I went into this book thinking nothing could ever compare Forget Me Not and I wasn't wrong - nothing can, but this book complements it so wonderfully and beautifully that they're gonna have to share the #1 spot in my heart now. I was so beyond stoked when Julie posted the ARC on NetGalley since this has been on my TBR since the minute it was announced and a highly anticipated release for me. Julie has a way of making me not just enjoy but ADORE books I'd typically never pick up. As someone who knows next to nothing about music outside of "hey this sounds nice", I didn't think a book about a violinist and a cellist would appeal to me. Not only did it appeal to me, I devoured it. I laughed at Declan & Jacob's antics, cried along with Gwen (and during the acknowledgements but that's only because she mentioned Rights and Wrongs and I can't be held accountable for those tears!) and found a place in my heart for almost every single character (except Nathan and Lorenz, I said what I said.) I feel like there's an art to writing a disagreement between characters where you don't take one person's side and I feel like I don't see it accomplished very often in a way that makes the reader truly as stuck as the characters feel. I could understand both Gwen and Alex's motivations for how they chose to view their careers and their futures. I could relate to Gwen's people pleasing personality and how torn she felt between Ava & Mabel. But I could also understand Alex's point of view and how his childhood would've shaped his view on Gwen's choices - and his own - in a much different way than Gwen had the perspective to understand. All in all, five fucking stars. I loved this so much and the only bad part about getting an ARC is not being able to have a physical copy for my shelves.

P.S. Also the cameos? jasdk;fja;kdsjfka;ldfl