A review by smalltown_smutlover
Dear Rosie, by S.J. Tilly

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

โ€œ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ. ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ.โ€

I love a man with one hobby, and Ms. Tilly knows how to write them impeccably every time. 

Nathan Waller was apparently taking notes from his BFF Maddox Lovelace, because the man is SPRUNG. Obsessed. Devoted to his long lost Rosie from the minute he realized who she is. Rosie is pretty much smitten with him from the word go as well, but with all her trauma she takes some warming up. Sheโ€™d never had anyone to trust or rely on, why should she start now? Because Nathan is everything, thatโ€™s why. 

Rosieโ€™s story is so heartbreaking, and every time I thought I couldnโ€™t hurt any more something new was revealed. She carries so many burdens from her awful childhood, and is terrified of putting them down. Good thing she has her best friend, and his adorable cat Charles, to help her unpack her baggage and move right on into their hearts. 

The Love Letters series is definitely the most angsty Tilly World series, but I loved every moment of them and am sad they are over. But hey, thatโ€™s what rereads are for ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐˜๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต. ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ.