A review by katietotallybooked
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

This book felt slow, confusing, and boring to me. Usually I love magical realism but this one didn't catch. I went into it very blind as I didn't even read the book jacket and that was not helpful!
The only reason I didn't DNF it is because it was for a book club.
I don't think this book will stay in my memory for long.

From Novelist
Themes: Close quarters, second chance romance
Mood: Inspiring

Quote: 

Love looked like a man who had coffee ready for me in the mornings even though he preferred tea, and remembered exactly how I took it. Love ate my sugary spaghetti, and held an umbrella over my head when it rained, and apologized when he knew he was wrong. Love was inquisitive, and mindful, and somewhere beneath the grumpy exterior-sweet. Love was tricking yourself into doing something you didn't want to do, because you loved the person who did.
Love was a bunch of small things that added up to bigger things. Love was feeling valued. And accepted.
Just the way you were.
It was never feeling too much, or not enough, even though often you were both, because Love loved you anyway. Not in spite of it, but because of it.