I have to say, this book wasn't for me. Again, this might be because of my cold dead heart. But most of what I think was supposed to be cute or romantic … I found uninteresting, weird and in one occasion creepy. That said, I did enjoy certain parts of the book. The writing style was okay, nothing spectacular, but nothing I noticed negatively either.

I probably should have noticed that the romance would not be exactly my type (though I have absolutely no clue what my type of romance is until I've read it … soooo). Ruth and Elisabeth were college sweethearts about 30 years ago, and Elisabeth can let go. She tells (not shows) us how special and important this relationship was, more than a normal college romance, but I never got that feeling while reading. Sure, the parts in the past were kinda cute, but nothing more.
And her obsession after such a long time? Call me unromantic, but I don't think that cute. Her scrapbook with all the pictures of Ruth, her stalking her life online. Not only occasionally, but always. Sorry, but no thanks.
And Ruth did the same? Like, come on!

Oh, and of course both are extremely successful and rich (Elisabeth has a publishing company and Ruth is a judge). And didn't have any relationship that really mattered afterward (besides Ruth marriage). Though I liked that Ruth and her husband divorced and stayed friends and that he has a nice new wife who was a good stepmother to their children. No extra drama here.
Oh, and what was is with Ruth son and his striking resemblance to Elisabeth? Why? It felt so random and didn't make any sense nor did it really matter to the story …
Oh and on the topic of “It didn't matter to the story” ... Why have it take place in 2008? Not that it was taking much from the story, but I did wonder.

And why did she feel rejected as a lesbian just because the woman she wanted as her therapist! told her she couldn't because she is in a relationship with an author from her publishing company? That doesn't make any sense?! And I did find that Elisabeth used “what's her name” (Tracy?). She tried to be friends after being told she couldn't be her therapist and told her exactly what she would've talked about in therapy? Didn't feel right for me. Also because later on, we didn't she the therapist/friend again.

Oh, and why did she have to go to this reunion if she had trouble sleeping three months prior just because she might see her old love again? If it's that bad, just don't go!

Again, I quite liked the flashbacks of their college times. And some scenes in between were okay or even occasionally a bit entertaining to read. But overall I quite struggled to finish this book.