This book surprised me in every single way it could, its story stuck with me in those moments in which I wasn't reading, making me eager to pick it up as soon as possible. After the 5 stars given to "Tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow", Gabrielle proves to be able to write contemporary fiction that touch me deeply, stick with me and make me want to dive into this genre more. In fact, I have never been a lit-fic girly, I have always preferred a high stake fantasy, intriguing mystery or a sweet rom-com to any general fiction novel, but Zevin is making me question many of my beliefs about my book taste by developing plots and creating characters with whom I fall in love and about which I cannot stop reading. 
This novel had me tear up and laugh in the span of few pages and made me feel a wide range of emotions. By the last chapter, I was attached to every single character, from the main ones to the secondary ones and I didn't want to say goodbye to them. This story felt like a warm hug from a dear family member, and I can't wait to read all Zevin's backlist to hopefully feel like this again.