If you like a book that includes a shitty ex, love, trauma, honey, cowboy boots and dysfunction families this is for you.
This is such a beautiful book. I’ve never read a book that has a playlist before and I think it’s really cool.

Having chronic illness representation in a book is amazing especially when it’s not the main focus of the book, it’s just a daily life thing.

‘controlling my chronic illnesses and simply existing into the mix, and you have one burnt out Jo Quinn.’ I felt that so deep and my maiden name is Quinn so it did make me laugh

‘ i still want you. Even when I'm depressed, or down. Even when I don't seem like I do, I still want you. I'm not going to be perfect at showing it or giving you what you need, but I promise to work at it and be better’

this was beautiful and it really got across how much they understood relationships aren’t perfect, i hate when a book makes everything in a relationship perfect so this was a breath of fresh air to read.

P.s love that you included cross stitch, one of my many hobbies

First off, I loved that Katie Duggan included both Clit Notes and a playlist related to Jo and Hunter in her book. She’s definitely the people’s author!

Something that really stood out to me was the fact that she added resources alongside her content warnings. She might not be the first author to do this, but she’s the first I’ve noticed, and I think it’s such a thoughtful gesture that could really help someone who needs it.

Now, about the story itself—I wanted to like it more, but a few things didn’t quite work for me. There were some typos and formatting mistakes that pulled me out of the story, and the 'breaking the fourth wall' writing style wasn’t my preference. It felt a bit too juvenile for my taste.

The romance didn’t feel super realistic to me either. The whole “I haven’t seen you in 12 years, but the moment I see you, I’m drooling all over you and fantasizing about our past” felt more like something teenagers would do, not grown women. I was hoping for a bit more of a mature slow-burn, getting-to-know-you-again story.

That said, I have to give props where they’re due. This is the first sapphic romance I’ve read where one of the main characters has MDD and Type 1 diabetes, and Duggan handles both with a lot of care and clearly did her research, which I really appreciated.

I also liked the little touches like the design of the text bubbles and phone chats. It’s small stuff, but it made the reading experience more enjoyable.