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➳ 𝟓/𝟓 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨

❞𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙.❞

This book was truly enchanting. I adored every aspect of it—the characters, the plot, the storyline—all of it was exceptionally well-crafted. It had such a profound impact on me that I found myself unable to concentrate on anything else; it was as though the book had taken root in my mind, legit compelling me to set aside my work and immerse myself in its beauty.

I haven't read anything by Ashley poston and im quite surprised that i enjoyed this book soo much. I will def give her other books a try. This book's exquisite narrative, skillfully interwoven between two distinct timelines and love stories, held me captivated from start to finish. The poetic prose drew me in, making it impossible to set the book aside. I wholeheartedly recommend this enchanting rom-com that beautifully explores the convergence of past and present, a truly magical read for everyone.

➸ 𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙄𝙬𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙩𝙤𝙣

Hands down one of the best mmc's i have ever read about. He had this charisma about him that i felt drawn to him from the very beginning and ohh god i loved how he treated Clementine with such a care and gentleness that it had me in tears. His love for Clementine was sooo pure and beautiful and it legit made my heart swell because i know love like this only exists in romcoms.

I found myself enamored by his past self, and equally so by his present self. In his earlier days, he exuded nonchalance, carefree spirit, and a touch of career confusion. Yet, as time unfolded, he transformed into a remarkably humble and accomplished individual. Through it all, his unwavering love for Clementine remained a constant, a testament to the enduring power of their connection.

❞𝙄 𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙄 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙄 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪.❞

❞𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨??❞

❞𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙮-𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨❞ who's crying??? Me!! ABSOLUTELY 😭

➸ 𝘾𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩

My affection for her knew no bounds. This remarkable woman deserves the entire universe for the strength and resilience she displayed in the face of adversity and pain. Her journey, her coping, brought me to tears. She showed relatability, humor, wit, charm, and brilliance. But what truly stole my heart was her unwavering kindness and the love she showered upon her aunt.

She somewhat made me feel at peace because we all get confused about our career paths, we all think that things would never change and that change is scary and you might not be the same person after a change but the way she dealt with all of the self doubt, insecurities and fear and found her passion was commendable.

❞𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙭𝙚𝙙. 𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 . . . 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣.❞

The bond between Iwan and Clementine was exquisitely portrayed—romantic, filled with delightful banter, and a slow-burning passion that was simply perfect. I legit want to turn back time and relive this book, as it's one of those rare gems that stay in your thoughts long after you've turned the final page.

And yeah how can we forget the main character of the book Aunt Analea. Her aunt is the character i would def love to meet in a person obviously if she was real. She was such an adventurous, fun soul who loved traveling different places, visiting different restaurants, trying different food combos but she was also the same person who couldn't bring a new change in her life and that made her feel little less of a human. And the thing that i loved about her was her perceptive of world, she considered the world as an open stage where you can do anything and everything you want and if someone judges you well who cares?? because who knows this could be your last time doing something, soo better enjoy it to the fullest.

This book is an absolute must-read, a spellbinding journey through the enchantment of words that might just shift your perspective. Honestly, I began with minimal expectations, but the way it unfolded was nothing short of breathtaking. It's hands down one of the best reads this year, and let me tell you, every single second invested in it is worth.

➸ 𝙌𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙞 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 :-

➳ ❞𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣, 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤❞

➳ ❞𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝙄𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧. 𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚, 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧.❞

➳ ❞𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙞𝙩?? 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙥—𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜,𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧. 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣, 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.❞

➳ ❞𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙚.❞