Not Your Typical Slow Burn Romance.

This is a slow burn. Not the fun, toasty campfire kind. More like the watching-paint-dry-but-now-you’re-weirdly-invested-in-the-paint’s-emotional-growth kind. The characters actually talk to each other—sometimes too much. So if you’re here for angsty, miscommunication-fueled drama where people spend 300 pages making bad life choices instead of just using their words—this might not be your thing.

Yeah, communication is kind of a big deal in this book. If you love misunderstandings that could be solved with a single text but instead spiral into unnecessary angst, I have bad news: you’re in the wrong place. These characters actually express their feelings ( Shocking, I know). And I get it—some people might find that boring. Fiction is supposed to be dramatic, right? So where’s the over-the-top chaos? Where’s the forbidden love triangle with a long-lost lover who’s also an heir to a secret mafia empire?

This book isn’t packed with soap opera twists. No psycho exes dramatically reappearing, no surprise billionaires, and—tragically—no one gets thrown off a cliff. (Major missed opportunity, if you ask me.) Instead, it’s just… people being people. Making mistakes, overthinking their feelings, and occasionally being so painfully awkward that I had secondhand embarrassment. If that sounds boring, I totally get it. But if you like deep conversations, realistic emotions, and a slow-burn romance that actually makes sense, then you might just love this story.

What you get is two people navigating their emotions like actual adults. They talk, they work through things, they overthink just the right amount, and sometimes they’re so emotionally mature that I had to put the book down and rethink my own life choices.

Now, I’ll be honest—I had moments where I kind of hated this book. Not because it was bad, but the characters were smart, self-aware, and emotionally stable for my liking. Seriously, how dare they have actual conversations instead of stewing in unnecessary angst? And their relationship? Too normal, too… possible? But also so hard to find in real life? Do you get what I mean? Because I don’t. I’m confusing myself. But I hope you understand. It’s like, possible, but impossible at the same time? Do you get it? Because I sure don’t. But I feel it. I’m blabbering, haha.

This book is frustratingly good. If you’re expecting melodrama and plot twists, you might be disappointed. But if you’re here for something that feels conversations that matter, emotional depth, and a love story that doesn’t need absurd twists to keep you hooked, then you’ve found a good story.