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oh my gaaawddd this book! i'm in love

« I’d be longing for that kiss for so many weeks, so many days, so many endless hours—and I’d thought all along that it would never happen, that it was impossible… »

The banter is 👌

« I didn’t know what to do with the sadness that was soaking into my heart. It felt so full, I could wring it out like a sponge. What did people do with sadness like this? How did they dry it out? »

« I felt a rising pain in my chest— penetrating, like when tour hands have gotten too cold and then you put them in hot water. A thawing pain that stung behind my ribcage and then climbed up into my throat.

And I guessed the only way that pain could get itself out was to melt into tears. »

So he’s like her therapy

Can’t believe I only have 3 chapters left to read before our discussion tomorrow. How will I stop? 😅😂

I KNEW IT!

oh yeahhh fake dating trope, here I AMMMMMMM

"He's just a person, you're thinking. Just a person who happens to be famous.
Sure. Fine.
But YOU try stepping into that moment and not just fall MUTE WITH AWE.
I dare you."
pffahahahahahah

OMG hahaha Katherine Center, you may have reached my "favorite authors" shelf. 14% in the first book I've read of you and I know, I KNOW, that I love your writing