✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷

Sometimes magical realism doesn't work, and sometimes it works AMAZINGLY.

...and then, sometimes, it works really well even though you're not sure what you just read (??) but you know that you'll think about it for years to come (!!) and there are parts you don't really know why you liked so much but you know that you did and the book left an indelible mark on you (!!) but if you were told to explain it to someone or face unimaginable consequences you would just be sitting there like (??) "Ok, so, well, um, this book was amazing and you should read it."

^ That's kind of like what reading this book was like.

I requested an advanced copy of this on a whim a couple days before publication date because I thought it would be fun to read right before Valentine's Day, and while I was definitely right, it wasn't in ways that I expected.

Honestly, it really and truly is hard to describe, but I know the following things: I loved the writing (a lot). I really liked the characters. I loved the way her books and writing process were described. I loved how much I didn't "understand," while also knowing in my bones that I fully GOT this book and this story. And for someone that doesn't typically love when books end the way that this one does ... I loved that too.

Q: Should you read it?

A: Totally.

Q: Why?

A: Um, well, because of all the things I said up there. ^ Don't make me try to explain this again because honestly it can only get more confusing if I keep going.