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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
tense
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
absolutely fantastic. the author describes this as 'sapphic road trip about death' and yeah, that is what it is. (there is a very clear warning in the front of the book about this - this book deals with off screen death of a father, and on-screen death of parental figure). Rosemary and Logan take their old English teacher on a road trip to his final resting place, while he's actively dying of cancer, and along the way, come to terms with and resolve their own shared past and history, and fall in love, and work out how to go forwards. they also come to terms with Joe dying, and his death. I cried so much.
what I really appreciate about Joe's dying and his death, is that once they did make it to the final destination, it wasn't an immediate 'now they're there, and he dies right away'. at the same time it wasn't drawn out - it was just given space. the book felt perfectly paced - frantic and anxious in the beginning, then it started mellowing out, with occasional spikes of interpersonal drama, and then it was allowed to wind down. it's not often that I say about romance novels that they are beautiful, but this one was, and I love it very much.
Alison Cochrun is now an auto-buy author - I loved her first book, and while I had some issues with her second one, I did enjoy that one too, and this one is just phenomenal. I can't wait to see what she'll do next.
what I really appreciate about Joe's dying and his death, is that once they did make it to the final destination, it wasn't an immediate 'now they're there, and he dies right away'. at the same time it wasn't drawn out - it was just given space. the book felt perfectly paced - frantic and anxious in the beginning, then it started mellowing out, with occasional spikes of interpersonal drama, and then it was allowed to wind down. it's not often that I say about romance novels that they are beautiful, but this one was, and I love it very much.
Alison Cochrun is now an auto-buy author - I loved her first book, and while I had some issues with her second one, I did enjoy that one too, and this one is just phenomenal. I can't wait to see what she'll do next.
emotional
reflective
sad
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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
sad
fast-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
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
adventurous
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
road trip rom com about cancer and being gay? love it. wish i had a playlist of all the songs mentioned in the book. loved the characters and how they all challenged each other through difficult situations. the road trip forced them to talk it out like adults and face hard truths. will definitely be on me reread list.