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368 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 27, 2023
‘Not an expert, not even close, not in any of this. But nobody will try harder than me to make you happy.’
"He raised his eyes to the ceiling, his smile growing wider. ‘What the hell are you doing to me?’ The way her heart somersaulted at the sight of his smile, she wanted to ask herself the same question."Sally loves romance and romcoms, and she's convinced that the right man for her is out there, I loved how she didn't shy away from saying it. She wants an epic romance and she's sure she'll get one. But she'll realize that her "epic romance" will be slightly different than what she expected and that there's nothing wrong with that. She's so sweet and incredibly resilient after everything she's been through, and deserved all the love she got from Harry.
‘Oh.’ She’d tried to be discreet. ‘I didn’t think you’d noticed.’ He gave her a loaded look. ‘I notice everything about you.’Harry is a complete cynic when it comes to love. He doesn't believe in it because he has never experienced or seen it. His parents' marriage is a mess, his ex cheated on him and keeps pestering him, and they all see him as someone they could benefit from, not someone they actually care about. With Sally, he'll learn what being loved and loving someone feels like, but it'll take him time.
"That fantasy of yours? Her breath caught as he held up the last card. You make me want to give it to you."Harry and Sally can't help but to slowly fall in love while recreating all these romantic gestures, but also while fully getting to know each other in between them. It's hard for Harry to believe himself worthy of Sally's love, and to identify how loving someone feels like, and it takes Sally some time to recognize that Harry might not belong in the mold she expected her "right man" to be part of, but that doesn't make him less right for her.
"‘Remember this is me though, not whichever romantic heartthrob you’re thinking of right now.’ She slipped off the stool and pressed a kiss to his cheek. ‘You’re the only heartthrob I’m thinking of.’ And damn if that didn’t make his heart do a crazy dance in his chest."Their journey to falling in love had me smiling and rooting for them. Their chemistry was there from the beginning, and it turned into something beautiful once they let their feelings out. They had so many thoughts and responsibilities to free themselves from, and it got me all emotional to see them do it and let themselves receive all the love they deserved. Truly a very special read