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It‘s been 2yrs since Ali‘s mom has passed away. It‘s been 1yr since Pete, the father of her 3 kids, has asked for a divorce. This summer, Ethan will enter her orbit and she‘ll wake up from the life fog she‘s been lost in. This was a little snoozy to me but ask me if I didn‘t read it in a day. Also, it feels pretty light until some deep truths about parenting come up. And of course I cried tears of happiness in the end so it‘s a pick! 👇🏼

Read this to give my brain a break from comps reading & it delivered beautifully. Not very spicy but vulnerable, reflective, & heartfelt. Perfect for breaking up the weight of all the theory & philosophy I have to read this week. Exam questions arrive Monday morning! I hope I have enough time to write a few sentences in an email to each of my advisors in between speed reading what‘s left on my list 😅😬😰😭🫥 this summer has been so transformative

REHOMING 📚 I need to make some room on my shelves so I'm giving away books! If you would like me to send anything in this stack to you, please comment below. *US only per my postal budget 🙏

I wanted to share this group text that I‘m in with my mom, my brother and my sister in law because I thought it was funny. It was about this picture that I took with my brother and sister in law but none of us remember where the picture was taken. Lol.

#ChocPudding. #JuneSpecials

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So many significant quotes!

Here‘s one “Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.”

“A sparklingly beautiful memoir-in-vignettes” NYT

Solid pick, extraordinary. Beautiful memoir💖

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A coming-of-age story about first love, family, and finding yourself.
Jeremy‘s figuring things out—his sexuality, his relationship with his newly-divorced dad, and whether Evan, the boy he meets on the Oregon Coast, might like him back. As they bond over birdwatching, they create a secret code—part game, part shield. Quietly powerful, this YA story hits hard and feels real.

I read this as a palate cleanser between heavy books and enjoyed it much more than I expected. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Loved this book so much! Annabel writes such relatable characters❤️ She is quickly becoming an autobuy author ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Need to watch “Pride & Prejudice” now.