I’ll never pass up a good fake dating trope but this book was so much more than that. The drama, the family dynamics, the relationships—I adored how they were all tied together. My favorite thing though: Tully didn’t like being touched (I’m pretty sure she’s autistic) and when Nathan found out, he constantly asked her “Yes or No?” whenever he wanted to touch her. It was, top 5, one of the cutest things I’ve ever read. He was respectful of her boundaries and discomforts and always made sure she was okay mentally and physically. The growth of their relationship based on her reactions to that question alone was enough to do me in.

I can’t say enough good things about this story. It made me feel so many things—got a few chuckles out of me, made me inexplicably upset, and even had me tearing up on multiple occasions. I didn’t expect this to affect me so much. After I finished it, I kept saying to myself “That was a good book”. 

I’m not gonna lie, I almost DNFed it in the beginning because there’s this back and forth time lapse thing that I HATED. It’s not the book, I simply don’t like stories that do that very much. Thankfully, it only happened in the first few chapters. I stuck in there and in no time, I was locked in. 

As much as I loved the ending, I’m also not a fan of stories that end the second the love interests get together, especially, when there’s so much more to the plot. I needed at least an epilogue of what happened with Joliet (that deranged psycho) and when they got back to school after break. What did Tully’s family dynamic look like after that?? How did school change for her? So many questions and curiosities! I’m super happy I got to experience this book and Tully’s growth. The latter especially was a good glass of lemonade on a hot day. I’d devour a book two that covered the second half of the semester honestly. Because somehow, I can tell, this wasn’t the end of the drama. This was too good!