“Sometimes these whole books end on that moment. With them both finally saying ‘I love you’ like it’s a mic drop. Then, the end. If the reader’s lucky, they get a flimsy six-months-later epilogue with an engagement or a baby or a dog. But I think the most interesting bit is what happens next. How they do the hard bits. The real life. The co-parenting and anxiety attacks and job stress. I want to know how they negotiate. How they stay kind. How they keep choosing each other when they don’t have to.”
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Rose McKittrick,
Not the End: A Smart and Funny British Neighbours-to-Lovers Romcom