“If moving across an ocean has taught me anything, it’s that sometimes things in life are messy, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worth it.”

Pretty conflicted feelings on this one.

The first chapter (the email exchanges) had me hooked. I was especially excited because You've Got Mail is one of my favorite romcoms and I though their banter was cute. If I cringed a few times, that was to be expected because I'm extremely picky when it comes to romance books.

However, after that first chapter... it all kind of fell apart?

Parts of it were super cute/heartwarming, but there were so many moments the plot just made absolutely no sense and their relationship itself made me uncomfortable. Partially because of how the secret identity plot was handled and partly because these characters needed to fix some things in their personal life, instead of looking for romance. (Which was at the core of their conflicts, but I felt like they never acknowledged they needed the help I thought they did - such as Lily needing friends. Or a single friend, honestly.)

Again! This wasn't bad and there were parts of it that I thought were really sweet, but I also think it just wasn't for me.

I'd still definitely recommend giving it a chance if it sounds interesting to you!