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A review by adagetsliterary
The Forces of Love by Dani McLean
5.0
This was such a beautiful way to wrap up the Movie Magic series. It was equally funny, heartwarming, and tugged at my inner-child heartstrings.
I loved the premise of this - it was so unique and fun and executed flawlessly. The idea of imaginary friends for 30-year olds may, at first, seem odd but it was such a beautiful metaphor for growing up & learning to be your own person in the world. It made me smile the whole time.
Sophie was a perfectly prickly black cat heronie who had been burned one too many times (and delivered my favorite line: “With women, I have a type. With men, I have a problem”) and so remained closed off to love or getting close to anyone. Mitch (middle names: Danger Chill) was the golden retriever hero trying to feel like his life was his own and needing validation that he was doing the right things.
Their tentative friends-to-lovers was SO fun to read, and the way they navigated their respective hang-ups was beautiful. I adored the very real emotions they went through together, mixed with the surreal matchmaking and meddling from their imaginary friends. It was a perfect mix of heady and quirky.
That final chapter had me in absolute tears, but it was so worth it.
I loved the premise of this - it was so unique and fun and executed flawlessly. The idea of imaginary friends for 30-year olds may, at first, seem odd but it was such a beautiful metaphor for growing up & learning to be your own person in the world. It made me smile the whole time.
Sophie was a perfectly prickly black cat heronie who had been burned one too many times (and delivered my favorite line: “With women, I have a type. With men, I have a problem”) and so remained closed off to love or getting close to anyone. Mitch (middle names: Danger Chill) was the golden retriever hero trying to feel like his life was his own and needing validation that he was doing the right things.
Their tentative friends-to-lovers was SO fun to read, and the way they navigated their respective hang-ups was beautiful. I adored the very real emotions they went through together, mixed with the surreal matchmaking and meddling from their imaginary friends. It was a perfect mix of heady and quirky.
That final chapter had me in absolute tears, but it was so worth it.