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ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Cursing, Grief, Child death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infidelity and Dementia
moreadsflora's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Dementia
bffbookclubkate's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Dementia
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Dementia
ginelreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
After seeing everyone rate this 5 stars, I was scared it wouldn't live up to the hype (l've come across way too many books lately that haven't). BUT, Ryan did her thing with this book! This was also my first Kennedy Ryan book and I'm glad to say it won't be my last!
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Dementia, Grief, and Death
sdupont's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a beautiful and emotional story! This book had me yearning right along with Yasmen and Josiah. I got just feel the love and tension between them with every word on the page. I both couldn’t wait for them to get back together but also wanted to savor the journey at the same time. I absolutely adored this book, Yasmen and Josiah’s love was so deep. I need everyone to go read this book immediately!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident and Dementia
readingwithtrey's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Yasmen and Josiah have a once in a lifetime love. A love that they know can withstand anything and will last forever. Or so they thought. When life throws curve ball after curve ball all at once, the one thing they always thought would hold them together completely falls apart. Will their journeys of healing lead them back to each other and to different paths?
I think November may be my best reading month of this year. I have read so many great books this month, and this book is hands down now my top read of 2022. I'm not even sure I can say it lived up to the hype cause, y'all, this was not hyped up ENOUGH. There is no way anything else could top it. This book was everything. There's really not much I could say that could do this book justice. If you haven't read it yet, go ahead and stop what you're doing and pick it up. You won't regret it.
One thing that I do want to touch on was the important message regarding therapy. There's still so much stigma behind it, especially in the Black community, and I think Kennedy Ryan did an amazing job addressing that in this book.
It's fitting that I would pick this up around my 1-year anniversary of starting therapy. I experienced birth trauma and severe, unchecked postpartum depression and anxiety with my first child. It was a solid 18 months before I felt like myself and started to get a sense of hope, though I was still crippled with anxiety. After my second child, the depression and anxiety hit with a vengeance and sent me to a really dark place. My doctor put me on antidepressants that brought me back from the edge, but I still wasn't okay. When I started to have some really scary thoughts, I knew I had to do more. I was never against therapy, but I couldn't understand how just talking to someone could help pull me out of that darkness. But looking back on where I was a year ago compared to now, I can say with certainty, and through tears, that therapy saved my life. It took 4 years for me to finally seek it out and make the time. Just imagine how many more lives it could save if there was no stigma. I'm very open about my journey and what therapy has done for me not for pity, but for anyone who is hesitant to start.
I think November may be my best reading month of this year. I have read so many great books this month, and this book is hands down now my top read of 2022. I'm not even sure I can say it lived up to the hype cause, y'all, this was not hyped up ENOUGH. There is no way anything else could top it. This book was everything. There's really not much I could say that could do this book justice. If you haven't read it yet, go ahead and stop what you're doing and pick it up. You won't regret it.
One thing that I do want to touch on was the important message regarding therapy. There's still so much stigma behind it, especially in the Black community, and I think Kennedy Ryan did an amazing job addressing that in this book.
It's fitting that I would pick this up around my 1-year anniversary of starting therapy. I experienced birth trauma and severe, unchecked postpartum depression and anxiety with my first child. It was a solid 18 months before I felt like myself and started to get a sense of hope, though I was still crippled with anxiety. After my second child, the depression and anxiety hit with a vengeance and sent me to a really dark place. My doctor put me on antidepressants that brought me back from the edge, but I still wasn't okay. When I started to have some really scary thoughts, I knew I had to do more. I was never against therapy, but I couldn't understand how just talking to someone could help pull me out of that darkness. But looking back on where I was a year ago compared to now, I can say with certainty, and through tears, that therapy saved my life. It took 4 years for me to finally seek it out and make the time. Just imagine how many more lives it could save if there was no stigma. I'm very open about my journey and what therapy has done for me not for pity, but for anyone who is hesitant to start.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Dementia and Infertility
takarakei's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I am not a huge second-chance romance trope person, and for it to be super engaging there needs to be more time spent apart for the love interests. For me, the two main characters being fairly recently divorced and still so involved in each other's lives made me miss that 'rediscovering' each other thing that often happens with second-chance romance. It also made the first half-ish of the book drag a bit, as the reasoning for their separation is teased out to us. That being said, in the end of course you're rooting for them because obviously these people belong together. The romance is a bit slow burn in places, but the ending - woooo it goes there!
HUGE TW for grief especially - this book covers some heavy topics (miscarriage, death of family members) but does so in beautiful and meaningful ways. If you have experienced grief you will likely get teary-eyed. I love to see an entire family in therapy by the end of a book!
3.75/5 ⭐️
4/5 🌶️
HUGE TW for grief especially - this book covers some heavy topics (miscarriage, death of family members) but does so in beautiful and meaningful ways. If you have experienced grief you will likely get teary-eyed. I love to see an entire family in therapy by the end of a book!
3.75/5 ⭐️
4/5 🌶️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Sexual content, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Car accident, Dementia, and Suicidal thoughts
This is a very grief heavy book told from both the MC's POVs of losing several family members
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