“New York hypnotizes you with its autumn. Each falling leaf coaxes your consciousness into a long, sleepy sigh as you succumb to the dreamlike dance of the tumbling yellows, the falling reds, and those crinkling, crunchy browns.”
The moment word of
Trust Fall's release hit my ears I knew i needed it in my life. Autumn in New York? Say less. Maybe it’s just me, but this book gave nods to
The Princess Diaries,
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares,
Gossip Girl, and even
Twilight - and I am not mad about it!
Our fmc, Julia, was sweet and naive and really balanced out the snarly, sarcastic Damion. I loved that she took her cat, Clank, on walks in the park, and that she tried to romanticize life. TBH though, Bernard may have been my favorite character. Though not a main, I really loved him in a grandfatherly way.
That said, I did start to taper at 80%. Maybe that’s a me problem because the characters finally fell in love, and I preferred the banter as they were headed there, but whatever. I felt like some tones (like the bullying) were persistent throughout the book with no intervention, then cut off at the knees when it was time to wrap things up. It was also odd that Donovan and Jasmine, Julia’s two NYC BFFs just disappeared towards the end. Not deal breakers; but they definitely factored into my rating.
I still loved this one, and highly recommend as a must for autumn.🍂
Star Rating: ****.25
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