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Next Year, For Sure
Next Year, For Sure | Zoey Leigh Peterson
An unflinching, sage and mesmerizing portrait of an open relationship, Next Year, For Sure defies expectation and heralds the beginning of a bright writing career. After nine years together, Kathryn and Chris have the sort of relationship most would envy. They speak in the shorthand they have invented, complete one another's sentences and help each other through every daily and existential dilemma. When Chris tells Kathryn about his attraction to Emily, a vivacious young woman he sees often at the laundromat, Kathryn encourages him to ask her out on a date--certain that her bond with Chris is strong enough to weather whatever may come. As Kathryn and Chris stumble into polyamory, Next Year, For Sure tracks the tumultuous, revelatory and often very funny year that follows. When Chris's romance with Emily evolves beyond what anyone anticipated, both Chris and Kathryn are invited into Emily's communal home, where Kathryn will discover new possibilities of her own. In the confusions, passions and upheavals of their new lives, both Kathryn and Chris will be forced to reconsider their past and what they thought they knew about love. Offering a luminous portrait of a relationship from two perspectives, Zoey Leigh Peterson has written an empathic, beautiful and tremendously honest novel about a great love pushed to the edge. Deeply poignant and hugely entertaining, Next Year, For Sure shows us what lies at the mysterious heart of relationships, and what true openness and transformation require.
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Joanne1
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I‘m working on a publication for work that will include books we‘re looking forward to for 2021. Have you got any books you can‘t wait for with release dates in 2021?

Pictured are some of my recent purchases that I had been hotly anticipating.

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violabrain
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Definitely could‘ve read this in one sitting if I had had the time. Yes it‘s a book about an open relationship, but it‘s also about people finding themselves and what they actually want in relationships.

Copwithabook As someone in a polygamous relationship, I enjoyed this book for the pure joy of seeing a poly relationship on the page. 4y
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Krisjericho
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The biggest complaint I've seen about this book is the ending. I LOVED the ending. I like Paterson's writing. She creates real characters. Chris is kind of awful, but not completely, but really, the ending was perfect for him. He's not ready for anything else. He's one of those people who wants things until he gets them. Emily, who I should hate, I liked. Kathryn, who I start out hating, I cheer for in the end, her passiveness a thing of the past.

Krisjericho Sharon is THE WORST. There are a few sentences in here that just made my brain wrinkle with pleasure. This is going to get publicity for being about an open marriage, but it felt more like a novel about loneliness. It captured that feeling of being lonely in a relationship. 5y
Reggie Yeah, every time someone mentioned that Kathryn was sad that made me wonder how disconnected how we feel vs how the world sees us can be. And her friend was horrible, I was so happy when they brought her a cake to the wedding and celebrated that way. And I did hate the ending at the time but thinking about this book later it makes sense. Great review!! 5y
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LoverofLit
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So excited to do this challenge next year along with the #pop18 📚 ❤ So many great topics!
#BOOKED2019
@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Cinfhen So excited for a new face!! I‘m looking forward to seeing your picks throughout the year 🤗📚❤️ 5y
alisiakae I‘m doing #pop19 as well, for the 4th year. Can‘t wait to see your picks! 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks for sharing! We‘re so excited to have you! (Can you tell!!) 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 5y
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EliNeedsMoreShelves
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Picked this up as I continue to read from the literary prize longlists - this was on the Giller prize longlist - and what a fascinating read it turned out to be. Nuanced characters, emotion and humor, and a truly compassionate examination of a nontraditional romantic relationship. (Also, the audiobook narrator was great!) Definitely a recommend from me! #gillerprize #readingwomenchallenge #litsyatoz

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Notafraidofwords
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Kathryn and Chris have a great relationship. When Chris develops a crush on someone else, it alters everything. Often times we seclude ourselves in a relationship and forget other people. But, part of being in a relationship is OTHER people. Now a days, you get hundreds of likes on a photo and we are more connected than ever. Yet, we have no one to feed our cats when we are away. This felt like a good examination on friendship, isolation and ❤️.

Leftcoastzen Thoughtful review. 6y
emilyhaldi I‘ve been seeing a lot about this one recently.. very interesting!! 6y
Notafraidofwords @mauveandrosysky thank you for posting about this...I find Chris‘ ending to have been a hopeful one. I loved that although he was the one with the crush. He ended up realizing that he needed something within himself the most. It was such an interesting book. 6y
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youneverarrived Sounds great!! 6y
mauveandrosysky I'm so glad you liked it! I was so fascinated by both of their journeys, but especially Chris's...I think because I could identify with him so strongly. 6y
Notafraidofwords @mauveandrosysky interesting. Kathryn is someone I felt like I was the most like. Although I‘ve never thought of myself as someone capable of an open relationships. I think part of it is that as a Latina we are always told that we are territorial with our men and that we need to pin one down or else they‘ll find a white woman who are easier to go along and get along...yet Kathryn is so much like myself. 6y
EliNeedsMoreShelves Just finished this one - such a good story! 6y
Notafraidofwords @EliNeedsMoreShelves wasn‘t it? I feel like she created such a good story out of the just the way humans interact and the expectations we place on other people. 6y
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BooksForEmpathy
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Ideas about alternative relationships are always swirling around in the air whenever I get together with my friends. Traditional marriage is becoming more obsolete in my circles & Zoey Leigh Peterson has written a book that so perfectly captures some of the choices we are lucky enough to make today, even if challenging. Open relationships, transparency with our partners, exploration of crushes, & community living are all discussed here. Loved it!

Reggie I think about the girl in here a lot and how she was viewed as sad. How when he tells Emily the whale story it contains none of the sadness when he had told her the story. And more and more I keep reading about women whose friendships aren‘t really friendships and that discovering that is sad but necessary. When she scheduled her wedding on her birthday, what a douche bag. I liked this book. And appreciated that the relationships weren‘t based on 6y
Reggie Competition but a respect for each other. It was nice, although my heart kept breaking for Kathryn. 6y
Reggie P.s. there‘s this other book called The Arrangement which is the disaster/comedy version I was expecting of this one. It‘s pretty decent. 6y
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mauveandrosysky I'm so curious about these conversations and ideas about relationships that you and your friends have! I consider myself a reluctant monogamist—I'm confident that monogamy is what I need personally even though I recognize the limitations of it from an emotional, physical and intellectual standpoint. 6y
BooksForEmpathy @mauveandrosysky I wish you were here to be part of them! We talk about monogamy a lot and if it‘s something that is necessary and what the boundaries might be between partners - like how far feels safe in terms of flirting with others, kissing, etc. I am lucky to have some people in my life open to exploration and at least discussion, although most are very much about one person for the rest of your life. I feel similarly to you but also... 6y
BooksForEmpathy @mauveandrosysky But also want to stay transparent with my partner about times when I might be drawn to somebody and at least keep it open as an ongoing conversation. I can‘t predict the future at all in so many ways and it‘s really scary to push the boundaries of why we might be so resistant to open relationships as a culture or individual and to confront the limitations we have with only being with one person. The more honest we are, the better. 6y
BooksForEmpathy @mauveandrosysky Hope that makes sense. Would love to hear more about your own perspective!!! I think that for me and my partner, it was around the 2 year mark (we‘ve now been together 7 years almost) that I started to question things and become more curious about what else was out there or the limitations in our relationships. However, just being able to have that conversation together helped to quiet that desire. Most couples won‘t discuss it. 6y
mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy it makes a lot of sense! It's so great that you guys have that kind of transparency in your relationship. I was part of a Rocky Horror Picture Show cast when I was in college and it was an incredibly open-minded group of people (sexually and otherwise, ha) so I was surrounded by people in open relationships and marriages at a pretty formative time in my life. It was enough for me to realize that it wasn't for me, though I ... 6y
mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy ...totally get it and respect it. I struggled a lot in my 20s with that battle between wanting the comfort and security of a long-term relationship and constantly desiring the excitement of something new. I finally realized that that's just who I am, and I had to really evaluate my key values and wants in life to figure out how to be at peace with these contradictory parts of myself... 6y
mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy ...and ultimately I determined that I value a committed long-term relationship over the newness and excitement, because the reality is that the newness and excitement would always inevitably wear off and I'd just be in this endless cycle. I'm kind of rambling now and I realize this is all only tangentially related to the original topic, but I think about (and have always thought about) relationships A LOT! (edited) 6y
BooksForEmpathy @mauveandrosysky Yes! I felt that constant (and isn‘t it ongoing?) desire and excitement for something new and for the unknown as well. I intimately value the stability of one person, and from shows I have watched (ever seen Polyamory on Showtime?) and books I have read and listening to interviews and just living in SF, the idea of having more than one person you are dating or committed to was overwhelming and a lot more brainspace than I... 6y
BooksForEmpathy @mauveandrosysky ...am willing to give. The amount of sheer time it takes to come up with rules and boundaries, etc. is honestly exhausting. I have so many other things I would rather be doing, although I also respect people who want that. I think we have such similar ideas and I might steal this “reluctant monogamist” term from you 😜. It also ties in with my own ideas about marriage and I‘m glad my partner and I were able to come to an... 6y
BooksForEmpathy @mauveandrosysky ... agreement on how we would show our commitment without being married. So curious about your thoughts on this as well!! 6y
mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy ahh, yes! Like who even has emotional energy for more than one partner?! Ha. Sometimes I barely even have enough for one person (especially as an introvert)! I think for me another big thing was realizing that being in a monogamous relationship doesn't necessarily mean that that person has to fulfill every single last part of me and vice versa...& that that's okay! It's okay to seek fulfillment in others, too. As for marriage... 6y
mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy ...underneath all of my more subversive layers, I've always had a traditional streak: for example, I want to be a stay-at-home-mom, I'm very drawn to domesticity, I've always wanted to be married. It's just...something that's always felt right to me. I don't even know how to explain it beyond that, ha! How do you and your partner feel about kids? Is that something you want in your future or no? 6y
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mauveandrosysky
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I absolutely loved this book about an unconventional relationship. It's so much more beautiful and complex than what you might expect from a novel about a couple experimenting with an open relationship. Chris and Kathryn are both so complicated and likable for different reasons, and Peterson writes with such emotional honesty and insight. It's wistful, sincere and empathetic. I would've read another 200 pages.

emilyhaldi Great review! 6y
BooksForEmpathy Finished. And I loved it. So relevant to my world right now - it seems like there are so many people talking about how to make the best relationship/s and this book was SO smooth and really non-judgmental. I love how Chris ended up being alone... something he never experienced before since he went from relationship to relationship. And Kathryn really desired a community. Ahhh! Thanks for putting this on my radar. Devoured it. 6y
mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy I'm so glad you loved it! I knew you would. I just...loved both Chris and Kathryn so much. So much emotional honesty and intelligence in such a short book! 6y
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Welp.

mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy I think you'd really like this one! 6y
BooksForEmpathy I already bought it haha based on your post! 6y
BooksForEmpathy I alwaysss get whatever you‘re reading ❤️❤️❤️. How‘s your Sunday? 6y
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mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy Yesss! 💕 I just finished it and it's so emotionally honest and empathetic — I can't wait for you to read it! I had the laziest Sunday and it was all I wanted. About to watch a screener of I, Tonya now! Did you have a good weekend? 6y
BooksForEmpathy Wait! I can‘t believe I didn‘t let you know. I saw Phantom Thread. Oh my god. It was so sick and twisted and not what I expected at all but dark and indulgent and I was into it. I, Tonya was much less funny than I thought it would be like... but I really appreciated the story and it‘s heartbreaking everything this woman went through to get to where she is now. 6y
mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy I was so not prepared for where Phantom Thread went and I am SO GLAD it went there. Isn't it hilarious in such a dark way when you think about it?! I love how PTA makes movies that demand to be watched more than once because they're different the second time around and you can pick up on so much more. I'm excited about I, Tonya. I'll let you know what I think! 6y
BooksForEmpathy As for the weekend, just finished book club today, and they all were open to reading Enigma Variations in March!!! Can‘t wait for it. Are you going to wait for a while!? 6y
mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy I just finished I, Tonya and I liked it a lot! Huge Scorsese vibes, especially with the soundtrack and editing. I thought Margot Robbie was phenomenal—my favorite leading actress performance so far. I want to be part of your book club so bad! I think I'm going to hold out reading it as long as I can...but I'll probably cave soon 😩 6y
BooksForEmpathy @mauveandrosysky Yes! She did an amazing job. I forgot it was Margot Robbie while watching it. Where do you get your movie information/reviews/discussions from? Any podcasts or trusted reviewers!? Have you seen Mudbound yet? It was the last one for us, and we watched it Friday night. 6y
BooksForEmpathy @mauveandrosysky I wish you could be in the book club too!!!! And the soundtrack for I, Tonya. Ahhh so good. 6y
mauveandrosysky @BooksForEmpathy I honestly don't really read many movie reviews or listen to any podcasts. I have a couple filmmaker friends who I talk movies with regularly and other than that I kind of just pay attention to what's playing at my favorite local indie theaters. I'm lucky to have a few good ones right near me (as I'm sure you do, too)! 6y
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mauveandrosysky
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The life of an introvert.

Louise Ah, Chris, I understand! 😆 6y
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BittersweetBooks
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It‘s shameful. It‘s shameful for two people to love each other for so long and then decide to stop🔗

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elisebarker
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Had to finish this today to get 50 books in for the year!! I really liked the writing style oft this book, but the ending made me sad.

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Bookworm-Bobbie
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Thanks for the tag @Caroline2 😁
1: To not buy any new books and read all the unread ones I already own!
2: Most likely One Dark Throne.
3: To read a few more “classics”
4: The secret Santa Winter/summer solstice swaps. ❄️☀️
5: Good music and a cup of tea
6: @EmmaPlum

Caroline2 Oh yes I am with you on number 1! 🙋🏻 my TBR shelves and piles are out of control! If I don't buy any books at all I've worked it out, it'll take me at least 4yrs to read all my TBR books! 😳 6y
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Morr_Books
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Here are the five books I'm most looking forward to finishing next year. #2018reads #tbr @CharissaWeaksAuthor

CharissaWeaksAuthor Love these choices! Thanks for sharing! 6y
Hollie I‘m hoping to read the Potato Peel society soon, it was in my Secret santa package! 6y
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Reggie
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#rocktober #slipperypeople This chapter was a telling of Chris‘s love life culminating in this paragraph. Just FYI, he leaves Penny for Kathryn, who after 9 years allows him to start dating this girl he meets at the laundromat who he can‘t stop talking about, Emily. I appreciated this book about an open relationship. The relationships weren‘t based on sex or competition. They were complementary and the end is not the train wreck you expect.

Crystallinegirl Some people are poly by nature, though it helps if they realize that and pursue it openly and ethically instead of serially cheating on their partners! Some people are also cheaters by nature, though, and you can still cheat in an open relationship. 6y
BarbaraBB Sounds really interesting. The book I mean 😀 6y
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LadyBrik
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I am looooving this book! #STACKEDUP #weekendreading

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LadyBrik
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14 days of staycation, here I come! 😍#librarybooks

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wallacereads
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No idea what this book is about...just love the cover. #shallowhal

Mdargusch I like it too. It's funny how much covers influence me. 7y
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Reggie
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Things I learned from reading this lovely and creatively written book, full of engaging characters, about one couple's decision to have an open relationship:
1. I should not project my fears and insecurities onto other people's unconventional yet consensual relationship.
2. I should mind my own damn business. 3. I hated this ending.
4. I will read anything Zoey Leigh Peterson writes in the future.

Cinfhen Shit! Number 3 on your list scares me! #petpeeve #badendings #totalpissoff 7y
Reggie The rest of this book makes up for it @Cinfhen. This book is that one relationship that ends bad but you wouldn't trade for the world because it challenged you, you learned so much about yourself, and of course, there were the good times. Lol #okImoversellingitbutnotbymuch 7y
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Notafraidofwords It took me a long time to get to number one. But I'm there and it feels good ! Lol. 7y
rachellayown Sounds interesting! 7y
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Reggie
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So the guy telling the story is Chris. Chris is Kathryn's husband. He is on a date with Emily. This is one of those open relationship stories where I'm kinda waiting for everyone's hearts to get wrecked. Or maybe, you love someone so much that if they were your spouse but you knew they had a chance to be happy with someone else also, you would be ok encouraging it...lol jk. I'm enjoying the writing but all the feelings are awkward. Super awkward.

LauraBeth 😂😂 7y
sprainedbrain Oh my. That definitely sounds awkward. 😳 7y
Reggie @geodynamical I liked this book because it wasn't about sex or being competitive, all relationships were complimentary. It was a different view than I was used to. 7y
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Lupita.Reads
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I was very skeptical about this book. Here's why: An unflinching, sage and mesmerizing portrait of an Open relationship.I had my mind made it that it would be cheesy and just possibly a bit judgmental but it was neither! This was so well written and incredibly interesting. I'd definitely recommend it as a quick summer read!

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You're not sad, his mother says. It's called being an adult.

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HotCocoaReads
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I love reading because it helps me look at the world in ways I hadn't before. This book made me think. This idea of having an open relationship seems very foreign to me.

Spoiler: I thought the most poignant part is at the end when Kathryn tells Chris he should start dating and he replies that he wants the opposite of dating. He had it and wanted something else. This book actually made me a little depressed, but I ended up liking it.

Alfoster Agree wholeheartedly! Odd concept but interesting to see how each approached and ended up! 7y
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HotCocoaReads
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Next up on my tbr...

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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I loved loved loved this book ... until the end left me disappointed. Such rich characterization and such shining authentic emotion. Beautiful understated writing too. It's a wonderful exploration of love, relationships, and non-monogamy although again I'm a bit uneasy about the book's conclusion on those issues. I'm curious to talk to other people who've read this, especially anyone who's poly. Also, I loved the Vancouver setting!

Alfoster Agree on all points! I thought the end fell flat for me. Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this!😳 7y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @Alfoster Yeah, it felt like Kathryn got resolution but Chris didn't? I don't mind open ended endings but it felt uneven. 7y
Alfoster Exactly! Kind of like, "I'm tired of writing so I'll just end it here...."? 7y
Reggie @Alfoster @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian i know its been a while but i needed to talk about this book also, lol, i loved that it wasn't about sex and that it wasn't about competition. All relationships were complimentary of each other. I very much loved Kathryn's arc but that horrible horrible ending...... i still loved the book as a whole. 7y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @Reggie glad to know I'm not the only one who didn't like the ending! But it is her debut novel after all. 7y
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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#Riotgrams Day 18 #SomethingPretty. Flowers my partner got me (not for Valentine's day but for no reason last week cause he's cute like that) with this debut novel about love and relationships by Vancouver trans author Zoey Leigh Peterson. I think the cover is so pretty!

Alfoster And it's good📚📚😍😍😍! 7y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @Alfoster Yeah, I'm really excited to read it. It's next on my TBR! 7y
Alfoster I'll be interested to know what you think! 7y
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saresmoore Neat! I look forward to reading your review. 7y
shawnmooney Love that cover! 7y
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"But Chris was not in love with Val. His crush on her was strictly academic. He didn't want to see her naked, he wanted to read her thesis and then read everything she cited in her thesis." I dunno, that sounds like love to me. #nerd

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I liked this book and was a little nervous coming into it due to the poor reviews I read prior to starting. But I honestly think those readers didn't get the message Peterson was trying to convey. The book is an emotional, funny look at an open relationship and ends up morphing into a serious, moving novel that really makes the reader connect with the protagonists on a deep level. For me, this was a very reflective book.

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Alfoster
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britt_brooke Yes! Love it. 🤘🏻 7y
TheZenTeacher I love that cover and title! 7y
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