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324. i finished this book to run from something. then i cried. happy tears. i didn’t love this book as much as heart the lover but now this memory is attached to it. writers and lovers for sure.

i see where her relationship with o is falling apart. also this last chapter about her mom and why she was drawn to s’s story was masterfully written. my heart has been racing since the top of the hour and somehow the emotion was so real it started racing again. to feel less than but crave it all anyways, idk if it’s also genius to feel two contradictory feelings

ah the boys being so involved breaks my heart and did we skip past the part where he said the L word??? screw adam! yay jennifer! silas my guy what is up with you?!???!!!!

it hurts me knowing she doesn’t know her horse (i do) and that these little boys want it to be her but it won’t. i think i wouldn’t allow myself to go to dinner knowing that is when a possibility but to be cautious and prudey and poor all your eggs in one basket does not make for an interesting character

this author makes me feel everything. i’m charmed by oscar, want silas to never leave to never be too far away, miss my mom, feel the shame my father has left me with, rage at the thought of being separated from something from a loved one, feel the deceit of knowing their must be an underlying motive. she is too good!!!!!!!!!

enduring is pointy and i’m surprised her sharp tongue got her in a date with a writer, although i know more than this books knows i know but alas i am charmed!

okay the prose i love so much is shining through!!! i felt swirled and wrapped in it all and the “you know *** still ******* right?” felt like a genuine punch in the gut but now things make more sense

classic sexual desire in her writing showing although sometimes idk maybe characters need their private thoughts too lmaoo. i could not be bothered to finish my other book rn i needed a story to get lost in but this character struggles with the same guilt shame and stubborn sadness im tryna escape. reading about her walking home and noticing the couples and her grief with her mom and love… yeah too real slow rn tho

i am not as entranced as i was with htl and sometimes when i’m reading there is so much detail i lose myself in other thoughts whereas htl had me completely engrossed by this point. curious to read more about casey although idk the time line feels off and who is luke… ig it’s hard to think about her other loves. the part about her feeling sad for herself got me and the restaurant dynamic is cool but people suck