Oh. My. Gosh. I was kicking my feet with literal joy for this. The representation of neurodivergent women and their strength, the ableism - even by the ones who love you - was just so artfully done. I fell in love with these characters so fast and I’m not sure I’ll read anything like this again. I sincerely hope the author continues to write stories like this, to give a voice to those who need to see it and for those who already have it. (Those who need it are those who don’t understand the disabilities. Just putting that out there.) BRAVO, Elle. I can’t wait to read more.

Simply fabulous!

I had a wonderful time reading this. It was romantic, cute, funny and had a lot of heart. The romance will sweep you off your feet. The autism representation is also great.

I see this one being quite popular.

I love books with representation and books where the authors can write the representation they always wanted/needed even more because it always gives me a new point of view and more understanding for different living conditions.
I loved how witty both main characters were and their banter/chemistry with each other. I couldn't put the book down and went through all emotions from tears of joy to tears of compassion. Elle McNicoll was a new author for me, but this was definitely not the last book I've read by her.

I haven't really binged many books this year however I will always binge the new Elle McNicoll book. I didn't quite read Unapologetic Love Story in 24 hours however it was another book that once I started reading I couldn't stop. This was another easy 5 star read for me and I loved my experience of reading it so much.

There were a lot of elements of this book I really loved and I cannot wait to learn more about Elle's next adult release because this was such a strong debut.

After loving Elle McNicoll’s YA romances I had quite a good feeling about the romance itself of this one going in and I was right to feel that way. I loved watching the relationships between Raina and Tom develop throughout the course of the book, along with watching Tom learn more about what being neurodivergent means in a way that he previously didn't know anything about.

One of my favourite things about the representation in Elle McNicoll's books is that she doesn't hide away from showing the more difficult parts of being autistic and this book was no exception. Seeing these more difficult parts is really important to me as an autistic reader and to me it helps create a bigger picture of these characters and what life can be like.

As I mentioned I have previously read and loved Some Like it Cold and Wish You Were Her which are YA romances and I did wonder what would be different between Elle McNicoll’s YA and adult romance but I loved the additions to this one with it being targeted towards an adult romance.

There were some other things I loved in this book but I am running out if space to talk about them so I will just mention them here and they include the addition of Tom being Scottish, all the other side characters, and Raina's podcast that featured a character from a previous book!

If you have not read a book from Elle McNicoll I would highly recommend reading one and this is another really strong one, though I have loved them all. Also we are getting three new Elle McNicoll books next year, we are very lucky readers just now.

Thank you to Netgalley and St Martin's Press for a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a cute romance book ❤️ I absolutely loved it! I couldn’t put it down and may have stayed up way too late reading, but it was completely worth it.