i really enjoyed this book. I normally love Jen Bennett books and this book was no exception. I really enjoyed how this book focused on the self discovery for the lead girl. I think the setting of this story the older hotel was so fun, I just wish it was featured a bit more. I found the plot to be predicable at moment but still a enjoyable plot and not too predictable. The romance was super compelling and I found myself often screaming at the book. I would have liked a clear epilogue but other then that was fun summer themed read! ( )

i really enjoyed this book. I normally love Jen Bennett books and this book was no exception. I really enjoyed how this book focused on the self discovery for the lead girl. I think the setting of this story the older hotel was so fun, I just wish it was featured a bit more. I found the plot to be predicable at moment but still a enjoyable plot and not too predictable. The romance was super compelling and I found myself often screaming at the book. I would have liked a clear epilogue but other then that was fun summer themed read! ( )

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I loved Daniel and actually really liked Birdie...but this was difficult to read. Birdie reminds me a lot of an online acquaintance of mine, someone whose insecurity and need for control have more than once left me feeling as if I'm stuck in a friendship audition that will never end. Birdie possesses, I think, significantly more maturity and self-awareness, but some of my frustration and hurt from that online acquaintance—who I've accepted will never be the close friend I'd like her to be—bled through every time Birdie pushed Daniel away and pulled him back again. It didn't help that her choices and behavior clearly hurt Birdie just as much as they did everyone around her. ( )

I always so look forward to Jenn Bennett’s books. She writes such quirky, fleshed out characters and immerses you so fully in whatever setting she chooses that it’s like taking a vacation to that city. In this case, it was Seattle, and I loved getting to see the sights alongside Birdie and Daniel. Birdie and Daniel meet by chance and have, ahem, a single night together, and then by pure coincidence discover they will be working together at a hotel on the night shift. Their relationship is soooo cute. Daniel is a sweetheart, Birdie is fun, and they both have complex backstories that were poignant to unwrap. And bonus points for Mona, Birdie’s awesome aunt!

Another thing that was awesome was that there were so many great messages. Very sex-positive. Birdie has narcolepsy and Daniel deals with deafness in one ear plus a previous suicide attempt and depression and the book does a great job of integrating their conditions into the plot and showing how real teens deal with real medical issues in a positive way. Super good stuff. The plot revolves around Birdie and Daniel stalking a complete stranger because they suspect him to be a famous writer and want to discover his identity. It gets to the point of following him all over town and breaking into his house. Which... got pretty creepy! . But the Birdie and Daniel moments, plus family moments are there a plenty, and adorable.

Trigger Warnings: suicide, depression, stalking, parental death, loss of pregnancy

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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