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- Content warnings: Grief, Death of sibling, Death of a parent, Anxiety, Panic attacks, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationships, Child neglect, Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content
Give Me Butterflies
by Jillian Meadows
Book 1 in Oaks Sisters
Pick this up when you want soft STEM nerdery, museum flirting, and a grumpy single guardian who is mostly just exhausted and trying very hard. The emotional ache is gentle, but the payoff is pure warm-fuzzy romance.
Goodreads 3.9/5 17,138 ratings
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Length384 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Grumpy sunshine
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- The swoon
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- Grumpy protector
- He falls first
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Found family feels
- Single dad
- Found family
- Playful / funny
- Secretly soft
- Romantic / sweet
- Mutual pining
- Tension / anticipation
- Friends to lovers
- Praise-focused
- Longing glances
- Playful banter
- Forehead touching
- Eye contact intensity
- Praise kink
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Workplace romance
- Workplace / office
- Contemporary
- Forced proximity
- Single parent romance
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- Opposites attract
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Heartwarming
- Warm
- Moderate
- Career woman
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- Anxiety rep
- Swoony
- Witty
- Sunshine/optimist
- Humorous
- Banter-heavy
- Healing
- Lighthearted
- Comfort read vibes
- Binge read
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Book details
- Length
- 384 pages
- Publisher
- Avon
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book