Just Some Stupid Love Story
Katelyn Doyle
336 pages/10 hours and 31 minutes
Flatiron Books/ Macmillan Audio
published June 4, 2024
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I am a fan of the slow burn romance and the chase, so this one was right up my alley. It’s a little bit of a clever premise. High school sweethearts reconnect at their reunion and place a bet on which couples will be together at their next reunion. This gives the couple a second chance at a happy ending if they can overcome their differences and her anxiety.
Over the next five years they float in and out of each other’s lives as they are never quite in the same place in life to restart their relationship. I really did fall in love with Seth and Molly right from the start. I just recently heard of two from my class that didn’t date back then and just married. So it can happen.
I rooted for the two from the start both in their relationship and in their lives. The grumpy sunshine trope is always good for a little fun when done right and this one was. And to throw in a twist, it was Molly as the grump and Seth as the pollyanna.
I know I mentioned their relationship is a bit of a slow burn, but they did find time to have the sparks fly. There were spicy scenes to keep me entertained while their chase played out.
Christine Lakin and Tim Paige bring Seth and Molly to life. I love that there was dual narration for this love story. Christine does a great job of narrating Molly’s anxiety and mental health issues while Tim really nails Seth’s golden retriever like optimism. I think the audiobook helped bridge the long span of the book and keep me interested.
If you love the chase as much as the relationship, you should pick this one up.
About the book
Molly Marks writes Hollywood rom-coms for a living—which is how she knows “romance” is a racket. The one and only time she was naive enough to fall in love was with her high school boyfriend, Seth—who she ghosted on the eve of graduation and hasn’t seen in fifteen years.
Seth Rubinstein believes in love, the grand, fated kind, despite his job as, well…one of Chicago’s most successful divorce attorneys. Over the last decade, he’s sought “the one” in countless bad dates and rushed relationships. He knows his soulmate is out there. But so far, no one can compare to Molly Marks, the first girl who broke his heart.
When Molly’s friends drag her to Florida for their fifteenth high school reunion, it is poetic justice that she’s forced to sit with Seth. Too many martinis and a drunken hookup later, they decide to make a bet: whoever can predict the fate of five couples before the next reunion must declare that the other is right about true love. The catch? The fifth couple is the two of them.
Molly assures Seth they are a tale of timeless heartbreak. Seth promises she’ll end up hopelessly in love with him. She thinks he’s delusional. He has five years to prove her wrong.
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