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I honestly don‘t know if I love or hate this book. I‘m left feeling indifferent, like I get what the author was trying to do, and the writing was beautiful. I loved the short prosy little chapters. It‘s hard to review this book without spoiling it. I recommend going into it totally blind like I did. 3/5

The Only Girl in Town was not what I expected. The book is composed of short chapters, is told in dual timelines, and moves quickly. The story follows July Fielding, for whom nothing has been the same since the summer before her senior year. It is difficult to review without major spoilers. The pacing is masterful, the writing lyrical and allegorical. The Only Girl in Town is urgent, emotional, compelling and impossible to put down.

This book was not what I was expecting. This book had such a powerful message. I‘ve been sitting just thinking about this book after I finished it. Just wow.

Just finished it

The writing style probably isn't for everyone. It took me a minute to get used to it, but once I did, I found that it worked with the story and kept me reading. Everything wove together in such a masterful way. It was done well. Again, this won't be a book for everyone. It should come with a trigger warning for suicide, depression, loneliness. I didn't think it ever got too heavy, but some people will. I would have been okay with more of it.

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I can‘t believe I actually won a Goodreads giveaway! And I‘m really excited for this one!

I just got an advanced readers copy from one my favorite authors in the mail 😍 ignore the mess on my lap but got me excited