A review by booksbytheglass
Better Left Unsent by Lia Louis

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

oh lia louis you never let me down!!! she knows how to write the fluffiest lil romcoms that will simultaneously have you grinning and kicking your feet in the air … and clutching your heart and sobbing… 🤭

I immediately fell in love with the story from the first page - I mean, who doesn’t have a nightmare about their diary, unsent emails, deepest darkest thoughts coming out? 🫥 BUT in the case of millie, it actually happens… and her life is immediately thrown in chaos… which is when her hot boss jack comes to save the day 😲🤤

okay so it’s not as cut and dry as that - but I am firmly here for hot idgaf british attitude jack shurlock (I MEAN HIS LAST NAME IS BASICALLY SHERLOCK HOLMES 😮‍💨) he is my newest book boyfriend and I am claiming him so hard!!!! from his “so what” flippant attitude to “this time I couldn’t leave” at the end 😭 brb sobbing!!!

millie’s circle of family and friends are what made the story the greatest though. from her workplace family who actually treat her like dirt sometimes, to her actual family holding her to the highest of stakes, and her friends who may or may not be getting on her nerves, everything millie has ever wanted to say to them is out in the open and I loved seeing the reconciliation of that knowledge presenting differently in everyone!!!

this was such a wholesome story for those who are only holding themselves back… and for those with the worst ex in the world that deserves nothing less than trash…

thank you a million times to atria for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review!!!! 🥰

rating: 4.5 stars
wine pairing: columbia valley rosé