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Giveaway Time!

May 23, 2015 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 43 Comments

Hello lovelies! I’m super excited to be able to offer this giveaway as it was on my list of 18 anticipated novels for 2015! The title is Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone and it’s a contemporary YA about a popular girl with OCD who fights really, really hard to hide it and whose life changes when she attends a secret poetry club. It’s coming up soon on my reading list and, thanks to Disney, I’m able to offer one lucky reader a copy!

If this one isn’t on your radar, check out the official summary:

Every Last Word Tamara Ireland stone

If you could read my mind, you wouldn’t be smiling.

Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can’t turn off.

Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn’t help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she’d be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret, right up there with Sam’s weekly visits to her psychiatrist.

Caroline introduces Sam to Poet’s Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more “normal” than she ever has as part of the popular crowd . . . until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.

 

 About The Author

 

AuthorTamaraIrelandStone

Tamara Ireland Stone (www.TamaraIrelandStone.com) is the author of Time After Time and Time Between Us, which Melissa Marr praised as a “beautifully written, unique love story,” and has been published in over twenty countries. A former Silicon Valley marketing executive, Tamara enjoys skiing, hiking, and spending time with her husband and two children. She lives just outside of San Francisco.

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One (1) winner receives the complete Tamara Ireland Stone collection:

  ~A copy of Every Last Word;

~Plus copies of Time Between Us and Time After Time.

 

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  1. Jamie says

    May 23, 2015 at 12:14 am

    The Wrath and the Dawn was WELL worth the wait, I loved it and read it in one sitting until 3 in the morning! It was glorious 🙂

    This book sounds AMAZING OMG! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  2. Carol says

    May 23, 2015 at 3:50 am

    I’m answering both questions with just a title: Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne Blankman! I was lucky enough to win an ARC but I had to buy a hardcover to match with Prisoner of Night and Fog! 😉 Thank you for the giveaway! I have a US address!

    Reply
  3. Breenah says

    May 23, 2015 at 7:42 am

    I’m currently listening to The Coldest Girl in Coldtown while on my way to/from the gym and while running, then I’m reading I Take You at home when my toddler lets me.

    Reply
  4. Frannie Pan @ Frannie in the Pages says

    May 23, 2015 at 7:46 am

    I have the eARC of this book, I’ll be reading it soon!! *-*

    I am currently reading Lady Thief, a retelling of Robyn Hood! It’s pretty good so far 😀

    Reply
  5. Kaitlin Michelle says

    May 23, 2015 at 8:38 am

    I am currently reading The Key book 3 of the Englesfor trilogy. It is a translation from Swedish about teen witches. Loving the series so far!

    Reply
  6. Monica says

    May 23, 2015 at 11:00 am

    I was looking forward to reading All the Bright Places earlier this year, and I was NOT disappointed at all! It is one of my favorite so far this year!
    -Monica @ Tomes Project

    Reply
  7. Lauren says

    May 23, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    Currently reading The Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 🙂

    Reply
  8. Dana @ The Unprinted Protagonist says

    May 23, 2015 at 5:19 pm

    I was looking forward to reading Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne Blankman this year. It didn’t quite meet the expectation I had, which were sky high because of Prisoner of Blood and Smoke, but I still really enjoyed it.

    Reply
  9. Krystianna says

    May 23, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    I’m currently reading Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin which I am absolutely loving. I’m also reading ’89 Walls which is very interesting. Thank you for the giveaway!
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

    Reply
  10. Sandy S. says

    May 23, 2015 at 5:56 pm

    I really want to read The Cage by Megan Shepherd as I loved The Madman’s Daughter series and this books looks so interesting. Of course it is a series so I will be drawn in again but this sounds so wonderful, “their captors aren’t from Earth. And they have taken the five teenagers for an otherworldly zoo—where the exhibits are humans.”

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  11. Tonya says

    May 23, 2015 at 5:56 pm

    I loved The Heir by Kiera Cass. My daughter shared the series with me & its’s great fun!

    Reply
  12. Jennifer Baker says

    May 23, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    I am going to read Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine as soon as it comes out in June

    Reply
  13. Jillian says

    May 23, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    I just read All the Rage by Courtney Summers. It was so good, I need to check out her other books. And now I’m about to start An Ember in the Ashes!

    Reply
  14. Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction says

    May 23, 2015 at 7:56 pm

    Right now, I’m reading Siren’s Fury by Mary Weber! Haven’t gotten very far, so I can’t say much about it, but I loved the first book, so I’m excited to read it!

    Reply
  15. Kaitlin @ Next Page Please! says

    May 23, 2015 at 8:44 pm

    Thank you so much for this giveaway! I haven’t read anything from Tamara so this book would be a great start! I am currently reading NIL Unlocked and loving it so much! 😀

    ~Kiatlin

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  16. Jess @ Such a Novel Idea says

    May 24, 2015 at 3:52 am

    One of my most anticipated books was A Court of Thorns and Roses and man oh man was it worth the wait!

    I read (and LOVED) Every Last Word! I definitely want to read more of Stone’s books now.

    Reply
  17. Heather @ Beyond the Aisle says

    May 24, 2015 at 9:59 am

    Currently reading Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy – I want to read the book before seeing the new movie 🙂

    Reply
  18. Betsy says

    May 24, 2015 at 11:36 am

    I’m currently reading some older YA for a literature class. I’m in the middle of Chris Crutcher’s Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes.

    Reply
  19. Samantha Londer says

    May 24, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    I can’t belive I haven’t heard of this before! It sounds really good

    Reply
  20. Grace says

    May 24, 2015 at 4:08 pm

    I’m currently reading Clockwise by Elle Strauss, and I’ll be reading The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord afterwards! I was also really looking forward to 99 Days by Katie Cotugno, and it was a long wait, but so worth it!

    -Grace 🙂

    Reply
  21. Adriane says

    May 24, 2015 at 6:48 pm

    I’ve been really excited to read Saint Anything. And I loved, loved, LOVED Jesse’s Girl!

    Reply
  22. Tiffany says

    May 24, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    Unfortunately I’ m not currently reading anything (end of the school year is a stressful time), but over the summer I have a huge list of TBRs included Finnikin of the Rock

    Reply
  23. Nicole @ The Quiet Concert says

    May 24, 2015 at 7:06 pm

    I just started The Silver in the Blood and once I’m done I’m pretty much caught up on review copies! And then that means free reading time and Every Last Word is at the top of my TBR! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂

    Reply
  24. Cynthia says

    May 25, 2015 at 1:50 am

    Great giveaway!! This one has been on my radar and I am looking forward to reading it. One of my most anticipated books of 2015 is coming out in June. It’s More Happy Than Not. I can’t wait to read that one!

    Reply
  25. Angelica says

    May 25, 2015 at 9:52 am

    A Court of Thorns & Roses, yet to read it, just purchased it yesterday so looking forward to it.

    Reply
  26. Holly @ Nut Free Nerd says

    May 25, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    Right now I’m reading the Spanish translation of Wonder by R.J. Palacio, and it’s so good! I love Auggie and his sister, and the topic it focuses on is really unique.

    Reply
  27. Maraia says

    May 25, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway! There have been so many great 2015 releases, but All The Rage was one of my most anticipated reads, and it MORE than lived up to expectations. I still can’t stop thinking about it. I wish I could convince everyone I know to read it.

    Reply
  28. Anna Weimer (@lostbraincell) says

    May 25, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    A Court of Thorn and Roses!!!!!! It lived up to everything I hoped for in 2015.

    Reply
  29. Amalfi says

    May 26, 2015 at 11:36 am

    I really want to read this book!

    Reply
  30. Jacqueline Onyon says

    May 26, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    One of my most anticipated reads of 2015 was An Ember in the Ashes and I just finished it. It was pretty good, but not entirely what I expected. I’m curious to see where the story goes next.

    Reply
  31. Olivia @ Fluttering Pages says

    May 26, 2015 at 4:55 pm

    What an amazing giveaway!
    I read Time Between Us on my Kindle a couple years ago and was blown away. I’ve been wanting to read more from her ever since. Every Last Word is one of my most anticipated releases of the year!
    All Fall Down by Ally Carter. Ally Carter is one of my favorite authors and her newest book was definitely worth the wait!
    Olivia @ Fluttering Pages

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  32. Megan says

    May 26, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    I’ve been reading The Heir books … but No-Where But Here just came in the mail, so I think I’m starting that tonight!!

    Reply
  33. Stacy says

    May 27, 2015 at 5:06 pm

    I think the only new release I have read so far this year was Fairest, and that was just to tide me over until Winter is released! I love the Lunar Chronicles and am stupid excited about seeing how the story concludes.

    Reply
  34. Faith Hope and Cherrytea says

    May 27, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    Great looking selections! – TY for offering…
    Currently reading my top for 2015 – Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Ready . Exceptional writer , both her first –
    Dear Mr Knightley [debut] , now this 2nd.. I.am.impressed. to say the least 🙂

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  35. Cindy says

    May 28, 2015 at 1:14 am

    I just finished Alienated by Melissa Landers, and have started reading The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred. This book is quite different from those that I usually read, so I can’t wait to see how it turns out! Thank you so much for this giveaway. I read Time After Time by Tamara Ireland Stone last year from the library and absolutely loved it! <3

    On a side note, I haven't been able to read any of my 2015 most anticipated reads yet, but some books on my list are: The Heir by Kiera Cass, P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han, An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir, and many, many more! ^-^

    Reply
  36. Lindsay says

    May 28, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    Currently reading Under the Dome. Can’t wait for the Winger sequel, Stand-Off

    Reply
  37. Tara says

    May 28, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    I am currently reading The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken and I’m really enjoying it so far! Thank you for the giveaway! 🙂

    Reply
  38. Natalie Brown says

    May 29, 2015 at 1:03 am

    I’m currently reading “Hot Flashes & Lemonade”. It’s a great story but more so because I’m of “hot flash” age. lol Thank-you for this generous chance. 🙂

    Reply
  39. Jillian mick says

    May 29, 2015 at 9:03 am

    Ember in the ashes

    Reply
  40. Stephanie Kaye says

    May 29, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    I am currently reading and almost done with A Court of Thorns and Roses and I am LOVING IT! It was one of my most anticipated reads and it is making me soooo happy!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  41. Holly Letson says

    May 29, 2015 at 9:11 pm

    I am presently between reads. I am looking forward to reading the *Fruits Basket* manga series later in the year. It isn’t new, but has been on my shelf quite awhile.

    Reply
  42. Ann S says

    May 29, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    I was thrilled to get my hands on Jennifer Estep’s Cold Burn of Magic and was really happy with it. Mostly I’ve been catching up on old reads, I’m really enjoying Lauren Kate’s Teardrop. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply

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Braved the downpour to get my library holds. I hop Braved the downpour to get my library holds. I hope they are worth it! Please tell me they are!⁣
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This is also, before I get to the stack,  an appreciation post for my tiny library and wonderful librarians.⁣
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They normally open at 9am during the week —except Fridays. Did I remember that? Nope. So I was I was SO proud of Riley and I for getting our butts in gear to be for around opening time to drop off a stack and get my new ones.⁣
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And alas, I go to open the door and it’s locked. Now I’m holding Riley’s hand, two tote bags full of books, an umbrella that I’m trying to keep over the both of us, mind you. I’m thoroughly confused until it hits me that it’s Friday.⁣
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So I’m like, welp, guess we are just dropping off in the bin so I try to grab my books out and put them in one-handed while juggling the umbrella and less than enthused Riley.⁣
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Mercifully the door opens and  our children’s librarian takes pity on us and lets us in to drop off and pick up the holds.⁣
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Is this what being a VIP as a celebrity feels like?? Sure feels like it to me 😆 for real though, it pays to be a regular and have a cute kid in tow who is being pelted with rain.⁣
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Anyways excited about this stack but especially Wahala, Daughter of the Moon Goddess and How High We Go In The Dark the most.⁣
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Also have been meaning to snag The World Gives Way after @jordys.book.club recommendation!⁣
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Have you read any of these? Any that you think were definitely worth the rain-soaked journey for??⁣
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Alright now I’m off to curl up and read on this rainy, dreary day which is really what I think a day like this is meant for.
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“Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — “Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — she says as she is surrounded by piles on piles of books on the floor and desk and packed on her bookshelf and book cart. (Partner @berkleypub - thanks for the review copy).⁣
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I managed to pick my next read, as chronicled in these photos, but it was not easy with so many options! 

Decided to go with a most anticipated book of 2022 for me from an author who has written books I’ve really enjoyed.
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I am about halfway through and cruising along because I NEED to figure out if Joseph is the worst or what really is going on here in this story that starts with 3 women being stood up by the same guy on Valentine’s Day.  I feel like there is something more to this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet! ⁣
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Hoping to finish it this weekend! What are you reading this weekend? And do you have trouble picking your next read? How do you choose amongst all the options?
Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perf Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perfectly in my hands.⁣…
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Truly felt like there were zero things more joyful than the warm sun on my face after colder, dreary days and remembering how much I love the feel of reading a mass market paperback. It’s probably a very specific little joy of mine and I definitely reveled in it today.⁣
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But the real big joy has been rereading this book and experiencing it all over again before @bridgertonnetflix season 2 — especially the Pall Mall scene. And something to do with a 🐝 😅 iykyk⁣
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With all the joy I’m getting out of this reread it makes me wonder why I don’t prioritize rereading like I used to before I started blogging 10 years ago.⁣
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In my head I just want to experience all the new stories and try to make a dent in my TBR but I forget, until I do it, the genuine pleasure in revisiting old companions and how it’s a different side of reading one can experience — the nostalgia, the person I’ve become since reading the book and the way I approach a book already knowing what happens. Well the general sense of what happens because my memory is 💩!⁣
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Anyways that’s what I’m up to currently. Trying to finish this up so I can pack my books for a short trip I’m going on later this week. My first ✈️ since 2019!⁣
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Whatcha reading? Do you reread often? And tell me a little teeny tiny joy from your day.
If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow m If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow mash up the “screaming, crying”  Blank Space clip with the “emotional damage” refrain to the Bastille’s Pompeii to let you know how I feel after the last few chapters of #TheGildedCage !!⁣
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And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
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But woo boy do I need the third installment of this series!!! But I also think I’m going to be even more emotional damaged after that one soooo.⁣ 
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Seriously, one of the best simple joys of my life is the feeling of being so wholly and totally invested in a series that you have to remind yourself it’s fiction lest you spend all day in bed crying about the devastated look a character had on their face — a face you didn’t even see with your own two eyes but you are so invested that you feel nauseous and gutted like you sure did.⁣
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Just me orrrrrr?⁣
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No but for real. If you love YA fantasy, go start #theprisonhealer so you can be caught up when The Blood Traitor comes out in June (and be my emotional support person for the duration of reading it). I love these characters and I dying to see what happens next. 

Have you read this series yet? Last book series that had you SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP because of the EMOTIONAL DAMAGE it inflicted?
A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be bothered to make it pretty — mismatching fuzzy sucks, coffee almost gone and Christmas pajama pants that are super old.⁣
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But y’all Black Cake is so good!! I’m almost halfway through and I know it’s A Choice to declare it one of the best books I’ve read all year but I’m feeling bold based on how it’s going.⁣
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I love a good family story (especially one with a family secret!) and this is top notch. The writing is 👌🏻 and I know I’m going to be screaming when the pieces come together!⁣
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In other news, I’m 65% of the way through The Dry by Jane Harper and I’m enjoying it so much that I ended up staying on the treadmill twice this weekend after my allotted time was over just so I could keep listening.⁣
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Will and I FINALLY started Ted Lasso this weekend. It is a damn delight!! For all the hype and praise, it has overdelivered for me which is kind of shocking because normally hype is scary. I told Will that I feel like all the praise hasn’t even come close to how much I could love it. We are only 7 episodes in so no spoilers!⁣
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I’m kinda mad we sat on starting it for so long but at the same time I think the timing is right to help me see my way out of this February funk I have found myself in the past couple weeks.⁣
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Anyways, hope everyone is having a good weekend! Have you read Black Cake or The Dry? Where are my Ted Lasso fans at? I’m happy to join your ranks! Also please tell me your fave character bc I am finding it impossible to pick this far!
No but seriously every year I contemplate organizi No but seriously every year I contemplate organizing a search party for one Katjay Millay who wrote one beautiful and amazing book and then...vanished.

Like for real. She wrote a tweet in 2015 that she was taking a few weeks off and then.... no tweets, no new books. Radio silence.

I hope she’s okay, for real, and that she knows I obsessively stalk Goodreads/Twitter/the internet to make sure I haven’t missed new book news from her at least twice a year. 🥺

Is there any author who you’ve been waiting forever for a new release from??

I’d also like to add YA author Sarah Ockler to this list! Last release was 2015 😭😭
Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are becoming movies/tv shows soon! And one of them is out TODAY!⁣
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The Sky is Everywhere — it’s out today on AppleTV+ and I can’t wait to sob my brains out. One of my absolute most favorite books ever by one of my all time favorite authors. It’s gorgeous and heartbreaking in its poignant depiction of grief, first love and healing — all woven together in Jandy’s signature gorgeous, lyrical writing.⁣
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Along For The Ride (out April 22) — one of a handful upcoming @sdessen books being adapted in the near future and I can’t wait! These books are so near and dear to my heart.⁣
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No release dates yet for The Summer I Turned Pretty tv series (the ultimate coming of age summertime story!) or The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (the cutest meet cute of all meet cutes all set in 24 hours) but I am HYPED and have all my fingers crossed for 2022 🤞🤞

Have you read any of these? Anyone else hyped for these adaptations.

Also, for the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of books becoming movies/tv shows for the year. Head to my bio to check out the list! I try to update it weekly and keep on top of it all but life ya know 😆 but I try!
Is this a book club? I think we just started a boo Is this a book club? I think we just started a book club. Or maybe just a @jenniferesmith appreciation club?? (partner @randomhouse )⁣
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Either way, after loving Jennifer E. Smith's YA books for years, it's been a real treat to also read her debut picture book with Riley (we loved!!) as well as her adult debut out in 3 weeks!⁣
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⁣So let me tell you about that adult debut — The Unsinkable Great James!!

This one just was the perfect warm-hearted read for a cold and gloomy January.

A perfect setting to escape into (Alaska), a tender-hearted meet cute and a poignant look at the shared grieving experience of those left behind.

I was initially drawn, like I always am, to the daughter losing a mother storyline and an exploration of that grief but I was so taken by the father/daughter relationship between two people who were left untethered by losing the person who held their family together.

Greta and her father don't see eye-to-eye on basically anything when they are thrown together on this Alaskan cruise, a trip Greta's father and mother were supposed to take, and you can feel the tension of their long-standing tumultuous and fractured relationship -- a relationship that feels like its hanging in a balance and could not recover.

The two are both hurting so much from this loss  and it took my breath away at times in how true it rang to be in your own grief bubble and feeling like the loss is yours and yours alone while forgetting about the others shouldering their own piece of this loss. I loved watching them very slowly SEE one another.

I can't say enough good things about this one -- great setting, Greta's music, the meet-cute, the messy and imperfect nature of family and love. Definitely recommend!⁣

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