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“The tears that heal are also the tears that scald and scourge.”
― Stephen King, The Shining
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More spicy witches please ✨
Review: Book Lovers (Emily Henry)
Rating: ★★★★★/5
“Maybe love shouldn’t be built on a foundation of compromises, but maybe it can’t exist without them either.
Not the kind that forces two people into shapes they don’t fit in, but the kind that loosens their grips, always leaves room to grow. Compromises that say, there will be a you-shaped space in my heart, and if your shape changes, I will adapt.
No matter where we go, our love will stretch out to hold us, and that makes me feel like…like everything will be okay.”
Cue the sobs. This is a book I think I read at the exact right moment, and it has skyrocketed to one of my favourite romances ever.
Nora Stephens is tired of being the villain. She’s tired of getting dumped because her exes have found someone else, tired of never being enough as the city girl, the Peloton-rider, the driven, organized agent. She gets shit done, and she has enough in her life without those men and their excuses. When her sister Libby, who she will do anything for, asks her to go away on vacation for a month to the town where one of her favourite books is set, Nora is hesitant to leave New York - but of course, she does. She could never prepare for what’s waiting for her in Sunshine Falls; not a traditional happy ending, but perhaps exactly the journey she needs.
I’m a huge fan of romances that take tropes and turn them on their heads. Knowing going into this that the main character was the typical bitchy city girl, the antithesis of the sweet, laidback country girls that the dudes in romances always end up with, I was primed to love her. Give me allllllll the driven career ladies, and don’t make them change for a man. I live for that kind of shit.
This one was just so goddamn charming. Right from page one, I felt like I was wrapped in a warm hug while reading. The various nods to being a bookworm absolutely helped - there is something to be said for being seen in fiction, and that’s what this does for those of us that live our lives in books more than anywhere else - but it was also the combination of the small town, the nostalgia for the past, the characters themselves. All of it was this perfect storm of emotion for me.
First of all, as I said already, I loved Nora. I loved her so fucking much. She’s driven and in love with her work, and she’s a caretaker, there for her family no matter what they need. Even if it’s at the cost of her own happiness, because making them happy also makes her happy - or so she rationalizes. And Charlie is an absolute perfect match for her in every way; their chemistry is off the charts immediately, and they had me laughing out loud multiple times with their banter.
The trip to Sunshine Falls, and the ultimate reason behind it, were both so heartwarming yet heartbreaking. This hit close to home for me with the family aspect and had me bawling at the end of it all. Nora deserves all the happiness in the world, and her journey to realizing that moved me.
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Late spring walks and new favourite reads
My favourite kind of day is one where my biggest problem is deciding what to read next happy Victoria Day to my fellow Canadians!
I would kill to be here today
Cozy spring vibes
TBR looking pretty ✨ I’m reading A Magic Steeped in Poison right now, but what would you pick next?
Cozy cuddles
An excellent spooky read ☠️
Between the pages is my favourite place to be
Horror reads and journaling
