This story is just stunningly well crafted-parallel universes done in a way that locks so many moving pieces together in a cohe This is one of those 'hold on, I'm gonna need weeks to finish processing all this' reads, and I mean that in the best way. This is one of those 'hold on, I'm gonna need weeks to finish processing all this' reads, and I mean that in the best way. This book felt very subversive in some lovely ways, and I don't want to over-explain those ways when you will enjoy them so much more reading them for yourself.more I don't want to give spoilers, but there were so many narrative choices made in this book that were EXACTLY what I crave as a reader, and usually even excellent romance novels don't give me quite what I want. The supporting cast members were delightful (except the ones who were awful by design, and then they were brilliantly awful). The supporting cast members were delightful (except the ones who were awful by design, and then they wer This book is such a breath of fresh air, oh my god, what a treat! The grump/sunshine dynamic is written so beautifully, with characters I adored. This book is such a breath of fresh air, oh my god, what a treat! The grump/sunshine dynamic is written so beautifully, with characters I adored. Delilah and Claire were a delight to spend time with, and I recommend this book enthusiastically.more Honestly, that's some incredible character work, especially considering one of the sisters is never a POV of her own. The fact that both characters are hurting so much, and yet despite all the years of being frankly awful to each other, I'm able to root for the hope that they'll find some common ground. I'm also a sucker for a good complicated damaged-but-hopeful sibling dynamic, so Delilah's relationship with her sister really kept me rapt.

I love a good thrown-together-by-circumstance wedding adjacent romance any day, and this one has the added elements of a secret relationship with a sibling's best friend (executed to perfection, I might add).

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Sage & Sand by Yolande Kleinn