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Always, in December by Emily Stone

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zoe_333's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

jaylene's review

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2.0

Was very happy with the main character and the destined meetups with the love interest up until the last 3 chapters. 2 stars for lazy writing and placing this in the romance category.

rachosaurio's review

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Library book (pages read estimated). Had to return to library & was no longer engaged in the story.

I stayed up until late last night to finish this book. I knew the ending was going to make me cry, still I had to finish it!

Always in December is beautiful, poignant and short love story between Josie and Max. They bump into each other on one Christmas morning which turns into a 3 day of whirlwind romance. Their connection is so strong and undeniable, they both find themselves falling in love.

But then Max leaves, without even saying goodbye, leaving Josie heartbroken.

They run into each other again a few months later, this time in NYC. Only this time, they are both with different partners. Josie is assuaged with all the memories of her time with Max, and it makes her realize that she’s still not over him. They happen to meet again a few more times and each time you hope and root for them to get together.

This was such a ‘tears are falling down my eyes, but I still got to read’ kind of book for me. The story is beautifully written, and the characters are brimming with emotion.

It also kinda reminded me of the Bollywood movie ‘Kal Ha Na Ho’ not sure why.
But if you’re into emotional romance books, then you will definitely like this book!

konabean246's review

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

breeannamclovin's review

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4.0

This book was heart wrenching. I smiled, laughed out loud and bawled my eyes out while reading it!

While reading this, I kept thinking about how Max, one of the main characters, is horrible at communicating but then it all comes together at the end and makes sense as to why.

It is quite a heavy read (emotionally) but I’m glad I read it.