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hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Grief
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Car accident
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Minor: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Stalking, Gaslighting
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Car accident, Pregnancy
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident
Minor: Pregnancy
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-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:
Complicated
Another strong Emily Henry performance, this time weaving past and present, glamour and the ordinary, and a whole bunch more small things that make up life.
I made the mistake during my reading to check the reviews of this book. I was equally confused by the readers' obsession with this being a "poor man's Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" and the claims that this isn't a romance.
I suppose I'm lucky in so far that my contrarian nature keeps me away from things that are generally popular, so I've not the faintest clue whether there is any resemblance to this other book. I will say that having read the blurb, it just sounds like a recurring motif, and I'm not entirely sure one can copyright a motif. But I haven't read the book, so I have no clue. Maybe don't read them in the same year if you're committed to reading both.
With respect to the claim that this isn't a romance, my only guess is that the other readers were looking for something more smutty and less complex. What I like about Emily Henry's books are the many layers to people, the individual lives they live outside of their romantic pursuits, their baggage and their dramas. When I read her Funny Story, I was stolen away by the way it dealt with grief for a life that the heroine had been hoping for.
Here, we've got Alice who's trying to live her best life, but then she stumbles upon something she shared with her father and because he's no longer there, it's a dream to pursue answers they had bought sought in the past. But her dream come true isn't within easy reach because there's another author in the running and although he's a rival, Alice can't help being herself. Bubbly and sweet and unfailingly polite, and Hayden's her completely opposite, but they work anyway.
I can't see how there would be no romance, when Alice and Hayden experience a slow simmering attraction that slowly turns into a wild love despite the boundaries that they try to keep between them. How?!
We get real friendships strewn in, the kind of family dynamics that are memorable and realistic, and a happily ever after that's just perfect. It's not a rom com, but why would it need to be? Emily Henry writes something just a little bit deeper, and that's A-OK, it's still a fantastic story.
I made the mistake during my reading to check the reviews of this book. I was equally confused by the readers' obsession with this being a "poor man's Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" and the claims that this isn't a romance.
I suppose I'm lucky in so far that my contrarian nature keeps me away from things that are generally popular, so I've not the faintest clue whether there is any resemblance to this other book. I will say that having read the blurb, it just sounds like a recurring motif, and I'm not entirely sure one can copyright a motif. But I haven't read the book, so I have no clue. Maybe don't read them in the same year if you're committed to reading both.
With respect to the claim that this isn't a romance, my only guess is that the other readers were looking for something more smutty and less complex. What I like about Emily Henry's books are the many layers to people, the individual lives they live outside of their romantic pursuits, their baggage and their dramas. When I read her Funny Story, I was stolen away by the way it dealt with grief for a life that the heroine had been hoping for.
Here, we've got Alice who's trying to live her best life, but then she stumbles upon something she shared with her father and because he's no longer there, it's a dream to pursue answers they had bought sought in the past. But her dream come true isn't within easy reach because there's another author in the running and although he's a rival, Alice can't help being herself. Bubbly and sweet and unfailingly polite, and Hayden's her completely opposite, but they work anyway.
I can't see how there would be no romance, when Alice and Hayden experience a slow simmering attraction that slowly turns into a wild love despite the boundaries that they try to keep between them. How?!
We get real friendships strewn in, the kind of family dynamics that are memorable and realistic, and a happily ever after that's just perfect. It's not a rom com, but why would it need to be? Emily Henry writes something just a little bit deeper, and that's A-OK, it's still a fantastic story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Infidelity, Dementia, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy
emotional
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Not quite what I was expecting from an Emily Henry book since this one felt heavier (physically and emotionally) than her other books. But I enjoyed all the twists. I wish there had been a family tree at the beginning of the book to reference the Ives family because it got confusing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident
Minor: Emotional abuse, Dementia, Pregnancy
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another real, emotional- yet uplifting and hopeful- romance from Emily Henry. She’s a must read author for me, so I was expecting it to be great. Something about this one just blew me away, though. It’s slightly reminiscent of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, but still distinctly its own story and flavor to the idea of telling the untold story of someone the world thinks they know.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Car accident
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Car accident
Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent