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I totally agree with you, I also feel like at one point I did have to remember these girls are 19-21 years old and still insanely immature and most of us readers are in our late 20’s early 30’s
2025-02-23 19:22:19
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Susan :
It was deeply annoying but made sense. She saw Lukas as her fallback guy and crashed out when she realized it wasn't going to happenen. Who among is wouldn't have done something similar in their 20s?
2025-02-24 18:40:50
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Ali :
No I agree I actually really liked pen I was honestly more upset that they built up that he and Lukas had this deep friendship then relationship but I never got that vibe from him like he always seem so annoyed with her and never wanted to be around her. And like granted he didn’t want to be in a relationship with her anymore because he liked Scarlett but I never truly got the feeling that he was ever friends with Pen! Like she was suppose to be there during one of the hardest points of his life but any time he had to interact with her he was over it like what😭
2025-07-19 22:34:56
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Emily :
there wasn't a point in that book where she was genuinely a bad friend to Scarlett. She had that one blip where she was struggling to manage her own emotions but she apologized and changed
2025-02-25 01:43:27
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ichigo :
what? 😅 she toyed with vandy and lukas, also slutshamed vandy by saying that what she and lukas had was more valid than whatever is going on between vandy and him.
2025-04-23 06:37:38
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lyssaxreads :
also the fact that penelope never knew they actually had feelings for each other!!! they never told her!!!
2025-02-24 04:51:10
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VickyRameyReads ❤️🔥📚🐍 :
AGREE! I had so many overdramatic and petty fights with my best friend at 19/20 in college and now 10 years later we are still best friends. I related so much to them and their friendship.
2025-02-24 00:32:59
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Kimberly • Booktok :
I feel like Penns actions make the most sense to me out of everyone! I can’t get mad at her when no one is telling her no or setting a boundary!
2025-02-24 06:28:13
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kat | booktok 📖 :
I feel like a lot of people aren’t willing to dive into the complexities of this book so they just draw surface level conclusions
2025-02-24 16:06:29
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fer :
As someone who is in their 20s this is so college coded. It’s like the if love series 😭
2025-02-24 04:36:05
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dinareadsit :
yesss I totally agree! also Ali's other books had a clear villain to the story, I rly appreciated that Pen wasn't cartoonishly evil but had valid feelings that caused conflict
2025-02-24 20:04:52
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mary j. vibe :
i 100% agree. also if lukas & scarlett had been honest with themselves & pen about their feelings from the get, there would be no conflict & it would’ve been a book abt 2 student athletes hooking up
2025-02-24 19:04:40
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donutworryigotchu :
I liked hearing your take! I’ve heard a lot of hate for the book & it made me sad cuz I had a good time 😆 it’s not my fav Hazelwood book but overall I’m glad I read it & encourage others to try it!
2025-02-24 00:44:22
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Kat :
I think it also depicts college friendships really well. especially in a group setting, like I was not an athlete but I was in a sorority and I feel when you're in group dynamics like that 1/2
2025-03-14 05:43:07
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min reads books :
I completely agree! Girl friendship is complicated and complex and no one is perfect. Like true girl friendship, I was annoyed of Pen throughout the book but also sympathized with her at the end.
2025-02-24 13:12:10
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Becca :
I also think pen’s actions were forgivable. Their friendship was formed during the literal struggliest time of her life and vandy was killing it
2025-03-26 23:11:55
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lori :
Ali has a way of writing the most infuriating female best friends but it always makes the stories more realistic
2025-02-24 18:51:29
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NicolesBookNook :
I was worried that ali was going to make Penelope the evil villain like she does in every one of her books. someone's always going to be the bad guy and I'm glad that ali allowed a redemption
2025-03-01 18:59:23
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bookedwith.grace 📚🩵 :
Yes! Everything you said!! YES!
2025-02-25 03:39:47
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Margaret :
I think Pen’s arc was key in making this different from Ali’s other books.
2025-02-24 15:00:32
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Caitlyn :
Yes!!!!!
2025-02-24 21:05:15
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jujub818 :
I appreciate you explaining all of this! I agree with your perspective!! 🥰
2025-02-25 04:03:41
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Emily 🫧 * ˚ ✩ :
Okay agreed! I liked their friendship too
2025-02-25 13:57:11
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ememmyemily :
the only thing I still think is wild is keeping the breakup so quiet for so long while they were both fully dating other people. that's so disrespectful to their new partners
2025-04-02 05:43:50
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jessy 🩷📖 :
fully agree, i loved pen sm
2025-02-24 18:18:50
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