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Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Classism
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol
The last couple of chapters felt rushed but overall a really cute story that had layers to it and a surprising amount of substance. This book broached some important topics that I don't often see addressed in romance books, and while some parts weren't resolved, they were handled well and leave room for the reader to contemplate. I might be an Emily Henry fan now 😍
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content
Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Classism
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident
Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Car accident
Minor: Dementia, Pregnancy
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
In other Emily Henry’s books, the central plot IS the love story, and the subplots are about work or friendships, or family. In this story, the actual romance felt more like a subplot to me. It wasn’t Hayden and Alice’s story. It was Margaret’s (the lying old lady). The two storylines felt like they were competing for page time and the flip flopping pace wasn’t great. It felt like two separate books mashed together.
I did love the storytelling of Margaret’s life when it got to the interesting parts, but I wasn’t a fan of her “telling her story” but not being fully truthful and wasting these journalists time. Not cool, Peggy. Not cool.
I actually didn’t like Margaret in the end. She sucks. The manipulative old wench. She was quite selfish in her endeavours and I don’t know how they forgave her and wrote her story for her anyways. Kind of wish they touched on that redemption arc a little more rather than just stating it happened.
Happy that Alice and Hayden got a happy ending though! Probs wouldn’t name my baby after an aunt I never knew that was an ex-cult member, but whatevs, it’s their baby! Good for them!
No matter what, I’ll always love and treasure the beauty that is Emily Henry’s writing. She could write a refrigerator manual and I’d read it.
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Car accident
Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Car accident
Minor: Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Mental illness, Car accident, Death of parent