tw: death of a best friend; death of a family member; mentions of suicide; stroke

This book was one of those perfect combinations for me as it combines angsty, "fated" love story with heavier topics of grief and loss, mental health struggles, and finding your identity. The synopsis reads as two people who meet and then keep bumping into each other by "fate", but it's fated lovers in a very non-woo woo way which I love when that trope is done right! It's only told in our main characters POV, but everyone in the story felt so fleshed out and I felt for all of their experiences. Also, the depictions of mental health, particularly anxiety, were so accurate in here from the symptoms to the discussed treatment, which I love to see. A new favorite for sure.