4.5 ⭐️ I guess I just really needed to read this book! <3 “It’s a softer, mellow love that glows in my heart like a warm night light. It makes me proud of who you are now, proud of who I am. It doesn't ask for anything in return, and it doesn’t ask for me to do anything to prove it. It’s the sun on the back of your neck, it’s the ocean lapping at my feet. ‘I love you,’ I say again, and I'm sure we will for the rest of our lives.” Thanks to L for gifting me this book when I was going through a tough time! I guess I really needed to read this, love you <3 If you're looking for a heartfelt and raw exploration of love, I highly recommend Annie Lord’s “Notes on Heartbreak”. The book is described as “a love story told in reverse”, which is such a unique and captivating way to experience the highs and lows of love. Lord’s writing captures both the breathtaking beauty and the messiest parts of love with such depth and vulnerability, unveiling the truth that lies behind. “Notes on Heartbreak” truly stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page. <3 For Lovers of Dolly Alderton, Sally Rooney and Coco Mellors. “Releasing each other might have been our greatest act of love.” “Perhaps Joe and I can carry on loving each other, even when miles of air and experience separate us. (…) But as a quiet love that endures out of respect for the impact he had on my life.” “I was saying 'I love you' to myself. I love you. I love you. I love you. I will try to make sure I do for the rest of my life.”

Dieses Buch ist eine melancholische Reise durch die erste große Liebe und den ersten Liebeskummer. Es beschreibt aber auch das Erwachsenwerden und den Schmerz, den das Loslassen an die erste Liebe verursacht. Wie sehr Loslassen eine Entscheidung ist. Kurz um: es hat mich sehr berührt und vor allem die letzten Kapitel habe ich inhaliert.