An ode to rom coms with great lesbian representation, but really much more of an emotional look at a teen girl coping with her mum's early onset dementia. I actually picked this up because I wanted a lighthearted break but that's not really what this is, so just a word of warning as I'm not sure the marketing really makes that clear!
 The encyclopedic knowledge of rom coms and tropes running throughout led to some cute moments, but the relationship I most enjoyed was actually Saorise and Oliver's friendship (the friendships were also my fave part of Smyth's other novel, Not My Problem, so I think I have a real soft spot for how she writes them). I actually wasn't super invested in the relationship itself and I think weirdly it might be the least memorable part of the book now I'm done?
 I think Smyth has a real talent for tackling very serious topics whilst never losing the sense that her protagonists are teens. Between the two novels I've read by her, we see young girls who are really doing their best to cope, not always making the greatest decisions but you fully understand why they're behaving that way and how they're struggling. The handling of her mum's early onset dementia and the compassion extended was really moving at times.
 Where I sometimes struggled was with the way Saorise actively lied to Ruby - I don't love miscommunication as a plot device anyway but this went over that to actively deceiving and lying to her, then getting very reactively angry when called out on it. I find myself torn between compassion for a teen that is hurting but also annoyed at how easily some of the conflicts are resolved (particularly with Saorise's childhood friends) after she's been quite aggressively in the wrong. 
 Her dad is a character I'm not fully okay with as well. I really appreciate having a nuanced portrayal of a parent where they're not wholly good or bad, but I actually feel he gets let off too easily as well. Saorise has quite clearly been put in some very inappropriate situations when it comes to caregiving but I also think the time frame in which he is bringing massive change to his daughter's life is unreasonable (not a spoiler as happens very early on but telling your child you're getting married again AND selling the childhood home all off the heels of completing final exams which is arguably one of the most stressful and intense periods of her life is just shitty dad behaviour! As is the many ways in which he refuses to face up to things! He makes me mad!!).
 I do think I preferred Not My Problem overall, but Ciara Smyth has definitely solidified herself as an author that I will happily pick up again.