Just with waaaaaaay less Jeeeeeesus and religion, which was sadly not an optional activity in East Bumblefuck, TN, where I was raised.Īnd I *tolerated* all of the " licking" puns, because Holy Mother of God, they were *EVERYWHERE*. I loved how the town itself really came to life and leapt off the page, reminding me a lot of my own small-town, rural upbringing. I loved how the older parental figures imparted their own fucked-up stories of past romantic missteps on their younger counterparts. I loved Ava and Paul and the entire odd-ball cast of Licking Thicket yokels, who were endearing from the first few chapters. They were insanely cute together, without it feeling forced or trying too hard. I loved both Brooks and Mal, how their chemistry was immediate, but the romance was full-on slow burn. Yes, it was a complete over-the-top RomCom, with a lot of super-sappy, overly-sweet, wacky-assed situations however, it somehow all just worked - without making me crazy or causing me to eye-roll my ass into another dimension. Wow, I actually enjoyed this story way more than I'd thought I would.
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