This was a very fun, cute read! I read it in about one day, it had a nice pace and the characters were complex yet likeable. Murphy's feelings of being left out, left behind, and generally lost come across realistically and will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like they're stuck in time while everyone else moves ahead of them (so maybe everyone?). The twist related to Murphy's transfer application timeline felt a bit unrealistic/confusing and I felt like Grischow could have found another way to derail Murphy's plans, but it did effectively illustrate just how Left Behind she really is. The cover is misleadingly Christmas-y because it's really a general winter romance, but that's fine. I liked the setting of the small hometown and the coffee shop and Ellie's father and aunt were two particularly delightful side characters. I will definitely recommend this to my friends once it comes out!