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I enjoyed the main love interests and how they actively worked through problems and worked to understand and apologize with each other. Their issues seemed more grounded in logic versus narrative contrivances. They were not able to talk to each other about certain things due to
I was also quite moved by the parental relationship with the main female character and her mother. I loathed the mother. She made me so angry.
Margaret and the story she told were so interesting and heartbreaking.
And Julia Wheylan, when she read Margaret in a moment of seething anger, her voice gave me chills. She sounded genuinely scary. She did a great job on the audiobook.
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Minor: Animal death
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Kidnapping, Gaslighting
Graphic: Mental illness, Car accident
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
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
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism
Minor: Pregnancy
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Gaslighting
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
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
Okay, first, the cast of characters are perfect. From Margaret and all her family to Alice and Hayden. Every character added something to the book. Alice Scott is such a loveable character. Her sunshine demeanor and optimism won me over. She's hilarious and kind and it was so easy to root for her. I loved her from page one. Hayden Anderson, what a man. I gotta be honest, he was a jerk at the beginning. But, as usual, Emily made us absolutely adore him by the end of the book. He was so kind and honest. He's selfless and funny. And he absolutely worships the ground Alice walks on. Hayden is down BAD! As all men should be for the woman they love. I loved watching Alice and Hayden grow together and fall in love. Their love felt so pure and honest. They way it developed felt so natural and real. It was perfectly written.
Onto the Margaret Ives storyline. Oh my gosh, was I absolutely hooked. I loved connecting all the dots and learning all about Margaret's family. So much joy and grief is found in Margaret's story. It made my heart ache to read about, but then it made my heart rejoice when Margaret gets her happy ending. Everything about this story was so real and put together perfectly. I love these characters, I love the story, I love this book. I honestly don't think Emily Henry is capable of writing a bad book. Everything she writes turns to gold. I love love love you Emily Henry.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Gaslighting
Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Dementia, Suicide attempt