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I struggle reading this sometimes, not because it's bad but because it's too familiar a story. I can't blame Lucy for her desperate and self-preserving decisions when choosing to be authentic means actively getting disowned and neglected by her own family. The author is excellent at making me cringe at and along with Lucy's actions while I fully understand why she's committing them. If only her mam loved her for her
— Jul 15, 2026 08:17AM
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McEvoy
is on page 138 of 288
The romance in this book is so authentic and idealistic it almost makes me forget that it's a queer love story set in 1990s rural Catholic Ulster. I anxiously see the, at this point, irreconcilable viewpoints of the two partners and fear the growing tension and frustration when there is not a clear reconciliation. The author is adept at disarming this anxiety only to double the tension one sentence later. Loving it
— Jul 14, 2026 09:39PM
McEvoy
is on page 103 of 288
Being stuck in the protagonist's head is frustrating and relatable when you're simmering with her doubts and insecurities and denials while also being able to see through them to the truth. The flipside is the immense catharsis you get alongside the protagonist as she has her moment of realization and accepts that her dreams can be reality. Chloe Howarth writes with a subtle vividness, I am enthralled.
— Jul 13, 2026 08:08PM