Goodbye Again is a beautiful and complex mix of love, happiness, sadness, romance & distress. It shows the importance of second chances; the possibility of truly falling in love over and over again with the same person; that things are not always what they seem.

Julia is a logical, critical thinker who loves to live life by a plan and schedule. That is thrown to the wind when she meets an unlikely person on a plane trip.

JP is a heartwarming, caring kindergarten teacher who by the looks of things, could blow anyone's mind in more than one way.

This book is filled with endearing characters, great character building/progression with the use of both colloquial and formal language along the way, which can sometimes make things seem more complicated to read than they are.

With some "slow" parts of this book, you MUST push through, don't place this in the "DNF" file - keep reading and ENJOY!

I really enjoyed the beginning of this book! I got to chapter eight when I hit a formatting issue that was not surmountable. I deleted, redownloaded, and reset my iPad, kindle, and phone, and it hard closed the book at chapter eight on all three. I couldn’t get around it. A disappointing formatting issue for a book that had a promising start.

Goodbye Again follows Julia Waters and the events taking place after a serendipitous flight from Chicago to Seattle where she meets JP. The two have an instant and deep connection and spend the weekend with one another. This story is about the obstacles that take place over the course of their relationship, and what, if anything they can do to overcome them.

This is my first book by Caitlin and coincidentally, my favorite read so far this summer. I am blown away.
The way she wrote about Jules and JP had me rooting for them at every turn.

I had the pleasure of getting a digital ARC copy of this book! Thank you @NetGalley and thank you Caitlin Moss! I would rate this book a 4 star! I really enjoyed reading this! It’s my first Caitlin Moss book I have read and I can’t wait to check out more of her books! Julia and JPs relationship and the falling in and out of love (but never truly out of love because lets me honest the feelings were there all along! )

I feel like this had a few different tropes-

He falls first (don’t get my wrong she falls shortly after)

Forbidden love! (Their timing always seems to be off and and one point they are will other people)

I always write down my favorite quotes from books and here are some of mine!

“My heart sees your heart”

“Apparently falling in love is easy. It’s a silent sweep. A reckless hope that knocks the wind out of you”

I loved seeing their journey and them finding their way back to one another!

Thank you to NetGalley and Caitlin Moss for this ARC.

Julia and JP meet on a plane and realise they are headed for the same gender reveal party. They feel drawn to each other and attempt some sort of relationship but it never quite works out because there is always something in their way, like a moral dilemma or an overseas job. It takes them years of dancing around each other to realise they have to be together. Yes, there are BIG FEELINGS but there are also other people. Cue Audrey, an old flame, and Donavan, a new one. And a prediction from a fortune-teller's that is repeated ad nauseam. Seriously, the "right person wrong time" trope gets a very big workout.

Julia is a child therapist who has a nice sister but a horrible mother. She comes a lot to her dead Gramma for life advice which I found slightly weird.

JP is a kindergarten teacher with a cliched Italian family of 11 million people who are all warm-hearted and love Julia instantly the one time they meet her.

The story is entertaining enough but the way the characters often talk to each other doesn't feel natural. Some scenes feel beyond awkward, plus, Julia's mother seems a caricature. Surely no one is that openly hostile towards their child? And she just takes it!

There is more spice in this story than is my personal preference but I simply skipped a few pages. If you love this sort of stuff, and big speeches about feelings, this is the book for you.

3.5 stars

Well sh*t. This was such a show stopper for me! A total ARC win, I love so much when I get this lucky to stumble upon such a perfect read. The very beautiful (and quite lengthy in years) love story of JP and Jules (swoon), that was un-put-down-able! Any easy 5 star, that I knew would be a 5 star within the first few chapters. Well done!

Big thanks to Caitlin Moss and Netgalley for this absolute honor to read and rate this ARC!

One of the best parts of getting advance copies of books from authors who I've never read before is the chance to read new to me authors that make me fall in love with beautiful writing. I want to read every single thing that Caitlin Moss has ever written! This book made me mad at times and oh my gosh did it make me feel things... deeply. Books that grip your heart, rip it out and then scotch tape it back together are the kind of books I want to read over and over. I want to say so much more about the story but it's not necessarily the "plot" that I want to talk about.. it's the writing.. it's the feeling between this couple that can never seem to get on the same page at the same time. I adored the author's note and insist if you are reading this book that you read what motivated those "dream" scenes. Finished this in July and know this will be on my top 10 books for this year!
Thank you NetGalley and KDP publishing and Ms. Moss for the ARC.... I am now a devoted fan!

Firstly, thank you to NetGalley and Caitlin Moss for allowing me to get early access to this book! Well I was instantly hooked. The way Caitlin introduced the FMC and MMC had me falling in love with them on the first page. Outside of the two main characters she did an amazing job creating side characters you cared about. I did not expect to care about Audrey as much as I did , but her story and development was beautifuland tragic all at the sam tomw. I was a little worried at the 1/3 mark that would find the book t be repetative with the constant "right person wrong time ", but Caitlin introduced new characters and added more depth to why JP and Jules wouldn't work and I was hooked again. I finished this book in about 6 hours (don’t think I put it down once). Would recommend it to anyone who loves a happy ending that with fun banter and beautiful character development along the way.. Excited to read more books by Caitlin in the future!

Every single time I start a Caitlin Moss book, I get this instantaneous feeling that this book was meant just for me. That the story, the words, the characters are all speaking just to me. That’s how deeply I feel her books. And out of all of them, Goodbye Again hits me the absolute hardest and speaks to me the loudest.

We all know how much of an emotional person I am (I’m not even a little bit sorry), but this book knocked me on my ass. I am still recovering from the roller coaster it sent me on. Truthfully, I don’t know if I’ll ever fully recover from it; at least not any time soon. Julia & JP’s story was so incredibly beautiful, so heartbreaking, and so raw. I felt every single flutter, laughed at every joke and witty comment that was passed back and forth between them. And my heart hurt with each painful moment they experienced. Caitlin did such a perfect job developing both Julia & JP’s characters throughout the entire book; making it known to themselves and to the readers that it’s ok to find yourself before you find others. The second chance romance (or in this case 9th IYKYK) and right person, wrong time/invisible string theory tropes are ones that I will forever hold so incredibly close to my heart, even more so when they’re done so beautifully like in this one.

Goodbye Again is officially tied for my top favorite read of the year. I truly don’t think anything will be able to top it for me.

A HUGE thank you as always to Caitlin Moss for this e-arc. Check out Goodbye Again 9/3!

Is it really possible to fall in love at first sight? Does fate keep putting someone in your life to nudge you in the right direction? Julia and JP are traveling from Chicago to Seattle. During their flight, they find out they are both attending the gender reveal party for Julia’s sister. After a whirlwind romance, the two are forced to part ways but neither can get the other off their mind. Julia knows she loves JP and is willing to wait for the right time to give their love a chance, but does he feel the same?
This book will make you laugh and cry as you follow the two on an emotional roller coaster of love and loss. In the end, does true love stand a chance against life’s struggles? How are we supposed to know which goodbye will be the last?

I really enjoyed reading this, I had to pace myself because I didn’t want it to end.
Jules and JP had the chemistry and I’m a huge fan on the invisible string/second chance (in this case ninth) trope.
It was heart breaking and heart warming all at once, there were tears and laughs. I wish it was longer and I wish we had seen more of them as an actual couple.

Thank you netgalley and

ARC - PUBLICATION DATE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2024

do you know when a book just makes you feel everything? makes you stop, and contemplate every single thing, ever? this is that book for me. i went though every emotion a person can feel when reading this. i smiled when the characters were happy, i laughed when the characters were getting to know each other, i cried when their life changed in an instant and my heart broke with every heartbreak they felt.

i will talk about this book for years to come. it was tragic, it was bittersweet, it was hopeful, it was insightful, it was breathtaking, it was beautiful and it was heartbreaking.

i always say it’s a good book when you can physically feel your heart drop and my god did this book do that. i was rooting so badly for julia and jp and every missed chance between them was like a knife to the heart. every encounter made me hold my breath.

this may be my favourite book ever. i’m being dramatic, maybe?? but this book has made me feel some type of way. i loved every painful and tragic page.

2.5⭐️



Estas fueron mis reacciones al leerlo:
-Están destinados a estar juntos.
-Que lindos.
-Ya casense.
-Wow, si que me engaño.
-Amiga, date cuenta.
-Ella merece algo mejor.
- ¿Cuál es el encantó de JP que atrapa a todos como moscas??? No hay razón para que sea tan querido.
-Julia merece algo mejor.
-Sigo sin ver porque la obsesión por ese tipo.
-Ella está igual de loca que él, definitivamente se merecen el uno al otro.
-Que asco.
-Ya dejen de hacer drama por todo y juntense de una vez por todas que ya no quiero leerlos.
-Por fin terminó.





Cuando vi que eran nueve oportunidades me desánimo y me dieron ganas de no leelo, me gsutan los libros de segundas oportunidades, pero 9 son demasiado. Lo empecé a leer porque me encanta el chisme y me dí cuenta que algunas de esas oportunidades sólo tenían un brinco en el tiempo de 2-3 meses, entonces pensé que no sería mucho tiempo para que estuvieran juntos. Todo iba bien, hasta llegar a 5ta oportunidad y de ahí todo el libro fue cuesta abajo.


Spoilers ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️

Se conocieron en un aeropuerto, se pusieron a platicar y se dieron cuenta que ambos iban a la fiesta de revelación de sexo de la hermana de Julia. Todo fluyó y empezaron a salir, desafortunadamente 3 semanas después descubren que ella es la terapeuta de la sobrina de JP por lo que tienen que terminar su relación.

Aunque todo parecía bien, él desde el principio le dijo que seguía amando a su ex, por lo que dejaba en duda lo que significó su tiempo con Julia.

A los dos meses se vuelven a ver y él le cuenta que se irá a Grecia por un año y como él no cree en las relaciones a larga distancia quedan en que ambos seguirán con sus vidas, pero manteniendo la esperanza de que cuando regrese lo puedan intentar.

Cuando ella se entera de que regresó al país, va a su casa y para su sorpresa le abre la puerta una mujer que resulta ser Audrey la ex y ahora novia. Unos meses Julia se entera que se comprometido.


Cuando JP le dijo a Jule que si tenían una oportunidad le dijera y él dejaría a su prometida, lo odie y me alegre cuando J le contestó que no, que se fuera con su futura esposa. Fue triste leer como ella veía la forma en que él trataba a su prometida -el maldito fue un buen actor porque parecía que besaba el piso por el que Audrey caminaba- y luego salió con su estupidez. Maldito rata que no sabe estar sólo.


Me alegre cuando apareció Donovan y Julia contó lo feliz que era. Todo iba bien hasta que volvió a ver a JP y como por arte de magia se dió cuenta que su relación no era tan buena y le empezó a encontrar fallos.

Fue muy desagradable ver como Julia se volvió amiga de Audry para estar con JP y apoyarlo. Eso de que quería coadyuvar a Audry fue una mentira, antes de que se enterara del tumor habían convivido 1 vez y no eran amigas. Todas sus "buenas" acciones fueron excusas para ver de lejos y suspirar por un hombre casado. 🤢

La escena después del funeral de Audrey me dio asco, los dos actuaron mal.





Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Goodbye again was fantastic. I was right there with JP and Jules on their emotional rollercoaster that spanned years. I have to admit towards theist quarter of the book I was getting antsy for them to finally get together- and you knew they would. From the start the book reminded me of something Emma Scott would write. And that is wonderful! I loved the cadence of the dialog. That may sound strange but it makes a huge difference in how the characters think and react. A five star read for me. more Caitlin Moss!!!!!

A great emotional rollercoaster. Beautifully written ‘right person wrong time’ story that will have you hooked throughout. Characters are well developed and the right balance of cute and frustrating. I’d definitely recommend this

“Goodbye Again” by Caitlin Moss was a story I voraciously consumed. This is a self-published book that doesn’t feel like one, and I mean that in the nicest way. Moss writes with skill and has such a keen grasp of timing and plot devices. “Goodbye Again” is about two people who are the right people but wrong time. After meeting on a plane, they agree to meet up again while in the same city. They enjoy each other but the timing isn’t right. For the next five years they have many chances but something or someone seems to block their way. It is evident these two should be together but through the author’s careful writing we can feel and see what each character is going through outside of this relationship and how it impacts each chance. I loved these characters and their beautiful story. It will be published September 3, 2024. Pick up a copy and prepare for a day of reading, heart tugs, some tears and laughter. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Of course I loved this book! Caitlin always seems to capture my heart from the very beginning so that I’m all the way invested in the characters. This love story, told over time, is raw, beautiful, heart wrenching and just real. Sometimes we may fall in love with someone, but the timing is just not right.

I loved the swooning feeling I got while reading, but as always, Caitlin brings real life events into her stories that truly reels me in.

Thank you NetGalley and Caitlin Moss for this ARC💕

Beautiful. Heart-wrenching. Tragic. I'm completely lost for words. What a magnificent story that takes you on an emotional rollercoaster. I was completely engrossed with this book and in trying to figure out JP's fortune while grieving for Jules. Jules and JP's love story was so messy that it felt so real. To be frank, I still have this hate feeling towards JP. He wasted so much of Jule's time and love. All the hurt she has to go through because of him and still came out loving him. I guess when you truly love someone, you love all of them, the good, the bad, the beauty and the ugly of it. I really just wished JP had picked Jules through it all. I hope he spends the rest of his life making up for hurting her. The story was so good that I forgot all about the foreshadowing until it happened, which made me giddy and excited to finally read what was supposed to happen.

There were a few errors and misspellings, but overall, it was nothing major. It was a little repetitive at times with Jules and her mother (ei. the constant reminder of their relationship) but the story didn't dwell on it too long, which is gooood.


Thank you, Caitlin Moss and Netgalley for providing me with this ARC.

ARC Review + Highlights: Goodbye Again by Caitlin Moss

A story about a therapist dealing with her own feelings, lol.
Julia Waters doesn't take second chances, but what happens when a fling starts feeling like more?

Caitlin Moss is a wonderful writer. She created such a unique and impressive story. I cried quite a lot. The story would keep breaking and then mending my heart. I smiled so much, though. This story is cute, funny, and sweet, but also heartbreaking. JP and Julia were heartwarming together.

This one had more spice than I have read in Caitlin Moss's books till now. (obv, a fun thing, hehe)

I have 152 highlights in this book. The more highlights I have, usually, it means that I have enjoyed the book more. The sentences were strung together so beautifully. Seeing the loose strings being tied together at the end made my heart happy and made me almost cry again.

This author deserves to be read by more people. This book is a must-read. Also, the covers of her books are so good!

⭐4/5
🌶2/5

A million thanks to the author and NetGalley for an E-ARC of this book!

Some of my highlights- (no spoilers, I promise)

“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤?”

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘈 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘺. 𝘈 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘈 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥.

“𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘖𝘳 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸.”

“𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 , 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦”— 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳—“ 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”

“𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘦?”
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰.”

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 , 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦?

“𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶,” 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴.

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘮. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸...” 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵—𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵, “𝘔𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵.”

𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘵.

𝘈 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵. 𝘈 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘈 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦. 𝘈 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬. 𝘈 𝘫𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬. 𝘈 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵.

“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯.

𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘗 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘈𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘬 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘰.

This was so beautiful and complex. The right person wrong time landed in a unique way that way so compelling with Julia and JP. I felt deeply for Audrey, too, as she was likeable and the complexity of the interpersonal relationships propelled this story forward. I was often endlessly frustrated by Emily and Julia's forgiveness of her, but it proved to be important to the story to see that arc unfold with Julia, Emily, and their mother. I was often frustrated by the seemingly surmountable circumstances that kept JP and Julia apart, but how easy is it for any of us to look from the outside at a problem and simplify it, versus how challenging it is when we're in the muck of it. This may be my favorite book I've read all year.