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bandteesandbooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
Minor: Car accident and Stalking
alyanthea's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
THE HAPPY EVER AFTER PLAYLIST is about sloan, a widow who lost her fiancé in an accident two years ago who comes across a lost dog. the dog, it turns out, belongs to a musician named jason, who finally contacts her after two weeks without a word--and he wants his dog back. the romance starts off long-distance epistolary texting back-and-forth until they eventually meet in-person, but their relationship is challenged as they face jason's increasingly successful -- and demanding -- music career and fame.
i had a hard time with this book, but it somehow won me over by the end. i didn't quite like jason for most of the book -- i found him rather pushy and persistent with sloan, who was still grieving and hesitant to enter a new relationship. i also, up until about 90% into the book, really did not think they should end up together.their first time on the road on his tour really did a great job of showing how much sloan was suffering at the expense of jason's career -- maybe too well, because i'm still not quite convinced that they should be together by the end of it. lola's ~redemption was convenient, as was her saving his career and his future with sloan. most of the book i spent wishing that sloan had been with someone with a much more stable life than jason, honestly, but i'm glad she got some space away from him at the end to grow and start to move on. the ending was touching, despite all of that.
i suppose i liked it? i started off bored with the main romance to absolutely rooting against it to needing to know how they found their HEA at the end, despite everything. this book definitely portrays more of the negative and darker side of the rockstar fame than some other rockstar romances i've read. it also tackles some heavy issues, such as sloan's grief. i wouldn't call this a romcom but it was a decent contemporary romance.
i had a hard time with this book, but it somehow won me over by the end. i didn't quite like jason for most of the book -- i found him rather pushy and persistent with sloan, who was still grieving and hesitant to enter a new relationship. i also, up until about 90% into the book, really did not think they should end up together.
i suppose i liked it? i started off bored with the main romance to absolutely rooting against it to needing to know how they found their HEA at the end, despite everything. this book definitely portrays more of the negative and darker side of the rockstar fame than some other rockstar romances i've read. it also tackles some heavy issues, such as sloan's grief. i wouldn't call this a romcom but it was a decent contemporary romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Drug abuse and Self harm
reading_between_the_trees's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I loved the format of this book. It made me want listen to music more often while I read, and in my opinion the playlist associated with the book was awesome. I discovered some new artists and enjoyed listening to some favorite artists. It was also a cute love story with good pacing and fresh plot points. My main issue was the heteronormativity and the toxic gender roles that were perpetually present throughout reading. It was a big distraction for my while reading and took away from my enjoyment of the story. It was woven into the dialogue, the relationship tensions, and pretty much every aspect of the plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Misogyny
Minor: Vomit and Emotional abuse
saadiasreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Self harm
thelizzielibrary's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Why does Abby Jimenez have to do this to us? Every single book she writes is that perfect blend of humour and gut-wrenching sadness. I wasn't sure I could handle Sloan's story after The Friend Zone stole my heart, but this was perfect. I appreciate the overarching plots that the world will throw every obstacle in your path as a couple, but you can make it work even so. It's a new version of the romance genre to me, and I don't think I can read any other books like this, because it is so good. Abby Jimenez has ruined me for other books!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Infidelity
Moderate: Eating disorder
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