If It Makes You Happy

First of all - thank you so much @JulieOliviaAuthor for allowing me to read an arc of this absolute masterpiece.

Julie Olivia describes this book as her “love letter to both the autumn months and the late 90s” and she sure does deliver.

I have been on the hunt for a cozy fall read for weeks. When I saw the teasers for this book, I just had a feeling it would be exactly what I was looking for. I can not describe my adoration for this book. Julie Olivia transports you to a simpler time - a time with no cell phones, no social media, and all the nostalgic fall elements a lot of us grew up with. This is the grungy, cozy, small town fall we all dream about.

I absolutely loved that this was a grumpy FMC and a sunshine MMC. The character development alone is incredible (including the dog... HOW do you create character development for a DOG??). If all of that doesn't sell you on this book, her prose is amazing. I had so many highlights it's bananas. Also, the epilogue made me sob (in a good way - don't worry)

I absolutely cannot recommend this book enough in general but ESPECIALLY during these upcoming months. Do yourselves a favor and move it to the top of your TBR. This is hands down going to be my favorite read this fall and bare minimum in my top 5 reads of the year.