Both hopeful and heartbreaking, This Disaster Loves You follows past and present storylines as Brian and Lily fall in love and build their life, and as Brian searches for her seven years after her disappearance. Brian is a lovable, socially-awkward character who ends up with the charismatic Lily. As the story progressed, I was surprised to find much of the book revolving around the choice to have or not have children - something I think about often. This ends up being a central theme and was written with great care and thoughtfulness.

Though it is not necessarily a happy book, there are moments of joy sprinkled within. I loved Roper's previous book, How Not to Die Alone, and This Disaster Loves You is right up there with it.