Just as the quote on the front said; 'a sexy, fun, charming romp of a novel'!

Pros:
- I loved the queer spin on this, with the great inclusive of bi-characters and the main, w/w romance. Not something I read a lot of, so that was a fun change!
- The writing was peppy, humourous and nicely descriptive. Quite different from the more serious, lyrical vibes of Lana Popovic's earlier books that I read.
- Just quite gripping and a lot of fun, like watching a rom-com (but one without all the squicky, kinda-sexist, very-heteronormative bits), with magic and a cool setting added in.
- That it dealt with heavier parts, like how Emmy leaving had affected her parents, her best friend and her cousin, and how she started to repair those relationships and admitted that she was at fault for some of it. Lots of character growth.
- The side characters all had their own shit going on and were rly nicely developed overall. Especially liked Talia, Emmy's nana, Emmy's parents, the whole Avramov family and Monty the bartender lol.

Cons:
- Admittedly I didn't *love* Emmy. She's fundamentally a good person but a bit annoying at times which, while realistic, didn't endear me too much to her.
- It was also not the most original, and whilst the tropes and Harper's spin on things was fun, there was the undercurrent of Fresh and New that, say, 'The coldest girl in coldtown' had. But that might be a me thing, not being a massive lover of rom-coms.
- Also a little predictable, but that was fine really.
(- Contrary person that I am, I kinda wanted to know more about Gareth and to see him do a proper turnaround >.>)

Overall, I had a lot of fun and enjoyed this and there's certainly a few friends I think would love this even more than I did, since I do tend to like a bit more angst to spice things up.