soo the second one, which turned out to be a great suggestion after all
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description:
He was almost in love with hershe was almost good enough for him
he almost stopped her
she almost waited
he almost lived
THEY ALMOST MADE IT
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the description was enough to tell me how much of a killer book it was!
thnx to @thestarlessnight for suggesting it
and thanks to @lovelessdreams for writing it in the first place!!!