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Stora vackra liv by Emily Henry

307 reviews

patedm's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny 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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Emily Henry continues to do no wrong. I love the Ives and their story 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Death, Dementia, Car accident

mmadill227's review against another edition

5.0

emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

amgarrido's review against another edition

3.75

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I really enjoyed the mystery/family drama aspect of this book, following Margaret's story almost more than Alice and Hayden's. In a way, the storytelling of 'The Story' chapters reminded me of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (although I prefer that novel). I have seen other people saying that the twists and turns in Margaret's family story are not extreme as they expected, but I thought they were just enough to be shocking with being completely unbelievable, and was surprised by some of the secrets Margaret kept. What more do you want this family to go through?

The romance was trite and often predictable, moving far too quickly at the beginning. By the end of the book, I appreciated their connection a bit more but it was by far the least interesting part of this book. I liked the exploration of Alice's relationship with her mother and the weight of family expectations, but felt there was a missed opportunity to delve deeper into this aspect, which would have enriched the Alice's character and the overall narrative.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Death

pfranklin48's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

midnightbelles's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is definitely something new for the Emily Henry book verse (based on the books of hers I have read) and I can’t say I hated it. Was the interview/story portion of this book a little boring at times, yes. Was this lacking a little in the romance and lovey dovey part of romance books, yes. However the end of the book was really great and I enjoyed the final chapter a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content

ilkjen's review against another edition

3.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Not my favorite Emily Henry book. “The Story” was incredibly boring to me. I appreciate where it ended up but I just wanted to get back to Alice & Hayden. “The Story” was supposed to be the substance and the romance was supposed to be confetti. But it didn’t grab me that way.

This also reminded me a lot of The Paris Secret, which I hated, so that probably didn’t help.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy

ursula_la's review against another edition

4.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death of parent

bethanystone13's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Another brilliant book by Emily Henry.
I think this is probably joint favourite with Funny Story. 
I loved the way we jumped back into Margaret’s past and the way it was formatted, just the way Alice said she would do it. I liked getting to know her and Hayden throughout the book, and seeing how their relationship developed.
I'll admit, I thought I had guessed the secret a couple of times, but I was far from it! The truth was definitely better than what I guessed it would be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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               This book felt like it was trying to be two books at once. It was trying to be a bit of both a literary mystery and a contemporary romance book. The two didn’t weave that well together, however. 

              I hated all the edging the author did with the MC’s sexual relationship. I think she was trying to keep it from being “too spicy” for her readers, but still spicy enough. However, it just got frustrating. I get the building anticipation of them having intercourse, but it just took too long! 

              I liked most of the characters, all the townspeople, Cecil and Margaret especially, though others not as much, looking at you, Alice, and especially her mom, and Theo. 

              Overall, it was a decent book. Mostly, the structure just didn’t work for me. As well as the drawn-out nature of the MCs’ relationship, and their admitting their feelings and desires. 


  

​Narrator Rating:​ 4.75 stars

             I wish they’d gotten someone else to narrate the section of the book that was supposed to be part of the biography. Julia Whelan is wonderful and did an amazing job, however, I feel like having dual narration would have been better for the two intertwined sections of the book. 

Elements 

Heartfelt-💔💔💔 

Horror- N/A

Love aka Romance- 💋 💋 💋 💋 & 1/2

Predictability-🔮 🔮 🔮 

Spice-  🌶  🌶  🌶 

Tear- 😭 & 1/2

Thrill- N/A

Humor- 😜 😜 & 1/2

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Content Warnings

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

cassandra_b's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Dementia