Beach Read

For January, I don't care how the story ends as long as I spend it with you.

rating- 4/5
buddy read with pratha:)

Definitely not what i expected, in the best way possible. This book captures romance in such an authentic light while also talking about important topics like dealing with grief and infidelity.
The writing is witty, beautiful and thoughtful. I loved the mix of authentic raw moments with cute dialogue between the characters. The dynamic between January and Gus is really well written. Their banter was cheesy, fun and playful, and had me smiling the whole time:)))
My favourite part in the book is, how the process of writing books has been depicted. Since we never really get an insight into the writing process of authors, this felt super special.

There were a few things i didn't like: Gus's broodiness wasn't my favourite and felt like it was included only to fit the quiet, broody stereotype; their college rivalry had no basis and it didn't really feel like academic rivals to lovers as such. But overlooking these tiny details, it was a fun, light-hearted read that i absolutely loved.

Also just found out that there's two alternate endings based on the edition you have??? i read the UK one with the book dedication and i loved how it ended. wouldn't change anything:')
Which reminds me of this quote i really loved:
“It was a happy ending.”“For who?”“For them,” he said. “They were happy. They had no regrets. They'd won. And they didn't even have to see it coming. For all we know, they live in that moment forever, happy like that. Together and free.”