Facts and Feelings

What a Debut! All the emotions

Bewertung am 06.02.2026
Bewertungsnummer: 3038121
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

I thought this was going to be a feel good & cute romance / RomCom and was surprised by some of the deeper & Traumatic stuff in the flashback chapters. Gracie & Danny are childhood neighbours and the story reunites them after 10 years of radio silence. Inbetween the dual POV chapters in the present, we get to know their story and trauma in flashbacks - some of which are shockingly painful and brought me to tears. He's the football star and she's the nerd with a stutter becoming best friends falling in love before falling apart. There's quite some tension build-up right from the beginning until the 2 mysteries are revealed: why did Gracie show up and what led to them breaking up 10 years ago? Although they are meant to be together, they had to go separate ways to truly find themselves and grow beyond being each others' support system. I was not prepared for some of the flash backs but felt the trauma was depicted in a delicate yet blunt way without overdramatizing. I was giggling, laughing, sighing, yearning, crying. I was shocked, mad, happy for and in love with those two. Sidenote: everyone needs a Danny boy's mom Janie and Gracie girl's granny Mae ❣️ You'll find me raiding my honey supply because I enjoyed this novel "like bees love honey" (IYKYK)