i am conflicted. henry is a bundle of sunshine. perry is a mush and so is gus (i haven’t ever read about a gay character who wasn’t a mush)

bridget was nice, but didn’t get much of her. i liked her being there to knock some sense into magnolia (not that it worked)

marsaili sleeping with harley was upsetting to me becayse it really did feel like she was a hypocrite. they weren’t in love anyway why didn’t they just split so they could be together without any cheating involved. so pointless. i felt betrayed too

i can’t wait to continue the series simply because somehow i’m attached to these characters and hate them so much.