Since she lost her best friend and roommate to cancer, Lenny has been adrift in her grief, unwilling to go back to her apartment on most days, refusing to return her mom's calls, and only able to hold down temporary babysitting jobs. But recently, she's gotten a really fantastic job as a nanny for a single mom and her precocious daughter, Ainsley, though the near-constant presence of Ainsley's grumpy uncle Miles certainly puts a damper on things. However, as Lenny gets to know Miles, she learns that he knows more about grief than she thought, and if she helps him become the kind of uncle he wants to be, Miles will help her through the "live again" list Lenny and her best friend made together. And if they happen to fall for each other, well, that's just gonna happen, right?
The problems that Lenny and Miles face individually are realistic and compelling, and I liked the development of their relationships with each other and Miles' relationship with his sister and niece. A few of the new friendships Lenny creates felt a bit sudden, and I definitely questioned Miles' real estate situation (he had a fully furnished second apartment in Manhattan that he just left sitting empty? No subletting?). This is billed as a romance novel, and yes, that element is definitely there, though I kept wishing we'd get both sides of the developing relationship instead of just Lenny's. That said, I'd recommend this to fans of Emily Henry's personal growth-heavy romance novels. Just be ready to cry. A lot.
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