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This is so cute. And I’m loving his “wtf, self” anxiety moments. Relatable.

“I just totally forget to eat when I’m stressed!! Oops it’s been 3 days!!” 🙄

- Elin is very "readable" but it does sometimes grate that her writing style (at least in this book, I can't remember if it was like this in the 2 others I've read) is very exposition-y. Lots of telling instead of showing.

- This might be an audio quirk but some of the switches between perspectives feel jarring and fast. Maybe it would feel smoother reading in print.

- Electra is a way too on the nose villain name.

I am so obsessed with this book I can’t handle it. I want to live inside it. I can’t put it down. The nostalgia is immaculate. It’s totally got me.

Why is she SO COMMITTED to staying in this tiny Florida town? Like, he’s right…they can literally do this anywhere? And this is a place w baggage for him? Like why?

I’m not kink shaming but I am kink asking why

He sure is into this breeding kink that kinda popped up outta nowhere

Ok but. Why establish the no kissing thing when you’re just going to almost immediately ignore it and be regularly kissing without addressing it anyway?

Ugggghhhh not “sweetheart” as a pet name again, the worst 😂😭

Oh, I also totally buy that it's good for her to understand more about food/the inner workings of the kitchen in order to promote it, but I'm not sure I see why she needs to get to the point of actual, like, menu development and now maybe also cooking something/baking desserts? Like what are the odds she'd be a natural on the level of this MICHELIN STAR CHEF in terms of actually contributing food prep?

I'm enjoying this a lot, but my first nitpick thus far is definitely that their transition from not-hooking-up to hooking-up felt...kinda weird. Like I think I wanted a little more of the explicit tension building and the "oh are we gonna do this" and it felt a little like even though we know they were both thinking about it, in terms of what they see each other signaling it kinda jumped right to it out of nowhere?

IT IS TIME.

MY LIBBY HOLD FINALLY CAME IN AND MY BODY IS READY, LET'S GO BITCHES

I think it’s the character vibe and the singing but I keep picturing Mandy Moore in A Walk to Remember 😂💀

Damn this book is a good time.

I’m not really into the mask thing or the stalker thing BUT I will say I was intrigued by the idea of wondering how tf an author could pull off making a stalker romance palatable and I’m impressed with the obvious “yeah, don’t worry she’s into it” lengths she established right up front.

I’m only just now realizing that I think my whole life I’ve consistently mixed up Gertrude Stein and Dorothy Parker…

This is interesting but I don’t need quite this much detail about the journalist and would like significantly more about the serial killer, lol

“Second guess?” She starts humming the Jeopardy! theme song. “I don’t know, dishwasher?” “Benny.” “What? I couldn’t think. You were making smart-people music at me.”

My favorite thing is that in the audio this was changed to “making countdown noises” presumably bc the actual think music is copyrighted.

“Get ready for the splash zone,” he choked, making her laugh again. “You won’t hurt my feelings if you duck and cover.”

TWICE IN ONE PAGE AND SOMEHOW IT GOT WORSE

“I swear I’ve been able to smell you through the wall for the past forty minutes and . . . Well, let’s just say you’re back in the splash zone.”

Gagging with laughter this is the least sexy thing I’ve ever read 😂💀

Somnophilia is not my jam but I really love and appreciate their explicit consent conversation about it ❤️

Girl I know you’re all virginal and personally inexperienced but we established you learned about sex by WATCHING PORN…do not tell me you don’t understand brat/daddy dynamics and what he’s doing here, come the fuck on.

- We’re 40% in and I feel like she’s bonding more with the pseudo-butler than the MMC…like have they had one real conversation?

- I’m really fine with age gap relationships in general, but this 21 year old is like I’VE NEVER HEARD OF MUSIC OR EATEN DESSERT which like, i get the situation she’s been in, but if you’re gonna have an age gap, you can’t jnfantilize the younger one THAAAAAAAAAT much.

BACK TO CAMBRIC CREEK WE GO I’M SO HYPE

This is REALLY compellingly/interestingly written for a subject that has the potential to be pretty dry.

I am loving this book so so so so so so so so so so so much it’s insane. I’m only just barely halfway through and already I want to start it all over again just so I’m on a constant loop of reading this book I’m obsessed.

Is this shameless fan service? Yes. But am I Fan, so this book is entirely working for me? Also yes.