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This is, thus far, delightful

My GOSH

In this light, his freckles look…yummy

Imagine if the internal conflict centered on her complicated relationship with chess and family and not so much on her very uncomplicated relationship with some guy

I have been fact checking this book with my competitive chess player sister and uh…things are not looking good on the research side

Ah yes the best trope: girl who is naturally amazing at anything never learns the rules and is still better than anyone else

Baby’s first Ali Hazelwood!

…baby is concerned by the chess lingo in this book

Insomnia update to say: so many new characters help

If you’re wondering how to share information without info dumps: these first chapters are a masterclass

Hospital comfort read

I truly believed Backman was in his 60s because of how well he seems to understand the mindset. Nope he is just insanely talented

she's just like me for real (does not put up with people's crap)

Not a single prejudice honestly

Plot 😭 where is it

Banger after banger this man does not miss

Backman just has this absolute skill for making sympathetic characters you want to hate but can’t

I need a palette cleanser

AHA you THOUGHT I was done with trope filled YA

Wow. I am going to stew on this for a bit

“He runs both his bloody hands through his hair”

*resists the urge to make a British joke*

*squints* ah yes that is how PTSD works

Stop analyzing and just kill someone omg

This is fine 😃

Whoa nothing hotter than PTSD

Despite the author’s attempts to manipulate me, there is nothing Kit can do at this point that will make me believe he’s actually a bad person

Help I think I need a chiropractor for the whiplash

So like…are people fond of characters desperately attempting to NOT make out? Is that the kind of slow burn people are wanting? Because I may not have what it takes to thrive in this fast paced environment

Gosh I love how much engagement I get when I review books I hate (it’s almost like y’all love watching me torture myself)

I’ve been listening forever but every time I check fourteen hours have passed and I’ve only read 1% more

What about the non toxic brother? And his “green gaze”?????