While Brooklyn finds the strength to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, Wyatt undergoes a significant shift, eventually choosing a life of happiness in a small town over the rigid expectations of his corporate New York background. Critical Insights

Brooklyn starts her healing by throwing her ex's belongings off her balcony.

The story is structured around a series of humorous, sometimes painful pieces of "advice" Brooklyn gives herself (or the reader) as she navigates her heartbreak:

Reviewers from The StoryGraph praise the book for letting Brooklyn actually feel her heartbreak rather than rushing into a new relationship immediately. While some readers felt certain subplots—like Wyatt’s strained relationship with his father—lacked full closure, the overall sentiment is that it is a "captivating, laugh-out-loud romance".