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kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Medical content, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Death
Minor: Homophobia, Pregnancy, Outing, Antisemitism, Vomit, Sexual content, Addiction, and Ableism
amykwrites's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Almost put it down in the first half because of unlikeable characters, but kept going. Second half was definitely better. Nice ending, tied up in a bow.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Body shaming
Minor: Ableism, Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Outing, Grief, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders
amandalorianxo's review
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Did I secretly enjoy the family drama in spite of some of the secrets kind of being predictable and overdone? Sometimes. Did I kind of cringe at the behavior of these family members throughout the novel? Certain scenes yes. I didn't really see any similarities or parallels between The Golden Hotel and Dirty Dancing. That might have been a great marketing ploy on the social media team behind this book because I definitely pictured characters that were going to parallel or mimic Baby + Johnny in some way shape or form. While that didn't happen, I felt like the drama was being told instead of simply shown to us. I was being told what the characters felt but not experiencing what it was they were actually feeling. Plus the different POVs made it hard to keep track of who knew what and who was simply lying or being withholding certain information. Overall, a light read but nothing award-worthy in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Outing, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Alcohol
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