The Cuckoo's Call

As promised, here's me binge-reading through yet another author. This time, we have Lily Morton's "The Cuckoo's Call."

["Can a summer romance last forever?

Wren Roberts thought he’d found his fairy tale when he met Mateo Rossi on holiday in Majorca. The wealthy and successful older man swept him off his feet, and before he knew it, he’d thrown caution to the wind and was living in Mateo’s waterside apartment in Venice. It’s a far cry from his harsh upbringing and crummy flat in London.

But as the summer turns to autumn, cracks begin to show. Mateo’s family aren’t welcoming, and there doesn’t seem to be a place for Wren in Mateo’s world. He could have coped with all of that, but Mateo himself seems like a different person away from the sunshine island.

Should Wren have been more cautious in riding off into the sunset when he wasn’t sure what lay over the horizon?"]

This book was soooo cute!! The prologue was perfect and really set up some serious foreshadowing and anxiety (like I clutched my chest because my heart was palpating levels of anxiety). The first part was half swoony and half how-can-you-not-see-the-feelings-right-in-front-of-you. The second part was some of that but also like wake-the-fuck-up-you’re-in-love and ugly sobbing (on my part).

I read this in one sitting, staying up very late on a work night, my eyes burned and my head hurt, but it was so worth it!!

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