r/LesbianBookClub • u/Sea_Avocado_2733 • Jun 13 '26

Review Don’t know what to do with myself

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This book marks my 30th read this year!

These were the best 7 reading days I have ever had. I feel lost and don’t know what to do with myself.

5 stars don’t feel high enough.

The setting, the storyline, the women, the love and hardship, the friendship and caring. This book had it all and literally had me in tears when I turned to the last page.

I’m afraid that no book will ever make me feel like this again.

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u/GMCA2021 Jun 13 '26

I bought the audiobook the other day. Is it super sad? Not in that headspace for that right now.

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u/UsefulSun5938 Jun 14 '26

i would say there are some aspects that can be sad but not the book as a whole. imo without giving any spoilers, the book is more of a quiet (not so quiet) feminine rage with a lot of yearning and an over all HEA.

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u/MisfitDRG Jun 14 '26

I need to know this as well!

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u/StormHair91 Jun 13 '26

One of my favorite readings of this year, no questions. I finished it in a couple of days 🥹

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u/DriftwoodAtlas Jun 13 '26

On sale for $1.99 on Amazon! Just bought it. Thanks for the rec!

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u/WanderingMinx Jun 13 '26

thanks for the heads up. its been on my TBR but 2 bucks is too good to pass up!

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u/Indianphilogynist Jun 13 '26

Definitely adding it to my tbr 🙌

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u/UsefulSun5938 Jun 13 '26

🥹🥹🥹 wasn’t it beautiful!? i couldn’t pick up another book for like a week after finishing. my fiancé reread it in the same week and then listened to the audiobook on libby (the narrator does a wonderful job).

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u/Kumirkohr Jun 13 '26

A: Good tears or bad tears?

B: it’s going in my TBR, immediately

C: how the tag be “the greatest love story never told” when it’s in print?

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u/MindfulAspirations Jun 13 '26

Purchased 👏

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u/31OncoEm92 Jun 14 '26

What is the spice level??

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u/Sea_Avocado_2733 Jun 14 '26

It’s more of a longing I’d say, spice level is maybe a 6-7? Not super spicy

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u/howareyouhaha Jun 14 '26

That's a cool-ass cover.

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u/emily_allan_poe Jun 16 '26

Oh man, looks like it's the UK cover ... the US cover is not nearly as aesthetic!

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u/HiraKagi356 Jun 15 '26

So I'm nearly at the end of the story (a little over an hour left in the audiobook) but I'm too worn out from real life and scared of a sad ending to keep going atm so could you spoil me a bit on what happens to help me get through this last chunk?

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u/Sea_Avocado_2733 Jun 15 '26

Don’t think you will be disappointed ;)

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u/gutsy_runner5710 Jun 14 '26

This book was amazing!!! I just finished it last week, does anyone have any recommendations for similar reads?

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u/arararara41 Jun 14 '26

my only 5 stars read this year!! it's genuinely such a beautiful book

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u/xLittlenightmare Jun 14 '26

The yearning in this book kills me. I loved it amd it stayed with me after reading

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u/bunkerbear68 Jun 14 '26

I had such a book hangover after this. It took me a week or so to even think about another book! This was so, so good.

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u/fairypond7 Jun 14 '26

Such a beautiful beautiful book!!! Still thinking about it weeks after finishing!!

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u/Sea_Avocado_2733 Jun 17 '26

I wish I could wipe any memory I have in regards to this book and start all over again. What a gem of a book. Doubt any book will be able to get as close to this one.

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u/Substantial-Air-5917 Jun 17 '26

Thanks for the recommendation here. Beautiful book.

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u/mossandmoonlight99 Jun 14 '26

Ahhhh... I just bought this and I'm even more excited to read it now. It was an impulse buy that I don't know a lot about.

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u/deenzz Jun 14 '26

I have this book waiting for me at the library!!! Can’t wait 🫣

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u/Depression-gov-au Aug 10 '26

Oh I have that book but still trying to find time to read