Elle G. Reads's Reviews > An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

I feel traumatized by this book. There’s so much sadness and feelings of hopelessness spread throughout the story that my heart literally HURT while reading it. And to make matters worse the cliffhanger is a doozy. I can’t stand the thought that I need to wait another 11 days before the conclusion. I’ve never in my life searched for an arc so hard until I met this book. And I can’t even find a signup. I’m so sad 🥺

I don’t want to say much about the plot for this book because it has the potential to spoil the entire duet so I’ll be keeping my review short. First, this is an EMOTIONAL story. Had my husband not been in the same room as me while I binged this in one sitting I would have been sobbing like a baby. So be prepared for tears. Secondly, this book deals with some very sad topics (mainly heart defects). So if things like that bother you then I would skip this book. Thirdly, this book is NOT spicy. Don’t go into it thinking its going to have a ton of sexy scenes or a lot of buildup towards them. It’s very light on spice and will HOPEFULLY have more in the next book. My fingers are crossed for MANY reasons when it comes to this. Finally, this is a great grumpy/sunshine novel. He’s a brooding blue collared mechanic who has no intention of every being in love and she’s an optimist who walks on the clouds with her head held high. Truly, their relationship is the epitome of this trope.

Sound good to you? Then grab this book. Just wait until the second book releases unless you want to feel totally lost like I do. 😂

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