Lila Danisa
“A lot of people think a home is composed of walls and a roof where you live. A structure that you fill with belongings and memories. But it’s more than that. It’s who’s inside those walls. It’s a place where you’re seen without needing to explain yourself. A place where you can breathe and your flaws don’t need to be hidden. It’s where you don’t have to pretend. You can just… be.”
Only 4% into the book and those beautiful lines already knocked me out. I knew I would love this book. The story of Scottie (and Tucker) "discovering" home was so heartwarming and touching.
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“home isn’t just about the structure. It’s less about where you live, and more about where you feel whole.”
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The setup of reality/variety TV show was actually refreshing for me. The "necessary" fake relationship between Scottie and Tucker was also good addition. I loved their banters and how they tried so hard to deny their chemistry.
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"She’s supposed to be my fake girlfriend, not the reason I forget how to breathe."
- Tucker, 36% of the book and still "deny" Scottie
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I loved how the love story between Scottie and Tucker unfolded. I loved how they could being themselves. I loved they were each other home. However, I felt like the plot was being dragged a bit much. I know that Tucker had his pasts dangling around him and affected him, but I personally felt like he was too avoidance with it. He was also not that good in communication. He ran away many times from Scottie. I was glad that Scottie could barrel and straightforward to him.
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“I’ve spent my whole life teaching myself how to survive on my own and not relying on anyone else. And yet somehow, you walked in without asking, without forcing anything, and now you’re everywhere.” I shake my head, almost laughing at myself. “I hear your voice in my head before I go to sleep. I hear your laughter echo in the walls of every room I’m in, no matter where it is. You’re the person I want to run to.”
- Tucker, 82% of the book finally made sense.
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I also have problem on how rush the ending was. I thought there would be more explanation in details on how Scottie and her mother relationship gonna be. I already prepared for my tear to fall due to mother-daughter deep conversation. Instead, the ending was just brief explanation on everything that had happened. Kinda anticlimactic to be honest.
In Poppy and Dallas book, I said Nan was my favorite. And not surprise, Nan is still my favorite in here. Nan was typical meddling old woman and I loved her for that. Can't wait to see what Nan would do in Lily's book, the next (and possibly the last) book in this series.
Thank you to Jenn McMahon and Luna Literary Management for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
“A lot of people think a home is composed of walls and a roof where you live. A structure that you fill with belongings and memories. But it’s more than that. It’s who’s inside those walls. It’s a place where you’re seen without needing to explain yourself. A place where you can breathe and your flaws don’t need to be hidden. It’s where you don’t have to pretend. You can just… be.”
Only 4% into the book and those beautiful lines already knocked me out. I knew I would love this book. The story of Scottie (and Tucker) "discovering" home was so heartwarming and touching.
---
“home isn’t just about the structure. It’s less about where you live, and more about where you feel whole.”
---
The setup of reality/variety TV show was actually refreshing for me. The "necessary" fake relationship between Scottie and Tucker was also good addition. I loved their banters and how they tried so hard to deny their chemistry.
---
"She’s supposed to be my fake girlfriend, not the reason I forget how to breathe."
- Tucker, 36% of the book and still "deny" Scottie
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I loved how the love story between Scottie and Tucker unfolded. I loved how they could being themselves. I loved they were each other home. However, I felt like the plot was being dragged a bit much. I know that Tucker had his pasts dangling around him and affected him, but I personally felt like he was too avoidance with it. He was also not that good in communication. He ran away many times from Scottie. I was glad that Scottie could barrel and straightforward to him.
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“I’ve spent my whole life teaching myself how to survive on my own and not relying on anyone else. And yet somehow, you walked in without asking, without forcing anything, and now you’re everywhere.” I shake my head, almost laughing at myself. “I hear your voice in my head before I go to sleep. I hear your laughter echo in the walls of every room I’m in, no matter where it is. You’re the person I want to run to.”
- Tucker, 82% of the book finally made sense.
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I also have problem on how rush the ending was. I thought there would be more explanation in details on how Scottie and her mother relationship gonna be. I already prepared for my tear to fall due to mother-daughter deep conversation. Instead, the ending was just brief explanation on everything that had happened. Kinda anticlimactic to be honest.
In Poppy and Dallas book, I said Nan was my favorite. And not surprise, Nan is still my favorite in here. Nan was typical meddling old woman and I loved her for that. Can't wait to see what Nan would do in Lily's book, the next (and possibly the last) book in this series.
Thank you to Jenn McMahon and Luna Literary Management for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.