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teacupsandfirereads's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
For a sweet, predictable read, this hit the spot. I feel this story had a bit too much going on. There were various plot points that I feel did not add to the overall story. Some of the characters' actions didn't feel realistic. Pacing felt off due to jumping right in, but then having a big time jump in the middle of the book. Despite all this, I still quite enjoyed the read. I found quite a few quotes that resonated with me . It was the book I needed at the time, something lighter and sweet, where I knew in some way, shape or form there would be a happy ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Death, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
wanderonwards's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Thank you to Macmillan/St. Martin’s Press for sending me an ARC of this title. I received this copy for free and this review contains my honest opinions.
From the synopsis on the copy I received I definitely thought this story was going to focus more on geocaching, and I was really looking forward to a story about exploration, hiking, and geocaching in a state with hikes I’m very familiar with. I did really enjoy the first part of this novel, which was exactly what the synopsis had set my expectations up for, but geocaching was really only included as a way for the two main characters to meet and not as a backbone of the plot.
The story focuses on healing from trauma and moving forward with your life, which could have blended beautifully with the geocaching part I was so excited for, but instead the story quickly moves away and the second half of this novel contains several of my least favorite tropes in fiction. I would encourage other readers take note of content warnings: I would have never picked this up if I knew some of the plot points (and character decisions) in the second half of the book.
Even though this turned out to not be my favorite title, thank you again to the publisher for sending me a free ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Death
Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Sexual harassment
greatestheights's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment
pages_and_pothos's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual harassment
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