**I received this book as an ARC in return for my honest review**

I absolutely love this book, it sparkles in so many ways. I was a blubbering mess when I finished reading it, happy and proud tears. I didn’t expect my reaction at all, her books normally make me laugh! But oh man, it hit me right in the feels on top of giving me all the laughs. Max feels he’s not worthy of love, because he has anxiety and panic attacks. Cooper is the only one on the team who knows how much his life is impacted by this, and when Max falls for Tillie Jean, Cooper’s sister, he pushes the feelings away because he’s so worried to lose his best friend. I loved seeing him slowly open up about it to Tillie Jean. Talking about going to therapy, and slowly learning to trust her.

I broke when he finally made this whole speech while her family was all around, even though he was still so worried he would lose both Tillie Jean and Cooper, I was just so proud of him. She doesn’t dive extremely deep into the anxiety issues, but there’s plenty there to have it be a good representation. I felt seen, and the book gave me hope. If I could give more than five stars I would. 

Steam: 🔥🔥🔥