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Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game...by sending Briana a letter.

And it’s a really good letter. Like the kind that proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. Worse, he might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at first impressions. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,” and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother—she wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor . . . especially when he calls in a favor she can’t refuse.

I am going to be the best girlfriend you’ve never had.

The only thing keeping this book from a solid five is that some of the angst and misunderstandings took a little too much page time and things either dragged or felt a little disjointed. That said, I feel like this book is an homage not only to romcoms but to those that suffer from anxiety. This book is clearly my book.

Different people had different energy demands. Some people took more from me than others.

That. That right there. I AM SEEN. I literally talk about my social battery all the time. Happiness to me is not having to monitor it 24/7. That said, while I identified SUPER strongly with Jacob's anxiety...I also identified with Bri's attitude. Case in point:

If I had to go to Nick and Kelly’s engagement party, I’d show up in my wedding dress to burn the venue down.

and...

There were times when I just wanted to be pissed off, careening forward on the strength of my pure rage.

I mean, the girl put glitter EVERYWHERE (including the fan blades for future!!!!) when she found out her husband was cheating and she moved out. For the sheer PETTINESS of knowing it would get into everything and hang around forever and he would forever think of her when he discovered more of it. I am HERE. FOR. IT.

And normally I'm not one for romances that pretty much think the sun shines out the other's ass but...the way that Jacob feels about Briana is so wholesome and real and resonates so strongly with how I feel about my own partner, Justin. Like. WHAT IS THIS BOOK.

This was me making space for her, even though she would never know it. My way of saying thank you for her friendship, even if it was too quiet to hear.

I'm also just going to leave you with this quote. Because EVERYONE (and I do mean everyone) should absolutely hear this and know this is a thing.

We’re all a little broken, Briana. We are a mosaic. We’re made up of all those we’ve met and all the things we’ve been through. There are parts of us that are colorful and dark and jagged and beautiful. And I love every piece of you. Even the ones you wish didn’t exist.

If you couldn't tell, I want you to read this book.