This novel was such a trip but like in the best way? I could not have imagined a more heartbreaking and relatable exploration of contemporary relationships tbh, not saying that lightly. Maybe it was the disclaimer at the beginning that said that the story was somewhat inspired by real events (or rather it was one of those things and people are made up, any references to real life are fortuitous, which I’m always quite sceptical of). 

Indeed, this is a story about dating, dealing with feelings for past partners, emotional unavailability, and ultimately, in an unexpected plot twist, loss. It’s heartbreaking to see Adelaide do her best in the face of mixed signals and an impossible task of pleasing a broken man. Through his pov we see how difficult it all is for him, which makes it even harder to blame him after all. It’s a lose-lose situation, the story of highly emotional people meeting at the wrong time and insisting it must be destiny anyway. It was a hard one to put down. At least the ending was satisfying, which is not nothing, but man was this brutal.