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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Life is the prickly pear.”
Unfortunately this was mostly a miss for me. The only part I liked was Joe’s story—which had me tearing up at the end—but the romance was insufferable. Rosemary and Logan acted like children over something that happened when they were 14, and mind you, they’re in the 30s at the time of the story. I thought their falling out must’ve been something unforgivable for them to be still acting so petty, but it actually wasn’t.
I found the constant pop culture references annoying, and Logan’s celebrity swearing gave me a huge ick. It would’ve made me dnf the book had this not been a bookclub read.
I also found the way the book talked about certain topics to be very awkward—like when Rosemary was talking about being diagnosed with ADHD. It was written in a way that felt like I was reading a pamphlet about the discrepancies on the diagnosis between men and women, not a dialogue between two people in a novel.
Really sad because I was excited about this one! Rip.
Unfortunately this was mostly a miss for me. The only part I liked was Joe’s story—which had me tearing up at the end—but the romance was insufferable. Rosemary and Logan acted like children over something that happened when they were 14, and mind you, they’re in the 30s at the time of the story. I thought their falling out must’ve been something unforgivable for them to be still acting so petty, but it actually wasn’t.
I found the constant pop culture references annoying, and Logan’s celebrity swearing gave me a huge ick. It would’ve made me dnf the book had this not been a bookclub read.
I also found the way the book talked about certain topics to be very awkward—like when Rosemary was talking about being diagnosed with ADHD. It was written in a way that felt like I was reading a pamphlet about the discrepancies on the diagnosis between men and women, not a dialogue between two people in a novel.
Really sad because I was excited about this one! Rip.
emotional
funny
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book spoke to my very soul in many ways.
My grandpa died of illness a year ago, after years of being in and out of hospitals and various emergency rooms, so as you can imagine I'm well acquainted with seeing a loved one slowly lose themselves to illness and decay.
And although we never get to take him on a death-trip like they did with Joe, this tale of love and loss became very dear to my heart.
Another thing for me were the two main characters, in some ways I could really relate to Rosemary, from her anxiety and her brand of mental distress to how she communicated with people. But the main thing that made me happy (read made me sob through the spicy scenes, from a weird mix of joy and vulnerablity) was how Cochrun depicted her sexuality, like I've never seen before. The mixture of rawness, and honesty and not shying away from maybe not as clean cut and straight forward parts of it were IT for me.
My grandpa died of illness a year ago, after years of being in and out of hospitals and various emergency rooms, so as you can imagine I'm well acquainted with seeing a loved one slowly lose themselves to illness and decay.
And although we never get to take him on a death-trip like they did with Joe, this tale of love and loss became very dear to my heart.
Another thing for me were the two main characters, in some ways I could really relate to Rosemary, from her anxiety and her brand of mental distress to how she communicated with people. But the main thing that made me happy (read made me sob through the spicy scenes, from a weird mix of joy and vulnerablity) was how Cochrun depicted her sexuality, like I've never seen before. The mixture of rawness, and honesty and not shying away from maybe not as clean cut and straight forward parts of it were IT for me.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
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
4/5 stars I loved it!
Thank you to the publisher for this ARC!
Here We Go Again is a book of ups and downs, big big feelings and most of all, trying to love and live life to the fullest despite it all.
As an avid fan of Cochrun’s previous work and was very excited for this book qnd was not disappointed in the storyline. Both Logan and Rosemary being adults feeling the pressures of a life that feels like it’s already finished was an incredibly relatable feeling and watching them heal their hearts and their love for each other was beautiful. That, coupled with the death trip with their former teacher showed how found family means so much to people, especially queer people. The book handled the topic of death very well but I did feel the ending was a but rushed. I would have also liked more romantic and intimate scenes but that’s just my own preference
Thank you to the publisher for this ARC!
Here We Go Again is a book of ups and downs, big big feelings and most of all, trying to love and live life to the fullest despite it all.
As an avid fan of Cochrun’s previous work and was very excited for this book qnd was not disappointed in the storyline. Both Logan and Rosemary being adults feeling the pressures of a life that feels like it’s already finished was an incredibly relatable feeling and watching them heal their hearts and their love for each other was beautiful. That, coupled with the death trip with their former teacher showed how found family means so much to people, especially queer people. The book handled the topic of death very well but I did feel the ending was a but rushed. I would have also liked more romantic and intimate scenes but that’s just my own preference
emotional
funny
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
This was a very (and i say this with love in my heart) millennial book 😅 the way they kept saying female (mostly queer) artists/ celebrities instead of „oh my god“ and the regular pop culture references were a little cringe sometimes and idk how well that will eventually age. I thought the romance was way too predictable and the conflict so unnecessary. They could’ve saved themselves so much heartache if logan had just gotten over her abandonment mommy issues a little earlier like girl its been 20 years and you‘re in your 30s 😩 anyway she did at least get her shit together in the end.
So the romance was meh to me the only thing that saved it was the fact that it was sapphic lol if this had been a straight romance i would’ve cared even less 🫠 but the journey of grief was beautiful and emotional and made me finish the book.
So the romance was meh to me the only thing that saved it was the fact that it was sapphic lol if this had been a straight romance i would’ve cared even less 🫠 but the journey of grief was beautiful and emotional and made me finish the book.