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Meeting Dr. Praigale
Following the death of her abusive ex-boyfriend Malcom, Astra Meredith DuPont moves to a neighboring town in pursuit of a quiet, sedentary lifestyle as an author. While dealing with the traumas of her past, she can't seem to shake off the writer's block that's been eating away at her... that is, until she meets Dr. Noah Praigale, the kind-hearted veterinarian who manages to awaken something beneath the surface.
With every chance encounter that pulls the pair together, lines of the past begin to blur, challenging everything she knows about intimacy and love. And as the stars align, Astra wonders if she has found her next muse... or possibly, something more.
Abusive relationships, s/a and d/v, toxic family dynamics, mentions of alcohol, o/w/m circumstances, mental health, loss of a partner, themes of infidelity
With every chance encounter that pulls the pair together, lines of the past begin to blur, challenging everything she knows about intimacy and love. And as the stars align, Astra wonders if she has found her next muse... or possibly, something more.
Abusive relationships, s/a and d/v, toxic family dynamics, mentions of alcohol, o/w/m circumstances, mental health, loss of a partner, themes of infidelity
340 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2024
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March 13, 2024
another beautiful read by marie leger <3 what a beautiful thing it is to discover an author who can write about surviving awful things WITHOUT romanticizing it *cough* haunting adeline ew *cough*
January 1, 2024
This is my first book of the year 2024. I’m a very superstitious person , this book had everything bad happening in it from the very beginning and i didn’t want to start this year by reading about cheating , abuse, death and stuff but i still gave this book a chance and i’m greatly disappointed.
This book wasn’t for me. I had expected this book to be as good as ‘hue for blu’ but it wasn’t. I even woke up at 8 in the morning to get this book today and read it as soon as i can because i expected it to be a blast.
For me, this one was boring. The characters were boring , the plot felt boring , i couldn’t connect with anything and it felt too rushed for some reason. Her healing from her past was kinda sudden , their relationship didn’t develop enough for me , his life story was told but there was nothing else. it all felt incomplete , rushed , boring. Hell i’m even sad giving this book a bad review on the first day of the year but if i don’t write everything down right now, i’ll forget it later.
That one star is solely for beautiful & meaningful lines here and there.
This book wasn’t for me. I had expected this book to be as good as ‘hue for blu’ but it wasn’t. I even woke up at 8 in the morning to get this book today and read it as soon as i can because i expected it to be a blast.
For me, this one was boring. The characters were boring , the plot felt boring , i couldn’t connect with anything and it felt too rushed for some reason. Her healing from her past was kinda sudden , their relationship didn’t develop enough for me , his life story was told but there was nothing else. it all felt incomplete , rushed , boring. Hell i’m even sad giving this book a bad review on the first day of the year but if i don’t write everything down right now, i’ll forget it later.
That one star is solely for beautiful & meaningful lines here and there.
January 1, 2024
Ughhh I can’t stop the tears from falling down my face 😭 … this one right here was sooooo good! The back story, the chemistry between them, the growth and that ending 😩🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
February 18, 2024
Fell for the TikTok hype
February 28, 2024
"𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚."
4.5 i feel as though this woman knows me inside out somehow because i feel SO SEEN through her books. not often do you get to read books that really see straight through you and make you feel so deeply understood and accepted in who you are but that’s what she does for me. as always, an emotional whirlwind of sadness, trauma, self deprecation, and hardships. but as always, also an inspiring journey of love, growth, self acceptance and the most painstakingly beautiful love story in the end🥹🥹
this was the kind of book where “i love you.” wasn’t even necessary and that speaks volumes.
"𝙞’𝙢 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙."
"𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣,"
"𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣."
"𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜,"
"𝙞’𝙢 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙣𝙤𝙖𝙝,"
𝙞 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙗 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩. "𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜."
astra du pont, you are me and i am you. reading her character made me emotional at so many points throughout this because my heart hurt for her, but also because of how much of myself i see in her too. the constant battle between what you know you deserve vs what you’ve been conditioned to believe and trying to believe you’re worthy of it and that there’s someone that will be that for you. not believing that there’s people that won’t hurt and that won’t leave you. a character that cannot possibly fathom the thought of ever being loved properly, and a character who feels she isn’t worthy of that kind of love because she’s ‘difficult’ and ‘broken’. a character that never quite lets anybody get too close before pushing them away to protect herself because she’s been hurt one too many times before. and then noah praigale, a man who saw her for everything she was and the hurt she carried, peeled her layers back and broke down her walls, and loved her like it was the easiest thing he’d ever done. THIS IS THE BEST KIND OF LOVE STORY!! end of. i’ve said it a million times in book reviews but i’ll continue, vulnerable, heartbreaking at times, not so easy love stories will do it better than anything else for me always. who doesn’t want someone who sees you for everything you are, the good and all the bad, and just absolutely adores you anyway because none of that matters because you’re you. this man was quite literally perfect and i’m now sat wondering when it’ll be my turn… do people like this even exist plz.
"𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚'𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚."
"𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚.”
"𝙬𝙝𝙮?" 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙙.
"𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧."
this author just gets it so right in every aspect when writing books like these that tackle so much. her pacing is perfect and the relationships she writes are realistic to the issues the characters deal with. she did it so well with a hue of blu and she did it again here. most definitely a new comfort author for me<3
"𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪."
“𝙞 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩.”
"𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙮.”
"𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙞 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩. 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙." "𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚.”
“𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨, 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙮. 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨.”
"𝙞 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙩..." 𝙞 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣. "𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤𝙤, 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚."
“𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣. 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣.”
“𝙜𝙤𝙙, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡. 𝙨𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙞 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙝𝙚𝙧.
"𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚," 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙. "𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥," 𝙞 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙.
“𝙞 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪."
"𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙮?” “𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙮, 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚."
“𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙨. 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨. 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨.”
“𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙨. 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨.”
“𝙞’𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪.” “𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚.”
🫶🏼i want to know what you're thinking about, at all times of the day, you wander off and i want to know where you go. with eyes so warm and welcoming despite the chaos you've lived through. i want to talk to you, when the skies turn to shades darker than night and when the sun rises to unreachable limits, i want to talk to you about how we can reach the stratosphere together. i don't know you, stargirl. not in the ways i’d like to, not yet. but i can wait. because i like you. i’m really starting to like you. and the beauty of falling is the journey of flying. the beauty of you, astra meredith dupont… is everything.🫶🏼
4.5 i feel as though this woman knows me inside out somehow because i feel SO SEEN through her books. not often do you get to read books that really see straight through you and make you feel so deeply understood and accepted in who you are but that’s what she does for me. as always, an emotional whirlwind of sadness, trauma, self deprecation, and hardships. but as always, also an inspiring journey of love, growth, self acceptance and the most painstakingly beautiful love story in the end🥹🥹
this was the kind of book where “i love you.” wasn’t even necessary and that speaks volumes.
"𝙞’𝙢 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙."
"𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣,"
"𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣."
"𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜,"
"𝙞’𝙢 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙣𝙤𝙖𝙝,"
𝙞 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙗 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩. "𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜."
astra du pont, you are me and i am you. reading her character made me emotional at so many points throughout this because my heart hurt for her, but also because of how much of myself i see in her too. the constant battle between what you know you deserve vs what you’ve been conditioned to believe and trying to believe you’re worthy of it and that there’s someone that will be that for you. not believing that there’s people that won’t hurt and that won’t leave you. a character that cannot possibly fathom the thought of ever being loved properly, and a character who feels she isn’t worthy of that kind of love because she’s ‘difficult’ and ‘broken’. a character that never quite lets anybody get too close before pushing them away to protect herself because she’s been hurt one too many times before. and then noah praigale, a man who saw her for everything she was and the hurt she carried, peeled her layers back and broke down her walls, and loved her like it was the easiest thing he’d ever done. THIS IS THE BEST KIND OF LOVE STORY!! end of. i’ve said it a million times in book reviews but i’ll continue, vulnerable, heartbreaking at times, not so easy love stories will do it better than anything else for me always. who doesn’t want someone who sees you for everything you are, the good and all the bad, and just absolutely adores you anyway because none of that matters because you’re you. this man was quite literally perfect and i’m now sat wondering when it’ll be my turn… do people like this even exist plz.
"𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚'𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚."
"𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚.”
"𝙬𝙝𝙮?" 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙙.
"𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧."
this author just gets it so right in every aspect when writing books like these that tackle so much. her pacing is perfect and the relationships she writes are realistic to the issues the characters deal with. she did it so well with a hue of blu and she did it again here. most definitely a new comfort author for me<3
"𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪."
“𝙞 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩.”
"𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙮.”
"𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙞 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩. 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙." "𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚.”
“𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨, 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙮. 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨.”
"𝙞 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙩..." 𝙞 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣. "𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤𝙤, 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚."
“𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣. 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣.”
“𝙜𝙤𝙙, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡. 𝙨𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙞 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙝𝙚𝙧.
"𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚," 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙. "𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥," 𝙞 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙.
“𝙞 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪."
"𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙮?” “𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙮, 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚."
“𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙨. 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨. 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨.”
“𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙨. 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨.”
“𝙞’𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪.” “𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚.”
🫶🏼i want to know what you're thinking about, at all times of the day, you wander off and i want to know where you go. with eyes so warm and welcoming despite the chaos you've lived through. i want to talk to you, when the skies turn to shades darker than night and when the sun rises to unreachable limits, i want to talk to you about how we can reach the stratosphere together. i don't know you, stargirl. not in the ways i’d like to, not yet. but i can wait. because i like you. i’m really starting to like you. and the beauty of falling is the journey of flying. the beauty of you, astra meredith dupont… is everything.🫶🏼
January 30, 2024
“Please believe that you’re capable of love.”
“No one’s ever looked at me with burning desire before.”
I kissed her, so gently I kissed her lips, her nose, and her forehead, proving with the touch of my lips that someone could love her in all the ways that mattered. In all the ways she deserved to be loved.
“Then have a look at me,”
“Why?” she asked.
“Because you may find what you’re searching for.”
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
“No one’s ever looked at me with burning desire before.”
I kissed her, so gently I kissed her lips, her nose, and her forehead, proving with the touch of my lips that someone could love her in all the ways that mattered. In all the ways she deserved to be loved.
“Then have a look at me,”
“Why?” she asked.
“Because you may find what you’re searching for.”
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January 2, 2024
I’m not sure but I think the MMC works for his dad as a vet - smh. This was an exhausting book. Every situation was forced. Every interaction repetitive. Conflict for literally no reason. And the definition of a toxic relationship. If it wasn’t such a short read I would’ve dnf’d it. I wish I would have. The FMC needs therapy not a boyfriend/muse. The poor guy tried everything to be romantic and show he was different and she responded with “I came to a place like this with Malcom” like what?? Why would you purposefully bring up your ex in this moment? She also had no place going off on his dad the way she did and then act the victim when he’s pissed. How are you going to have a relationship with someone when that’s how his father knows you? Also, the nicknames.. stargirl, starburst, big bone.. so irritating.
February 11, 2024
“I’m damaged.”
“You’re human,” I said.
“Broken.”
“Breathing,” I contradicted.
“I’m dead inside, Noah,” she released.
I placed a thumb on the pressure point of her wrist. “But your heart is still beating.”
Agh. 🥹🥹
“You’re human,” I said.
“Broken.”
“Breathing,” I contradicted.
“I’m dead inside, Noah,” she released.
I placed a thumb on the pressure point of her wrist. “But your heart is still beating.”
Agh. 🥹🥹
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 21, 2024
Why do I keep believing Tik Tok?
How many times are you going to use his last name and tell us he is a vet who works for his dad?
Also call me crazy but being a vet isn’t that noble of a profession (like it is, but the author goes overboard about how heroic it is)? I also don’t get why everyone keeps calling him doctor? I have not met a single vet who isn’t referred to by their first name
How many times are you going to use his last name and tell us he is a vet who works for his dad?
Also call me crazy but being a vet isn’t that noble of a profession (like it is, but the author goes overboard about how heroic it is)? I also don’t get why everyone keeps calling him doctor? I have not met a single vet who isn’t referred to by their first name
February 22, 2024
Sorryyyyy but I’m throwing tomatoes at this one :/ The writing was just so cringey and unnatural, I HATE when couples give each other really niche and obscure nicknames and that was unfortunately present in this book. I did not like the characters but I think that’s just bc I didn’t like the writing style.
January 27, 2026
2.75
This felt like a Colleen Hoover book😕
Pretty basic romance story, and I guess I expected more. I’m tired of trauma behind used as a device to add depth.
How many bad things can happen to one person before it starts to feel unbelievable? Especially if they aren’t all in the same vein.
I think it’s time to dive into some fantasy or historical fiction cuz I’m rolling my eyes too often lately🙄
This felt like a Colleen Hoover book😕
Pretty basic romance story, and I guess I expected more. I’m tired of trauma behind used as a device to add depth.
How many bad things can happen to one person before it starts to feel unbelievable? Especially if they aren’t all in the same vein.
I think it’s time to dive into some fantasy or historical fiction cuz I’m rolling my eyes too often lately🙄
May 18, 2024
Pulled me right out of my reading slump 🥹
January 2, 2024
4.5/5. & That's only because their happy ending wasn't enough for me. They deserved to have more of their story told, not just have ended it right when she finally accepted her feelings for him. Not to mention, it didn't seem like full closure since she still has more people to talk to. Not that I care too much for that. We deserved more happiness from Astra and Noah for sure. That's the only reason this wasn't 5 stars for me.
I think this book was beautifully written. Honestly I would assume from this read that the author herself has been in an abusive relationship. The mentality of the fmc is realistic. The constant battle between what you want vs what you were conditioned to believing is something I can understand very well.
The timeline of events moved at a pace I was happy with. Again, it felt realistic considering all that Astra has been through. I really enjoyed this book. It pulled at my heart strings and had me crying a lot. I resonated with a lot of the advice that was given in this book.
I think this book was beautifully written. Honestly I would assume from this read that the author herself has been in an abusive relationship. The mentality of the fmc is realistic. The constant battle between what you want vs what you were conditioned to believing is something I can understand very well.
The timeline of events moved at a pace I was happy with. Again, it felt realistic considering all that Astra has been through. I really enjoyed this book. It pulled at my heart strings and had me crying a lot. I resonated with a lot of the advice that was given in this book.
June 7, 2024
This book is filled with the most beautiful quotes I’ve read in a while.
Non the less, I could tell Noah was written by a woman, I don’t know how to explain it. It felt very forced and too good to be true.
Non the less, I could tell Noah was written by a woman, I don’t know how to explain it. It felt very forced and too good to be true.
February 9, 2024
such a healing read!!!
March 20, 2024
This whole "Bambi, I'll save you" trope is so meh. Let alone that, there is no chemistry. If a man nicknames me Stargirl and expects me to find this attractive, Im calling the cops
February 2, 2025
♾️🌟 THIS BOOK!! Tore me apart but then sewn me back together again. The quotes in this book were some of the most raw and gut wrenching quotes i’ve ever read. The realism of the effect of abuse in this story was phenomenal! The author truly is amazing.
I’m truly grateful i’ve discovered this book. I was expecting a tragic ending but it wasn’t it was happy and freeing and I cannot get other how special this book is to me! I genuinely felt raw pain and disgust of domestic violence! This book is truly eye opening and honestly one of the best books i’ve ever read. I feel there is so much more to say but not enough words to truly describe the depth this book has impacted me!
I’m truly grateful i’ve discovered this book. I was expecting a tragic ending but it wasn’t it was happy and freeing and I cannot get other how special this book is to me! I genuinely felt raw pain and disgust of domestic violence! This book is truly eye opening and honestly one of the best books i’ve ever read. I feel there is so much more to say but not enough words to truly describe the depth this book has impacted me!
February 19, 2024
"And now I knew, that just because life hurts, doesn’t mean you hurt it back - hurt yourself in the process."
This book would've done better as poetry, with all the one-liners that make great cuts. It's the storyline that fell flat for me. I feel like the author doesn't really capture PTSD all that well and felt a bit quick to dismiss it. The pain is there, but it didn't feel like Astra's. It was pretty difficult to connect with the character as if the whole book was written in second person POV.
This book would've done better as poetry, with all the one-liners that make great cuts. It's the storyline that fell flat for me. I feel like the author doesn't really capture PTSD all that well and felt a bit quick to dismiss it. The pain is there, but it didn't feel like Astra's. It was pretty difficult to connect with the character as if the whole book was written in second person POV.
September 10, 2024
”And it wasn’t when the sun touched her skin, but when the moon kissed her scars that I realized… Astra Meredith DuPont was the reason why it never worked out with anyone else.”
This was a slow burn (more so and rightfully so on Astars end), but it was so beautifully paced. The pacing allowed ample time to truly appreciate Noah’s depth and sincerity. While it did feel like something was missing for me, I still very much enjoyed this read. The lovely writing and well-paced romance kept me captivated, even if I couldn't quite pinpoint what left me wanting more.
This was a slow burn (more so and rightfully so on Astars end), but it was so beautifully paced. The pacing allowed ample time to truly appreciate Noah’s depth and sincerity. While it did feel like something was missing for me, I still very much enjoyed this read. The lovely writing and well-paced romance kept me captivated, even if I couldn't quite pinpoint what left me wanting more.
February 7, 2024
My only complaint is I needed this book to be longer but that’s because with so much heaviness and the love I have for Noah and Astra I needed to see them love the happy life they deserved otherwise this is still a 5 star read.
This was such an amazing read. I wanted to break something with all the shit that Astra went through. She deserved to be loved and I am glad she found that in Noah.
Noah, what a man. What a perfect man with hurt but flawless none the less. I’m happy to see that Noah found someone who stood up for him and that Astra found the kindest most gentleman that every woman deserves. Everyone deserves to be loved the way Noah loves. He stood by his words and saw her for everything she didn’t think she was.
Such an amazing read
This was such an amazing read. I wanted to break something with all the shit that Astra went through. She deserved to be loved and I am glad she found that in Noah.
Noah, what a man. What a perfect man with hurt but flawless none the less. I’m happy to see that Noah found someone who stood up for him and that Astra found the kindest most gentleman that every woman deserves. Everyone deserves to be loved the way Noah loves. He stood by his words and saw her for everything she didn’t think she was.
Such an amazing read
May 18, 2024
I enjoyed this book. It was healing in ways I didn't expect. Also Blu's cameo was a nice surprise. Did find it a little cringy at times and it didn't completely live up to its potential, but it is a great read nonetheless. 3.75/5⭐️
February 28, 2024
noah <3
Idek 4.25-5??
Idek 4.25-5??
April 25, 2024
This book had SO MUCH POTENTIAL. Until they rushed the last half of it and barely touched on her past. Huge disappointment.
September 17, 2024
A sweet and amazing fast read. I resonated a lot with the main character and what she’s going through so it hit close to home for me. It’s kind of cheesy or could be to some but that’s exactly what I needed at the time of enjoying the book.
April 6, 2025
I think this may be my new favourite romance. I absolutely loved this story or healing and just true respectful love. Astra and Noah are such beautiful souls and I’m so glad that their paths crossed. I’m 100% going to be reading more of Leger’s work.
May 20, 2025
If I could own every MFL book I would.
She never disappoints.
Another great emotional read. 😭
She never disappoints.
Another great emotional read. 😭
January 10, 2026
A whole book without a single "I love you" written in it.
February 25, 2024
Oh this book. If I could assign this book one emoji it would be this: 🥹
It was so sweet and wholesome and devastating and all the things.
Astra does a favor for her mom and takes her dog to the vet. Where she meets handsome Dr. Noah Praigale. The chemistry right off the bat is SO GOOD.
Astra has dealt with a lot of trauma and abuse in her past. Noah keeps showing up for her and is the most patient and kind and generous man to give her what she needs. Even though there were so many heart wrenching parts in this book, I LOVED their love story and growth. It was such an enjoyable book.
It was so sweet and wholesome and devastating and all the things.
Astra does a favor for her mom and takes her dog to the vet. Where she meets handsome Dr. Noah Praigale. The chemistry right off the bat is SO GOOD.
Astra has dealt with a lot of trauma and abuse in her past. Noah keeps showing up for her and is the most patient and kind and generous man to give her what she needs. Even though there were so many heart wrenching parts in this book, I LOVED their love story and growth. It was such an enjoyable book.
February 23, 2024
boooooo 👎
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