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Epilogue
SOMETIMES, AN EPILOGUE IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
Violet Grant has built her life on words, until they’ve abandoned her.
After the quiet collapse of a long relationship and the sudden loss of her father, she finds herself standing at the edge of everything she thought she knew.
In Epilogue, you guide Violet through the fragments of a life in transition. Each choice shapes what she holds onto, what she lets go, and who she becomes next.
As the past and the future diverge, endings become new beginnings.
Which one will you choose?
Violet Grant has built her life on words, until they’ve abandoned her.
After the quiet collapse of a long relationship and the sudden loss of her father, she finds herself standing at the edge of everything she thought she knew.
In Epilogue, you guide Violet through the fragments of a life in transition. Each choice shapes what she holds onto, what she lets go, and who she becomes next.
As the past and the future diverge, endings become new beginnings.
Which one will you choose?
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402 pages, Paperback
Published May 18, 2026
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June 11, 2026
Firstly I want to say that I absolutely loved this book, it is insanely original and I love the idea of making the choices in the book yourself. It brought me back to the days I played a lot of episode haha.
I came across a tiktok of the author and it inspired me to read this book. The tiktok got me so intrigued that I also immediately bought it and read it haha.
The writing style of the author is really nice, it’s super easy to read but it still feels really poetic. I was surprised to see that not many people have read the book, I guess I am the first to post a review on Goodreads? The book honestly deserve more attention. For a debut novel, it is so so so good. I hope the author will remember me when they get famous!! I also can’t wait to read more of the author, if they ever publish more books <3
Okay, now I want to talk about the book itself. Violet and George absolutely own my heart. I do have to say that I gave Lucas like no chance with the choices I made haha. I wanted to bag that prince so bad, he felt like the right choice for me. I also saw myself in Violet, she’s such a relatable character and I loved to see how she lived through her life and grew older. I loved to see Violet and George their relationship grow, it was so cute and they felt so right together.
***SPOILER***
The only thing I didn’t really like is how they fell out of love at one point. It didn’t sit right with me. They were so in love and suddenly after having a child, they fell out of love cause they got busy?? It felt a bit weird to me, but maybe it’s just the choices I made in the book. The ending also felt a bit rushed compared to the rest of the book, but again, that’s maybe because of the choices I made.
***SPOILER OVER***
Finally, I want to praise the author again, cause having this as your debut novel is absolutely phenomenal. You should be proud of yourself. You created such a cute book with amazing choices and amazing characters. I loved almost every second of it and I would surely recommend it to friends. If you ever need someone to proof read more books, I’m here 👀
I came across a tiktok of the author and it inspired me to read this book. The tiktok got me so intrigued that I also immediately bought it and read it haha.
The writing style of the author is really nice, it’s super easy to read but it still feels really poetic. I was surprised to see that not many people have read the book, I guess I am the first to post a review on Goodreads? The book honestly deserve more attention. For a debut novel, it is so so so good. I hope the author will remember me when they get famous!! I also can’t wait to read more of the author, if they ever publish more books <3
Okay, now I want to talk about the book itself. Violet and George absolutely own my heart. I do have to say that I gave Lucas like no chance with the choices I made haha. I wanted to bag that prince so bad, he felt like the right choice for me. I also saw myself in Violet, she’s such a relatable character and I loved to see how she lived through her life and grew older. I loved to see Violet and George their relationship grow, it was so cute and they felt so right together.
***SPOILER***
The only thing I didn’t really like is how they fell out of love at one point. It didn’t sit right with me. They were so in love and suddenly after having a child, they fell out of love cause they got busy?? It felt a bit weird to me, but maybe it’s just the choices I made in the book. The ending also felt a bit rushed compared to the rest of the book, but again, that’s maybe because of the choices I made.
***SPOILER OVER***
Finally, I want to praise the author again, cause having this as your debut novel is absolutely phenomenal. You should be proud of yourself. You created such a cute book with amazing choices and amazing characters. I loved almost every second of it and I would surely recommend it to friends. If you ever need someone to proof read more books, I’m here 👀
June 13, 2026
3.75
I enjoyed the interactivity of this book immensely. Every decision I took was considered so seriously it felt like it was my personal life lol.
And while this is certainly a very original idea and grants seemingly infinite endings, at some points it felt like it was making you go in a certain direction no matter what you chose.
I enjoyed the interactivity of this book immensely. Every decision I took was considered so seriously it felt like it was my personal life lol.
And while this is certainly a very original idea and grants seemingly infinite endings, at some points it felt like it was making you go in a certain direction no matter what you chose.
August 13, 2026
crazy how one singular choice made me hate every single character
June 18, 2026
An absolute must read!!
I will admit that I was nervous at first about starting this book. I saw a TikTok of it and you know how TikTok books go. It’s hit or miss sometimes. Sometimes the writing is wonderful and other times, well not so much. This felt very put together. I loved the whole book. I got through three separate endings and I believe the TikTok I saw said there were ten? I intend to read it all! Again, I loved this book and loved being able to make the choices!
I will admit that I was nervous at first about starting this book. I saw a TikTok of it and you know how TikTok books go. It’s hit or miss sometimes. Sometimes the writing is wonderful and other times, well not so much. This felt very put together. I loved the whole book. I got through three separate endings and I believe the TikTok I saw said there were ten? I intend to read it all! Again, I loved this book and loved being able to make the choices!
August 15, 2026
Ok. Look. I’m being charitable. This is my charitable face. As a choice-based media lover, I recognize that the biggest flaw with choice-based media is that, at some point, there are always going to be choices and occurrences that feel contrived or that don’t quite make sense for YOUR version of the story. It just makes sense when taking into account the constrictions of the genre. It’s generally pretty unavoidable when you only have a certain amount of time/space to consider a variety of different endings and something I can usually expect out of media like this.
What I was NOT expecting, however, was for the book to be openly hostile to every decision I made and basically explicitly tell me that my ending was not the right choice and that I fucked up by making choices, something you’d think this CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE BOOK would like for you to do!!!
Allow me to walk you through my experience.
The book opens up by telling me that I, Violet, have just lost my father in a car accident and just ended my decade-long relationship. It tells me that my relationship had, essentially, reached its natural end, that the passion is gone, that we’re at two different phases of our life and that Violet is relieved about this. Ok.
A couple of ridiculously obvious choices later, the book gives me the opportunity to choose between letting go of the baggage that is my father’s death, or letting go of the baggage that is the end of my relationship. Since the book has so far gone out of its way to tell me that I REALLY MISS MY DAD (and his death is more recent) and that I actually feel relieved to have broken up with my boyfriend, I choose to let go of the baggage of my previous relationship and continue mourning my dad. Right.
So imagine my surprise when like 20 pages later the book gives me the chance to text my ex boyfriend again. I THOUGHT I had made it clear that I didn’t want to pursue a relationship that had clearly ended when it was supposed to. So I choose to NOT text Lucas. Oh my ex boyfriend’s name was Lucas by the way. So yeah, once more. Do not want to date Lucas.
THIRTEEN PAGES LATER THE BOOK ASKS ME IF I WANT TO, AGAIN, READ MY PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES ABOUT LUCAS. I DO NOT. I CANNOT EXPRESS ANY CLEARER THAT I DO NOT. I’VE SAID IT SEVRAL TIMES NOW. So I instead choose to read George’s— ok, George is this prince I met at my sister’s wedding— George’s letters from our few weeks of written correspondence.
So I keep writing letters to George the prince and it’s cool. Like 40ish pages go by and we find out that Lucas won an Oscar (Lucas is a filmmaker by the way) and he calls us to invite us to the Oscars party. This time, the book does not even give you the opportunity to refuse. Right. So we’re at the Oscar’s party and the book once again (can you guess where this is going?) ASKS US IF WE WANT TO GO HOME WITH LUCAS. So I say, once more (and for hopefully the last time) NO. And I do not. (sidebar, I looked at what would happen if I say yes just out of curiosity and they literally break up for good if you go home with him lmfao. So what is the point!!!!!)
So we’ve been writing letters with this George guy for a while now and we go see him in person and at this point whatever things have been pretty flirty pretty romantic I’m expecting him to offer up the possibility of a relationship and am ready to decline since it’s been such a chaotic few weeks I’m just not sure Violet is ready to throw herself into another relationship. INSTEAD, he professes his LOVE to Violet after what feels like only a few weeks of letters (though the time skipping is so frequent in this novel I may have missed it being longer). So I kindly refuse his advances.
A few days later I’m at my sister’s wedding and Lucas comes up to bother me and talk about how in love my sister is. It’s this moment when Violet—completely outside of my control— decides she must go see prince George this INSTANT because she has decided that she DOES, in fact, love him and want a relationship.
……….Right…….
So this is where I started to feel that the book was being actively antagonistic towards my choices. I had very clearly chosen NOT to pursue a relationship with George, and it made me not only do it ANYWAYS, but say that I was IN LOVE WITH HIM. Right ok cool cool cool
So George and I are in a relationship now for about 7 pages when he suddenly proposes to me. Since I never wanted to be in this relationship anyways, I say NO.
………….
SEVEN PAGES LATER GEORGE FLIES TO MY HOUSE IN LONDON TO ASK AGAIN AND VIOLET SAYS YES.
OK. YEAH OK. COOL OK YEAH.
So about 30 pages go by and we’re engaged to be married now against my will. My Violet seems increasingly less like a contemplative and complex writer and more and more like a victim in a hostage situation. So we’re meeting the King and Queen (he’s a prince, remember?) and the Queen informs Violet that being a princess will mean that she will basically never know anonymity ever again. She goes on to say that she will always have eyes on her, that she will have crazy new responsibilities she cannot even understand yet and that the whole thing will be pretty fucking overwhelming.
Look. I want the best for Violet. I’m trying to protect her here, and I simply don’t think all of this stress is good for her. So I choose to refuse royal responsibilities, a choice that basically just pisses off everyone in the entire world.
My Violet is a writer!!! She’s shy and quiet and the royal lifestyle doesn’t seem great for her!! Thankfully George agrees and they both fuck off to live in his apartment for a while and things seem to be going okay but he’s really moody and sad and misses his mom and dad. The book then has the audacity to bring his parents back to once again tell him that he can’t just fuck off and that he has responsibilities as a prince. So the book ONCE AGAIN asks me if I’m reeeeeally reeeeeally suuuuure I want to not be a princess.
At this point I have a genuine contempt for the book. Fuck you, yes I’m sure. I did not make the decision on accident. But the book frames the decision as “Compromise with George” or “Maintain your position”. Obviously, the kind thing to do here would be to compromise. But, here’s the thing: I have not made a consequential decision even once this entire book. So instead of being the mature person, I double down.
It’s here when George ABDICATES THE THRONE AND CHOOSES SOMONE HE’S KNOWN FOR AT MOST A YEAR OVER HIS ENTIRE LIFE. Which, like, okay it’s not super out of character because all George has done for the entire time we’ve known him is bitch about not wanting to be a prince. So ok fine, we’re living together as two non royal very normal people.
Timeskip a few years and I’m (presumably) writing again and living with George and a dog. My FINAL GLIMPSE at this world I’ve built with this experience is, essentially, George pouting at the kitchen table about how abdicating the throne (by the way, I DID NOT ASK YOU TO DO THAT) was, after all, maybe the wrong call.
“He doesn’t go anywhere. He stays here, his hand in mine, his coffee warming between his palms. But something else in him is in a country he gave up, in a family that became unreachable, in a life that didn’t disappear simply because he chose to leave it.
I feel it, that small and persistent ache, the one that doesn’t have a cure and doesn’t need one, the one that is simply the cost of having loved somebody completely enough to build an entire world around that love.
The day continues, and the life we chose continues with it. But there is something missing, and we both know what it is.
The End.”
Or, essentially:
“Go fuck yourself, you picked the ending you weren’t supposed to, and your experience with this book is ending at 63%. Don’t you wish you had picked what we so obviously wanted you to pick??? Don’t you wish you hadn’t been so fucking difficult?”
Right. I get that this is a debut, and I get that you can’t be expected to knock it out of the park right away. But maybe if you wanted so desperately to tell a certain story just tell it! It’s a fine story! Don’t put it in a choose your own adventure novel and chastise me for not choosing it!
What I was NOT expecting, however, was for the book to be openly hostile to every decision I made and basically explicitly tell me that my ending was not the right choice and that I fucked up by making choices, something you’d think this CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE BOOK would like for you to do!!!
Allow me to walk you through my experience.
The book opens up by telling me that I, Violet, have just lost my father in a car accident and just ended my decade-long relationship. It tells me that my relationship had, essentially, reached its natural end, that the passion is gone, that we’re at two different phases of our life and that Violet is relieved about this. Ok.
A couple of ridiculously obvious choices later, the book gives me the opportunity to choose between letting go of the baggage that is my father’s death, or letting go of the baggage that is the end of my relationship. Since the book has so far gone out of its way to tell me that I REALLY MISS MY DAD (and his death is more recent) and that I actually feel relieved to have broken up with my boyfriend, I choose to let go of the baggage of my previous relationship and continue mourning my dad. Right.
So imagine my surprise when like 20 pages later the book gives me the chance to text my ex boyfriend again. I THOUGHT I had made it clear that I didn’t want to pursue a relationship that had clearly ended when it was supposed to. So I choose to NOT text Lucas. Oh my ex boyfriend’s name was Lucas by the way. So yeah, once more. Do not want to date Lucas.
THIRTEEN PAGES LATER THE BOOK ASKS ME IF I WANT TO, AGAIN, READ MY PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES ABOUT LUCAS. I DO NOT. I CANNOT EXPRESS ANY CLEARER THAT I DO NOT. I’VE SAID IT SEVRAL TIMES NOW. So I instead choose to read George’s— ok, George is this prince I met at my sister’s wedding— George’s letters from our few weeks of written correspondence.
So I keep writing letters to George the prince and it’s cool. Like 40ish pages go by and we find out that Lucas won an Oscar (Lucas is a filmmaker by the way) and he calls us to invite us to the Oscars party. This time, the book does not even give you the opportunity to refuse. Right. So we’re at the Oscar’s party and the book once again (can you guess where this is going?) ASKS US IF WE WANT TO GO HOME WITH LUCAS. So I say, once more (and for hopefully the last time) NO. And I do not. (sidebar, I looked at what would happen if I say yes just out of curiosity and they literally break up for good if you go home with him lmfao. So what is the point!!!!!)
So we’ve been writing letters with this George guy for a while now and we go see him in person and at this point whatever things have been pretty flirty pretty romantic I’m expecting him to offer up the possibility of a relationship and am ready to decline since it’s been such a chaotic few weeks I’m just not sure Violet is ready to throw herself into another relationship. INSTEAD, he professes his LOVE to Violet after what feels like only a few weeks of letters (though the time skipping is so frequent in this novel I may have missed it being longer). So I kindly refuse his advances.
A few days later I’m at my sister’s wedding and Lucas comes up to bother me and talk about how in love my sister is. It’s this moment when Violet—completely outside of my control— decides she must go see prince George this INSTANT because she has decided that she DOES, in fact, love him and want a relationship.
……….Right…….
So this is where I started to feel that the book was being actively antagonistic towards my choices. I had very clearly chosen NOT to pursue a relationship with George, and it made me not only do it ANYWAYS, but say that I was IN LOVE WITH HIM. Right ok cool cool cool
So George and I are in a relationship now for about 7 pages when he suddenly proposes to me. Since I never wanted to be in this relationship anyways, I say NO.
………….
SEVEN PAGES LATER GEORGE FLIES TO MY HOUSE IN LONDON TO ASK AGAIN AND VIOLET SAYS YES.
OK. YEAH OK. COOL OK YEAH.
So about 30 pages go by and we’re engaged to be married now against my will. My Violet seems increasingly less like a contemplative and complex writer and more and more like a victim in a hostage situation. So we’re meeting the King and Queen (he’s a prince, remember?) and the Queen informs Violet that being a princess will mean that she will basically never know anonymity ever again. She goes on to say that she will always have eyes on her, that she will have crazy new responsibilities she cannot even understand yet and that the whole thing will be pretty fucking overwhelming.
Look. I want the best for Violet. I’m trying to protect her here, and I simply don’t think all of this stress is good for her. So I choose to refuse royal responsibilities, a choice that basically just pisses off everyone in the entire world.
My Violet is a writer!!! She’s shy and quiet and the royal lifestyle doesn’t seem great for her!! Thankfully George agrees and they both fuck off to live in his apartment for a while and things seem to be going okay but he’s really moody and sad and misses his mom and dad. The book then has the audacity to bring his parents back to once again tell him that he can’t just fuck off and that he has responsibilities as a prince. So the book ONCE AGAIN asks me if I’m reeeeeally reeeeeally suuuuure I want to not be a princess.
At this point I have a genuine contempt for the book. Fuck you, yes I’m sure. I did not make the decision on accident. But the book frames the decision as “Compromise with George” or “Maintain your position”. Obviously, the kind thing to do here would be to compromise. But, here’s the thing: I have not made a consequential decision even once this entire book. So instead of being the mature person, I double down.
It’s here when George ABDICATES THE THRONE AND CHOOSES SOMONE HE’S KNOWN FOR AT MOST A YEAR OVER HIS ENTIRE LIFE. Which, like, okay it’s not super out of character because all George has done for the entire time we’ve known him is bitch about not wanting to be a prince. So ok fine, we’re living together as two non royal very normal people.
Timeskip a few years and I’m (presumably) writing again and living with George and a dog. My FINAL GLIMPSE at this world I’ve built with this experience is, essentially, George pouting at the kitchen table about how abdicating the throne (by the way, I DID NOT ASK YOU TO DO THAT) was, after all, maybe the wrong call.
“He doesn’t go anywhere. He stays here, his hand in mine, his coffee warming between his palms. But something else in him is in a country he gave up, in a family that became unreachable, in a life that didn’t disappear simply because he chose to leave it.
I feel it, that small and persistent ache, the one that doesn’t have a cure and doesn’t need one, the one that is simply the cost of having loved somebody completely enough to build an entire world around that love.
The day continues, and the life we chose continues with it. But there is something missing, and we both know what it is.
The End.”
Or, essentially:
“Go fuck yourself, you picked the ending you weren’t supposed to, and your experience with this book is ending at 63%. Don’t you wish you had picked what we so obviously wanted you to pick??? Don’t you wish you hadn’t been so fucking difficult?”
Right. I get that this is a debut, and I get that you can’t be expected to knock it out of the park right away. But maybe if you wanted so desperately to tell a certain story just tell it! It’s a fine story! Don’t put it in a choose your own adventure novel and chastise me for not choosing it!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 16, 2026
I REALLY wanted to like this. I was really excited and optimistic the first couple of chapters. I thought being able to make decisions would help lead the story, but instead I felt pigeonholed a quarter of the way through. I specifically chose “Do not accept George’s proposal” and within the next chapter I was being told “Nope, I’m going to accept it anyways.” Then why did we have me make a decision?? I never felt so relieved as I did when I saw “The End.” The door felt so wide open when I started, and it just tanked. Part of me wonders if it is my fault since I was making decisions, but these were the choices given to me and those choices ultimately failed. No where in this book from Lucas or George, did I feel the giddy butterflies I normally get from a romance. It just missed the mark for me in so many ways.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 16, 2026
Well I really liked the idea for the book!!!! And for 90% of the book, I genuinely had so much fun and was kicking my feet 🤭 but I gotta say… I absolutely HATED the ending I ended with… so I decided to read the alternate ending I would’ve gotten, had I had chosen the other choice from my most recent “this or that” …. Annndddd it was equally terrible LOL I don’t think the endings matched up with what I was reading at all, but alas… that is how the cookie crumbles 🤭🤣
I would still fully recommend this book because obviously there is many possible endings, and again … for the majority of the time I had a lot of fun!!! I think I had skeptical feelings going into it about how the reader was supposed to “choose” the endings… but in practice was actually quite simple! (Other than the fact I had to keep myself in check and stick with what I chose LMFAO FOMO almost took over a couple times)
3 ⭐️ bc the ending options available to me (in my opinion) were trash lol… but the idea overall is definitely interesting, and should Soledad write another book like this, I would definitely still give it a read!!! Just bc I don’t think I had the most savory ending, doesn’t mean you won’t get the perfect one!!! 🥰🥰 I also am considering going back a few sections and making alternate choices just to see what kind of different endings I could end up with! The curiosity is calling to me lol
I would still fully recommend this book because obviously there is many possible endings, and again … for the majority of the time I had a lot of fun!!! I think I had skeptical feelings going into it about how the reader was supposed to “choose” the endings… but in practice was actually quite simple! (Other than the fact I had to keep myself in check and stick with what I chose LMFAO FOMO almost took over a couple times)
3 ⭐️ bc the ending options available to me (in my opinion) were trash lol… but the idea overall is definitely interesting, and should Soledad write another book like this, I would definitely still give it a read!!! Just bc I don’t think I had the most savory ending, doesn’t mean you won’t get the perfect one!!! 🥰🥰 I also am considering going back a few sections and making alternate choices just to see what kind of different endings I could end up with! The curiosity is calling to me lol
June 30, 2026
I REALLY enjoyed this one, but there were still a few frustrations with the plot, and the ending I read from the choices I picked for the story. It was very heartwarming, but the ending I got felt a bit abrupt and I just wasn’t ready for it to end really. I will be going back to see how the story develops for other options, there were some choices that were set as options for the reader, but then the author decided that the option we picked didn’t even matter.
I sat for an entire day explaining what was happening in this book to my husband like we were watching a reality dating show, so the drama was very good, frustrating, and entertaining.
I’m excited to see what comes next from this author, very promising writing, some parts were very romantically written.
I sat for an entire day explaining what was happening in this book to my husband like we were watching a reality dating show, so the drama was very good, frustrating, and entertaining.
I’m excited to see what comes next from this author, very promising writing, some parts were very romantically written.
June 25, 2026
hi i saw this in tik tok, and was immediately intrigued. as i read thru the story, i feel deeply connected with the main characters in many ways!! the author represented mental health and grief so well, that i lowkey needed that reminded. she talks thru the characters about things i experienced in my own life, and the fmc, violet, i really resonated with bc she is someone who feels deeply and love freely. whether thru words or her actions every choice no matter what u choose in this interactive narrative, violet always has respect for herself and loved wholeheartedly. Unexpectedly, i love this book sm!!! Now i wanna look into more interactive books 💗💗
July 14, 2026
The whole concept of interactivity was amazing and I throughly enjoyed it, I loved the ending I got because one, my choices mattered, truly mattered. And two, it was honest given the circumstances given everything I picked, it felt authentic and realistic, not conforming to anything just real pure honesty. I read the two other endings that somehow aligned (or slightly different) with my choices and they still felt correct. I’ll surely read it again one day to make other decisions but i love how this specific path moved me and how i could relate to it to some extent.
June 20, 2026
Poetic & Beautifully Written
I was in a major reading slump and hadn’t finished a book in years. I picked this book up and finished it in the same day. It’s so beautifully written and well thought out. I haven’t re-read it yet to go through different paths, but I will say the one time I read it portrayed such a gentle and raw relationship between two people that most authors aren’t capable of portraying. I would recommend this over and over!
I was in a major reading slump and hadn’t finished a book in years. I picked this book up and finished it in the same day. It’s so beautifully written and well thought out. I haven’t re-read it yet to go through different paths, but I will say the one time I read it portrayed such a gentle and raw relationship between two people that most authors aren’t capable of portraying. I would recommend this over and over!
June 21, 2026
What an interesting concept.
A choice based book with 10 different ending? All based around 1 woman.
Violet Grant.
I cannot wait to reread this and choose a different ending. But man, I loved me some George.
A choice based book with 10 different ending? All based around 1 woman.
Violet Grant.
I cannot wait to reread this and choose a different ending. But man, I loved me some George.
August 9, 2026
Okay, hear me out... I discovered this book through TikTok, and I was immediately intrigued by the concept, writing style, and overall structure. I love when authors get creative with storytelling, so the idea of being able to choose your own path and basically shape the storyline yourself sounded SO fun!!
I actually ended up reading the book twice in one day just so I could go back and see what happened with the choices I didn't make the first time. And while I still really love the concept, I think the execution is where the book lost me a little.
My biggest issue was that I had a hard time connecting with the characters. There was very little character development between the three main characters, and because of that, I never felt like I fully understood their relationships or why I should be rooting for certain outcomes.
On my first read, I kept choosing George because my thought from the beginning was basically, "Why go back to something if you and Lucas broke up for a reason?" But the further I got, the more it almost felt like the author didn't actually want George and Violet to end up together. One of the biggest examples for me was the proposal scene. You're given the choice of whether Violet should accept or reject it, but both choices basically lead to the same outcome. That confused me because it kind of defeats the purpose of a book where I'm supposed to be choosing her fate. If two completely different decisions lead me to essentially the same place, then how much am I actually changing the story?
I also think some of the different paths created continuity problems. For example, on one of my routes, Milo suddenly gets mentioned and I'm sitting there like, "Who the hell is Milo??" I genuinely thought I had missed something, only to later realize Milo was a DOG. From what I understand, if I had made a different choice earlier, where Violet doesn't go to the literary dinner, she would've encountered George no matter what and met his dog more naturally. But because I chose for her to attend the event, that introduction never happened, even though the story later continued as if I already knew who Milo was.
Little things like that made the book confusing because certain paths seemed to assume I had information from scenes that I never actually experienced.
Also can we talk about how Violet LEFT her sister's WEDDING RECEPTION and literally DID NOT even go back to that like I wish we saw a conversation after the fact with her sister. I would've loved to see the aftermath of that decision like was her sister upset? Did Violet apologize? Did they talk about why she left? Instead, it felt like another significant moment happened and then the story immediately moved forward without giving it any real resolution. Moments like this would've also been a great opportunity to develop Violet more as a character and show us more of her relationship with her sister.
Overall, the book felt rushed to me. I would've loved more character development, more background on the relationships, and more attention to making sure each individual path worked as its own complete storyline. I completely understand what the author was trying to do, though, and I think the concept itself is genuinely creative—especially for a debut novel. I think there's a really fun idea here; I just wish the execution had been developed a little more because I wanted my choices to feel like they truly mattered.
I actually ended up reading the book twice in one day just so I could go back and see what happened with the choices I didn't make the first time. And while I still really love the concept, I think the execution is where the book lost me a little.
My biggest issue was that I had a hard time connecting with the characters. There was very little character development between the three main characters, and because of that, I never felt like I fully understood their relationships or why I should be rooting for certain outcomes.
On my first read, I kept choosing George because my thought from the beginning was basically, "Why go back to something if you and Lucas broke up for a reason?" But the further I got, the more it almost felt like the author didn't actually want George and Violet to end up together. One of the biggest examples for me was the proposal scene. You're given the choice of whether Violet should accept or reject it, but both choices basically lead to the same outcome. That confused me because it kind of defeats the purpose of a book where I'm supposed to be choosing her fate. If two completely different decisions lead me to essentially the same place, then how much am I actually changing the story?
I also think some of the different paths created continuity problems. For example, on one of my routes, Milo suddenly gets mentioned and I'm sitting there like, "Who the hell is Milo??" I genuinely thought I had missed something, only to later realize Milo was a DOG. From what I understand, if I had made a different choice earlier, where Violet doesn't go to the literary dinner, she would've encountered George no matter what and met his dog more naturally. But because I chose for her to attend the event, that introduction never happened, even though the story later continued as if I already knew who Milo was.
Little things like that made the book confusing because certain paths seemed to assume I had information from scenes that I never actually experienced.
Also can we talk about how Violet LEFT her sister's WEDDING RECEPTION and literally DID NOT even go back to that like I wish we saw a conversation after the fact with her sister. I would've loved to see the aftermath of that decision like was her sister upset? Did Violet apologize? Did they talk about why she left? Instead, it felt like another significant moment happened and then the story immediately moved forward without giving it any real resolution. Moments like this would've also been a great opportunity to develop Violet more as a character and show us more of her relationship with her sister.
Overall, the book felt rushed to me. I would've loved more character development, more background on the relationships, and more attention to making sure each individual path worked as its own complete storyline. I completely understand what the author was trying to do, though, and I think the concept itself is genuinely creative—especially for a debut novel. I think there's a really fun idea here; I just wish the execution had been developed a little more because I wanted my choices to feel like they truly mattered.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 19, 2026
Exploring all the differently potential endings from the difference choices was such a fun adventure!
July 19, 2026
This was one of the most interesting stories I’ve ever read. I got the princess ending with no obstacles and left Lucas behind to love George. It was fantastic and I enjoyed being able to choose instead of silently complaining about the main character’s choices.
Will definitely reread in the future.
Will definitely reread in the future.
August 5, 2026
I discovered this book on TikTok and learned that the style of this book allowed you to “choose your own adventure”. The concept of this was so intriguing but also gave me a bit of fomo wondering what happened if I had chosen differently. As someone who is generally indecisive, it also left me with difficulty choosing in some circumstances of the story.
As far as the story itself, it was beautifully written (it’s been a while since I’ve highlighted so many snippets of a book). The author has a poetic way of describing a scene and feelings that reminded me of how I used to write when I would take the time to write.
The book started out pretty heavy at first and felt really invested in what was going to happen. However, towards the end it fell kind of flat for me and I’m not sure if it’s because I started losing interest in the storyline or bc it felt rushed and somewhat unrealistic.
Not giving away any spoilers here ~ I still very much enjoyed the concept of this book and the author’s writing! I’m tempted to go back and read the other story options bc I’m curious if it would change my perspective of it all.
As far as the story itself, it was beautifully written (it’s been a while since I’ve highlighted so many snippets of a book). The author has a poetic way of describing a scene and feelings that reminded me of how I used to write when I would take the time to write.
The book started out pretty heavy at first and felt really invested in what was going to happen. However, towards the end it fell kind of flat for me and I’m not sure if it’s because I started losing interest in the storyline or bc it felt rushed and somewhat unrealistic.
Not giving away any spoilers here ~ I still very much enjoyed the concept of this book and the author’s writing! I’m tempted to go back and read the other story options bc I’m curious if it would change my perspective of it all.
June 18, 2026
Definitely a unique concept, especially with the ability to make choices for the main character. Unfortunately, the story just did not click for me. I never developed a strong connection to either Lucas or George, and neither character experienced enough meaningful growth for me to feel invested in who she ended up with. The pacing also felt inconsistent, rushed in some areas while repetitive in others, which made it difficult to fully engage with the story.
June 23, 2026
bastante interativo. nem sempre me contive, de vez em quando espreitava ambas as opções antes de avançar com a escolhida, e confesso que alguns plots me desapontaram. felizmente, adorei o final que me calhou com as escolhas que tomei!!! senti uma naturalidade neste romance como já não sentia há algum tempo. adorei tantooooo (ainda para mais foi o meu namorado que me ofereceu o livro 🤭)
July 12, 2026
I like the idea of it but I feel like it could have been done a little better. The characters felt a bit flat and I think the author had a strong bias. Eventually I got bored, so it was hard to maintain my attention.
July 22, 2026
I came across this book on Tiktok and I’m really happy I did because this was such a unique read. I thoroughly enjoyed having the freedom able to make my own choices throughout the book, resulting in an ending I was very pleased with, which made the book that much more enjoyable!
September 24, 2026
i LOVED making my own decisions and how each decision truly made a difference in the book. the plot and the writing didn’t get over taken by the choices, i think with whatever decisions i made i would’ve enjoyed it.
June 21, 2026
What a cute little “choose your own adventure”! ❤️
July 8, 2026
i think i read most of the endings that were possible. lots of it was beautiful, most of it bittersweet and actually kinda sad.
July 12, 2026
I just got bored idk
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July 17, 2026DNF 17%
August 16, 2026
This book was raw, emotional, and beautiful. I loved every minute, every choice.
June 20, 2026
The writing was beautiful and I was very pleasantly surpised at how well written it was especially for a debut novel that had no reviews when I decided to read it and i found from a tiktok with very little views.
I'm typically taken out of a story when the characters speak too "poetically" because real people dont talk like that, however it makes sense with these characters and there are several lines that are beautifully written and resonated with me.
I really enjoyed the "choose your own adventure" aspect of it, though at times it seemed to be leading you a certain way (in one instance you're given the choice between A or B, I chose B and during the chapters for that choice the FMC realizes she chose wrong and I end up with A anyway).
*slight spoiler?
There are only 2-3 happy endings and the others are actually pretty sad, and I was expecting the opposite (mostly happy endings with a few sad) because i understood this to be a romance book. Of course your decisions in real life will lead to the life you end up with and it won't always be "a happy ending" but some of the endings were very abrupt and didnt make much sense in my opinion.
I'm typically taken out of a story when the characters speak too "poetically" because real people dont talk like that, however it makes sense with these characters and there are several lines that are beautifully written and resonated with me.
I really enjoyed the "choose your own adventure" aspect of it, though at times it seemed to be leading you a certain way (in one instance you're given the choice between A or B, I chose B and during the chapters for that choice the FMC realizes she chose wrong and I end up with A anyway).
*slight spoiler?
There are only 2-3 happy endings and the others are actually pretty sad, and I was expecting the opposite (mostly happy endings with a few sad) because i understood this to be a romance book. Of course your decisions in real life will lead to the life you end up with and it won't always be "a happy ending" but some of the endings were very abrupt and didnt make much sense in my opinion.
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