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May TBR! 📚📚📚 It would be great it I could actually stick to a tbr for once, since I genuinely think I will really like all of these.

Romance reading seems to be my coping mechanism of choice this month. Not sure it‘s working though.
“How to End a Love Story” by Yulin Kuang. An enemies to lovers complicated by a shared tragedy. Really lovely romance, very interesting tidbits about screenwriting for a TV show, compelling atmosphere. I really have no complaints, it was a page turner. Mature content throughout.

Helen and Grant (both 18) were impacted by the suicide of Michelle, 16. Now, 13 years later, Helen and Grant‘s lives are brought back together. …Honestly, it‘s not the plot that will stick with me as much how inconsequentially the impact of that death to Grant (non-family) was considered by Helen and her parents (family). It‘s one of those who-was-she-to-me things that always strikes an emotional chord with me.

My picks for April‘s #botm! Feeling romances. I think I‘m going to get the new Leigh Bardugo at my indie (though it‘s not one of the indies that gets a free bookmark) so I didn‘t get it in my box.

#BOTM was hard to resist this month! But one was a free birthday book!

A great blend of depth, humor, &romance. I‘ll admit there are times both Helen &Grant frustrated me, but they also felt very real. They had a complicated past that was a unique “2nd chance” set up, but from a friendship &forgiveness standpoint ¬ an ex.
There‘s definitely moments of heaviness &the theme of letting go/moving on is seen throughout. But I thought it was well-balanced w/plenty of comedy &lighter romantic moments.

TW: Suicide of sis

In a weird coincidence, both books I‘m reading have screenwriters as main characters. One contemporary fiction/romance and one mystery/thriller, so at least I won‘t get the plots confused!

#weekendreads