Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson

3.97 AVERAGE

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lipstickonthemoon's review

3.0
“Your worst fear is suddenly funny when someone is holding your hand.” (Page 29)

amamart10's review

4.5
dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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toni_wyatt's review

4.0
I ended up really liking this. It didn’t start out that way. When I first picked it up, I found it hard to get into, hard to relate to, and frankly, I found the HG stuff off putting. It wasn’t until I was nearly 10 chapters in that I began to like Emma, the main character, and to understand her more. I still think the praying chants weren’t necessary, but I liked the direction Emma eventually took.

Emma’s love interest, Ben, was my favorite. I enjoyed his personality and storyline. I hated that he was bombarded with other male characters who were jerks.

The book was extremely triggering for me in a grief aspect. Please be aware that substance abuse, memory loss, and poor choices play a huge part of the story. It deals with serious subject matter. It’s not a light rom-com. And, there are other subjects that brought me to tears.

karla10's review

4.0
emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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newellk10's review

4.5
emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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jjohnsonblalock's review

4.5
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

clove279's review

3.5
challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kbcollinskai's review against another edition

3.25
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

piperreadssometimes's review

4.75
emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Had to pause it for a while because it was a bit too close to my situation at the time, but this was a phenomenal book and I feel like a better person for having read it.

kathrynhartong's review

3.0
emotional inspiring sad medium-paced