Elísabet Benavent

Just finished the book and I'm still trying to gather my thoughts. I literally spent a solid hour bawling my eyes out. This book hit me hard.

The first half of the book had me wavering between a 2 or 3-star rating. Frankly, it felt long-winded, bogged down by excessive detail that didn't always drive the plot forward. I found myself questioning whether to continue at times.

And then, halfway through, I was internally screaming "This is never gonna work!" - I had to stop reading a couple of times because I was cringing so hard. Not because it was bad, but because it felt so real, so personal.

And then the end happened, and I just knew, and it was... and then the end happened again and it broke me. I don't think I've cried over MY "Perfect Story" in years... this book just brought so many of my own memories back of things long ago.

This book officially broke me. I wish I could give it a perfect score, but let's keep it real – the slow start holds it back. Solid 4 stars from me.… (more)