"I'm done with kissing that melts your bones followed by ten days of silence followed by a fucking pat on the arm at the T Stop." Whooo boy! King got inside my head with this one; with all of her depictions of dating boys in various states of arrested development. She also captured what it's like to *need* to write, and why putting up with the lows of no-thanks serving jobs are worth escaping the drudgery of rigid cubicle jobs. I was surprised how much I loved this book.

Slow and boring. I enjoyed the end part, it was all coming together. I kept waiting for it to get better.

This is a good read. The character's emotions and struggles are laid bare and it becomes easy to relate. It also gives some great writing types -- if you let it.

Wonderful. Beautifully written. It captures the sadness of loss and the wonder of moving forward. Some of the passages ring so true that it is hard to separate yourself from the main character, Casey. One of the best books I have read in a while.

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Absolutely spectacular writing and such a story. I read the first line and thought this wasn't for me but before I knew it I'd read 10% of the book. I just kept on and couldn't put it down.

There are some really beautiful lines in this book. I thought it was truly well written.

I usually hate books about authors trying to write - it's tedious, and seems sneakily autobiographical - but this one makes the writer's block a part of the book, not a monster shadowing the plot. I didn't hate it in this book, which was a pretty big feat.

This was also fun for me to read because of the time and place - I grew up going to Harvard Square after school and on the weekends, so the location was recognizable to me and made me feel nostalgic. I also recognized (I think?) the restaurant Casey worked at so it was easy to imagine her running up and down the stairs and dealing with indoor/outdoor customers (plus I was a waitress forever and I would bet anything Lily King has done a lot of time as a server).

The book meanders pleasantly along - from Casey's time as a server to her job interviews, from her first dates to her relationships with her boyfriend's children, from her failed relationship to her mourning of her mother.

It felt a little like YA to me, like it was written by someone very young? I don't know how to explain it exactly. Maybe because it was so introspective - we heard all of Casey's thoughts and dreams and fears and hopes - and that can sometimes feel young?

This book is perfect for those who are lost in both love and life.