Papa, I put you in this book. I miss you. It was really nice to pretend to be able to talk to you again. Thank you for teaching me so many things, one of which was how to play all the card games and lose them gracefully. Thanks for always being such a loving, dependable, calm presence in my life.

To my Booktube, Bookternet family: I’m currently in 2020 and we haven’t been able to see each other this year. I miss you all so much! Here’s hoping that in 2021 I get to see all your beautiful faces in person again. Thank you for all the support, virtual love, and encouragement over social and in my comments. You inspire me daily. Thank you for being amazing friends. I’m so incredibly lucky to have you in my life.

To my subscribers/viewers. I know I said this in my last acknowledgment blurb, but THANK YOU. Thank you for being here. Thank you for sticking with me. For believing in me. For preordering my books. For commenting and making my day. For making the time I put into making things feel important. Thank you for sharing your hearts with me. Thank you for all the messages and tweets. Thank you for reading and fangirling with me throughout the years. I appreciate you all more than you could ever know.

Reader! Hey! I am so happy you’re here. Thank you so much for picking up this book and supporting my writing endeavors. I hope it brought you joy! I hope it made you feel a thing. If this is our first time talking, hi! My name’s Christine. I like books and oatmeal. I’d love to keep in touch. I’m on the YouTubes as polandbananasBOOKS if you want to chat some more.

xoxo Christine
2020

Also by Christine Riccio

Also by Christine Riccio

Again, but Better

About the Author

CHRISTINE RICCIO is the New York Times bestselling author of Again, but Better. She’s been on a quest since the third grade to encourage more humans to read. Her YouTube channel, PolandbananasBOOKS, has more than 410,000 book-loving subscribers. She makes comedic book reviews, vlogs, sketches, and writing videos chronicling the creation of her own novels. She’s also one of the three YouTubers behind BOOKSPLOSION, YouTube’s longest-running book club. She graduated from Boston University in 2012 with a degree in film and TV and now lives in Los Angeles, California. You can sign up for email updates here.

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