This sweet and entertaining young adult romance, with a touch of Taylor Swift’s poetic magic and a gender-reversed Cyrano de Bergerac twist, delves into family dynamics and disability representation while presenting us with engaging characters and a delightful read.

Young Piper feels pressured by her happily married aunts to find her "happily ever after," especially after her parents announce their divorce, creating a ripple effect throughout the family. Her aunts are hopeful that Piper can reconcile her parents and, in the meantime, try on wedding rings at their jewelry store. During a party, she meets someone who could be the love of her life, but the encounter amplifies her insecurities about her disability and social awkwardness. To get a second chance at impressing him, she seeks the help of her best friend Leo, the "love expert," despite not speaking for six months. Determined to break the family’s supposed curse and fulfill her aunts' expectations, she convinces Leo to guide her in winning over her crush.

However, as they spend more time together, Leo confesses his own feelings, and Piper realizes she might feel the same way. Now, she faces a dilemma: pursue her original crush or follow her heart toward Leo, risking a wrong choice that could cost her true happiness.

Personally, I was rooting for Leo and Piper (or "Liper") from the start, rather than Forest, the third side of the love triangle. This is a charming, easy-to-read romance that blends the magic of a Swiftie universe with a friends-to-lovers trope. I highly recommend it to fans of the genre or anyone seeking a heartwarming and enchanting story.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books for providing a digital review copy of this heartfelt romance in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Want an amazing story, with characters that you can relate to? This was an easy read, loved the plot, needed something light and this was it. Thank you to NetGalley and to Gretchen Schreiber for allowing me to read the ARC of this novel. You should absolutely pick this one up!

This is a good book for grades 7 - 10, especially for those interested in magic realism. While the characters are in their senior year, they read as younger, and the romance is very chaste. I wish the concept of fate and its role in the town was more developed, but it focuses almost exclusively on the main character's family and their inherited expectations and pressures. Older readers might find the book more predictable and therefore less enjoyable. The cover makes it seem more witchy than it is. There are a few lines or concepts that didn't ring quite true for me, but overall a cute, enjoyable read for young adults.

I love this book. Representation matters and we know that. I found the characters relatable and realistic. The romance was great.

If you could change your fate would you? I love the representation of having a disabled main character and the inner turmoil of living up to familial expectations. I did find it hard at times to like Piper and even the main love interest Forest. Their relationship felt so clunky at times but maybe that’s the whole point of the book. This is a cute, tame read for anyone young adult who is new to the romance genre.