LIKES:
📝 cute, breezy, funny writing
🏖 set in Malibu!
👱🏻‍♀️ Lucy is relatable, fun, & sweet
✍️ writer vibes
🧔🏻 Henry is shy, reserved, kind, & focused
🎶 classical musician vibes
🐶 + an adorable pup!
🩺 chronic illness representation
👩‍❤️‍👨 friends to lovers (steam level 2/5)
🫂 + forced proximity
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 explores found family
👫 + a New Girl-esque friend group!
🧠 + mental health
🧁 all the delicious food!
🎭 LOTS of drama!
🥹 heartwarming & sweet
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DISCLAIMERS:
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VERDICT: a sweet & heartwarming friends to lovers forced proximity romance w/ a New-Girl-esque friend group, the cutest pup, all the drama & plenty of depth exploring chronic illness & mental health!

This was a very cute read! I loved their first meeting and how Henry was able to recognize his music right away. I also really liked how they were both respectful of each other and didn't push the other to talk to them. Rowan stole the show, of course.

While the plot was great, I would've loved for there to be a little more emotion in the writing. I found it easy to put this book down and pick it up later.

I absolutely loved this book! I was given an ARC by Netgalley & Victory editing in exchange for an honest review. These thoughts are my own opinion.

We meet a writer named Lucy who was flying to LA to move in with her best friend but then her best friend calls her and says she can’t live with her. What the heck where is she goona live now? Lucy has a service dog and gets into a confrontation with a man who thinks her dog needs to be in the cargo area not on the plane. In comes Henry who sticks up for her and Rowan her dog. The two hit it off & Henry offers his house up to her in a forced proximity situation. Lucy thinks “ why not?” Lucy then finds out that Henry is the man who had scored all her favorite movies and who’s she’s been secretly crushing on for years as Henry has stayed behind the scenes. Feelings develop and things get crazy as life does when you have a chronic pain disorder like endometriosis. Lucy just wants a fairytale ending like she writes but she knows that’s just not in the cards for her right?

This book seriously meant so much to be as a fellow endo warrior myself. This is the second ARC I’ve read where the MC has endometriosis and I’m so glad more readers will have someone they can relate to. I loved the dynamic between Lucy & Henry. I adored Henry’s roommates and how much they cared for both Lucy and Rowan! I highlighted so many quotes but my favorite was: “ But under the rainbow, that’s how I feel when I’m with you. Like the storm has ended and I can finally see the sun. Your my fairytale Luzu!”

If you’ve ever wanted your own fairytale but thought you didn’t deserve one be sure to pick this up on Jan 17,23.

Speechless was a gorgeous novel! We meet best selling author Lucy who writes happy endings for others even though she is lacking her own. Following a divorce she decides to move to LA. Enter Henry who when living arrangements fall threw helps her with a place to stay. I love that he was a musician and he was going through things as well. It was so lovely to see them come together and find happiness together. I enjoyed all the supporting cast of Henry’s friends, the writing style. I could go on and on! Such a great book to get lost in or for book club purposes,

Lucy is a bestselling writer but she is divorced on the eve of her thirtieth birthday. She ended up staying with Henry, a composer whose music heals her while her life is falling apart. She also helps Henry who suffers from anxiety. Together they work together to find happiness...

Lucy is terrific and Henry is just amazing. Love both of them together. I love how well they help each other... A terrific romanic book with so many funny moments.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

5🌟 - I loved it!

This was so dang sweet 🥹. It gave me strong New Girls vibes which was so fun! I loved their friend group and the relationships Lucy made with her housemates. Lucy’s friendship with Adamma was absolutely perfect!

Lindsey included so many bookish moments like TOG references and pop culture mentions with T-Swift, which I loved!

HENRY 🥹🥹! I absolutely adore him. He is sweet, kind, protective, and so genuine!

The transition between Henry and Lucy’s POV was absolutely perfect. I loved how their imperfections and flaws got them together and they so readily accepted one another.

The chronic illness representation felt so real, and I especially loved @readwithli’s author note at the end 💕

The way everything came together truly left me speechless @readwithli!! What an incredible debut you have created!