The other was the "Epilogue" that wasn't an epilogue, like, at all. And there are a lot of them with some sections having multiple instances on a single page. It's almost all missing or added words that show evidence of an edit gone wrong. One was how poorly copy-edited the book is. There were two additional issues that felt just. I think it ended up in the right place but there were a couple of chapters where I just rolled with it because I really wanted them to be together and was willing to suspend stricter characterization to get there. Her turn-around didn't quite gel with me until she gets the full disclosure. The only real problem I have with the story is Emma falling for Carter a little fast, even before she has all the facts in. And I liked how well Tucker handled the anonymous relationship turning into a secret-keeping one turning into making the choice to reach for something better (for both characters, though in completely different ways). And I liked how Carter didn't care about some things until he found that some things carry a higher cost than he had expected and that maybe he should care, after all. I liked how Emma didn't care about some things but couldn't get out of her own way with boys until she had the buffer of anonymity (or anger). I engaged with both characters almost immediately and really enjoyed seeing them navigate issues of reputation and intimacy and authenticity.
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