From the first page of this book, I realized there was a smile on my face. It stayed there throughout the entire book and even after the last word. This is such a sweet, beautiful, uplifting book! It unequivocally gets my vote for the best book I’ve read this year (and I’ve read over 500)!! That’s a bold statement that I’ve been hesitant to make about any book, but it's as if I’ve been waiting for. Just. This. Book. If you read a lot, drop whatever you’re reading to read this book now! If you read only one book this year, make it this one. If you don't read at all, turn over a new leaf and read this book. You will be missing out on something truly special and phenomenal if you don’t. Trust me, you'll be so glad you chose to read it!
Anna and Matt are both such beautiful messes in their own ways. Anna is a beautiful and intelligent young lady, but also an undiagnosed Obsessive Compulsive, complete with germ phobias and rituals and her collection of cans. They’re just regular canned goods from the grocery store, not even decorative tins, but it's kind of her thing. (She gets enough judgement from the people in her life, so please be kind.) There’s just something so precious and endearing about her character that I couldn’t help but love her, and even more so because of her vast flaws. Matt is another character I just wanted to wrap up in my arms. He’s strong, young and handsome, but also kind hearted. He and Anna work together and Matt has had a thing for her since the beginning, in spite of everyone referring to her as “Crazy Anna.”
The thing is, Anna has so many issues due to her OCD that it’s a real challenge to get close to her. She doesn’t eat at restaurants, or go to others’ homes, or allow people in her home, so how exactly can a guy date her? Then there’s the fact that Matt's body is slowly, insidiously betraying him, leaving him thinking he doesn’t have much to offer any woman, especially someone as special as Anna. Regardless of all the roadblocks and reasons not to, these two forge a friendship that grows into more, and their journey is so fresh, emotional and heartwarming to watch.
The advance copy I read of this book is my first by this author, and I feel very blessed to have found her! She has a gift for not only crafting a superb story that fully immerses the reader as a participant, but leaves the reader better for having read the work. If you’ve ever been discouraged about love or soulmates, or even the lack of humanity we often see in our world today, this book will remind you that there’s someone out there for everyone, that love is worth whatever we have to go through to attain it, and that goodness always wins.
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- LizReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2020
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