e-ARC, 400 pages
Release Date: January 31, 2023
Published by: Balzer & Bray
Read from: January 8-23, 2023
Happily Ever Afters, #3 (Companion to One True Loves)
Source: Netgalley (I received an e-ARC of this book from the Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)
TW: Racism, Gaslighting,
For Readers Interested In: Romance, Realistic Fiction, Chronic Illness Rep (Migraines), Disability Rep (Dyslexia), Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black MMC, Biracial FMC), Rock Music, D&D, YADelilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She goes with the flow—which is how she ends up singing in her friends’ punk band as a favor, even though she’d prefer to hide at the merch table.
Reggie is a D&D Dungeon Master and self-declared Blerd. He spends his free time leading quests and writing essays critiquing the game under a pseudonym, keeping it all under wraps from his disapproving family.
These two, who have practically nothing in common, meet for the first time on New Year’s Eve. And then again on Valentine’s Day. And then again on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s almost like the universe is pushing them together for a reason.
Delilah wishes she were more like Reggie—open about what she likes and who she is, even if it’s not cool. Except . . . it’s all a front. Reggie is just role-playing someone confident. The kind of guy who could be with a girl like Delilah.
As their holiday meetings continue, the two begin to fall for each other. But what happens once they realize they’ve each fallen for a version of the other that doesn’t really exist?
*MY THOUGHTS*
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