I just finished this and I’m still on a high! First thing I did was just laugh n cry then I found the author’s IG to leave a long, loving + super grateful comment because this was such a treat to read! I saw so much of my young self & my best friend, even though these two were in the UK, I just? 

Best friendship is so sacred and special and magical. I know because I’ve been blessed with the most incredible best friend & she really feels like my soulmate idk if it’s lame — it’s the truth! Even more than Zayn Malik, FR. but just! This was healing and heartbreaking and I cried and laughed and this is probably a terrible review in terms of usefulness but if you’ve ever had a best friend, you need to read this. Even id you haven’t! 

But wow. I wish for everyone a friendship like Natalie & Zoe’s and I feel so lucky to have one (even better tbh we wouldn’t do their “bit mistake” just logistically can’t but also wouldn’t) and this was such a beautifully written story. I know I’ll be re reading it again & again. Perfect wisdom tooth recovery material!! 🥰

I know I just finished but I wish I could read it for the first time again. Maybe I’ll start over, we’ll see! But wow what a joy to read & how sweet to see myself and my loved ones in the types of love in this book. So much to love & celebrate. Lemmie go type an essay to my best friend about how wonderful and spectacular she is. I could say it every second of every day and that still wouldn’t be enough or anything compared to who & how she is. 

I love this book I love my best friend and I love one direction!! not in that order haha but :’) so sweet and tender, so needed, I wish I could give this more than 5 stars. More books about best friends — I forgot how much I loved this. Made me feel like sisterhood of the traveling pants did tbh — but like a sped up / single book version, I guess & focused on two friends. Anyways please go hug your best friend, then read & love this together, then hug each other again. 12/10 :’)

Truly also funniest + sweetest and most perfect ending. Thank you for that. I hope Lucy Vines is always held & surrounded by her best friends and I’m thankful to them for their friendship’s role in creating what is absolutely a fave book now. 

also wrt content warnings esp around the fat phobia & biphobia, I want to be clear that both of these are reflected throughout, and come up either through conversations w bigots who get out in their place and / or through internalized beliefs / monologues (esp with fatphobia) and I appreciate that these were all brought in with (imo) intention and were confronted within the plot, but also written with care and emphasis that neither biphobia or fat phobia is okay. Lots of love for this book and for so many reasons. I think this healed a lot of things in little me, too. Or opened up more room for grace + compassion and care with myself. Sweet ❤️‍🩹