Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Stora vackra liv by Emily Henry

207 reviews

bookgirlieee's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Emily Henry does not disappoint. I didn’t want this book to end. Absolutely loved the relationship growth between Alice and Henry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol

davy_reads's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

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The author's writing style was distracting to me again (repetitive words), and the ending was too vague. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy

kimapede's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident

Moderate: Death, Abandonment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy

annag77's review against another edition

2.75

lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy, Abandonment

jessiecc's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Dementia

ahaze134's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder

chewy__stuff's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy

jls6283's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Emily Henry just makes you feel all the feels… 🥺

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident

Minor: Death, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy

nymaera's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy

jasperw's review against another edition

3.25

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is my second Emily Henry book. The last one I read (Beach Read.. I think?) I thought was fine. I remember parts of it, but I didn't love it the way so many people seem to. I was excited about the premise for this one, and even when early reviews started coming in and people who usually love her work didn't like this one, I continued to be optimistic because I thought maybe what didn't work for them would make it work for me. I really like the story and the characters. I like Hayden and Alice as characters, and I liked their romantic dynamic as well. I liked the mystery in the plot, and I love the idea of exploring the past of someone in tandem with other character's present. What really fell flat for me was the pacing and the ending. I think the pacing of the plot points needed more work. Most of the book had a slow burn, but then when a specific mysterious element was added, it felt like it was rushed to be explained, which killed some of the buildup. Along with that, while I could have accepted the ending (although that itself also felt a tad rushed) the epilogue is what really through me off. We jump around in the future, with so much changing for these characters so quickly, but because it's the ending and we're jumping through time, it didn't feel like we really got to feel these changes happening for them. 

I liked this more than I liked the other Emily Henry I read, and I would pick her work up again if a book sticks out to me, but I don't feel a strong feeling about needing to pick up another of her work. 

*Edit: Apparently I gave Beach Read 4 stars ... that is wild to me. I do not think it would be a 4 star for me now, and at this point in time I do think this is a better book, but it's also a lower rated book compared to books I really enjoy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Dementia

Minor: Terminal illness