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Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Classism
Minor: Classism
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
I loved finding out about Margarets history and experiences. They were probably even my favourite part of the book and I was always curious to find out more.
Surprisingly I actually guessed all the big "twists" but I still like how they were executed.
Also absolutely loved all the parallels to 'The Last Great American Dynasty'!!!
Such a good book :)
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Car accident
Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent
Sem dúvida, lembrou-me "Evelyn Hugo", de Taylor Jenkins Reid, contudo, a singularidade da autora e seu estilo de escrita permaneceram evidentes. O desfecho surpreendente foi extraordinário, mantendo-me em suspense e sem fôlego até o final.
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment
If you're like me and first feel in love with Emily Henry for her fun lighthearted romances, this might not be what you want, but it is such a great book. Do know though this is like 60% the unraveling of the celebrity's story the other 40% the romance.
Few things I liked
1. I love how the Male love interest is given good reasons for how he is acting in the situation they're in. I never had to go for chapters on en's asking what's his deal or just assuming he does it solely for tension.
2. I like the secondary plot being something completely different that interacted with the present plot. The main issue I had with Happy Place was the flashbacks, but with this book, they're done so well.
3. For what a lot of people will call a "silly little romance" this book actually looks at and confronts the issue of generational trauma really well.
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Classism
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Dementia, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Classism
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief
Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse