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I don't know what the author was thinking with this one, it took everything I had to finish it and it took me an entire week to do so. I thought I was getting a magical family mystery and what I got was an utter mess. This is my first read by the author and I was so disappointed because this has such a high rating (4.28) after eighty-seven .

The first thing I want to mention is the stupid idea to name two characters Matt and have another character with two different names. There are also two timelines and the two-name character shows up in both. Also, we get to read a diary from one character and letters from another.

The two lead characters fall googly eyes in love and spill their saccharine guts to each other before even meeting. The guy has some substance issues but the girl just loves him sooooo much he can stay with her and even be in her house alone cause she trusts him. I mean what the actual fuck!? Anyone with any sense would steer clear of someone with addiction issues romanticly. I have no judgement of people with substance abuse problems (I love relatives who are addicts) but I do have issues with anyone getting into a romantic relationship with them when they need to be focusing on getting clean and sober.

There were some hallucinogens being used and lots of drinking and smoking weed over a weekend and the guy had visions...or are they? It was so stupid and not needed for the plot at all. The story was very repetitive with the same things happening over and over again. Matt gets drunk/high and puts off seeing his grandmother and finding a new care home for her to reside, for three days straight. Ruby works/volunteers and visits her grandmother while putting off looking for a new, more affordable care home for her. Good thing both grannies die because these asshole grandchildren couldn't be bothered to get off their asses to find a new place for their grandmother to live.

Everyone is sleeping with everyone in this book. Now I am no prude...sexy time is okay with me in books...but not only is everyone sexy-timing with everybody they're also getting pregnant but not by the person they're married to or in a relationship with. It's a good thing there is no such thing as sexually transmitted diseases, am I right? And oh ya, they don't tell the baby daddy he's the father. They lie about it and tell their partner he's the father.

This was just terrible for many reasons and I really wish I could get the time back that I spent reading it. Dear whoever wrote the blurb for this book: An achingly romantic novel this is not.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy...I think.231 s124 comments Meagan?134 595

ARC REVIEW- 4 Stars.
Publishing Date June 11,2024

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Brief Summary-
This story is about two grandmothers who were once best friends that end up in the same nursery home. Their two grandchildren both start to discover how their lives are all intricately connected. You follow Julie and Matt as they peel back layers of secrets through an old diary written by Julia’s Grandmother.

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