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Stora vackra liv by Emily Henry

74 reviews

annacurnow's review against another edition

4.5

emotional 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: No

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packiliveshere's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted 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

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shanmcdrmtt's review against another edition

2.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

This unfortunately did not do it for me. A little too much Evelyn Hugo vibes. The romance and its “resolution/ending” felt far too rushed. Ofc Em Hen’s dialogue continues to be witty, fun, and emotional (highlights include the ending conversation with the main characters mom) but honestly I just wanted to finish it :( I loved the books “message” but wish it was an entirely different story to get us there. Best parts were the family storyline of the main characters.

My perhaps controversial Em Hen ranking:
1. People We Meet on Vacation
2. Funny Story
3. Happy Place
4. Beach Read
5. Book Lovers
6. A Great Big Beautiful Life

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corriescorner's review against another edition

4.25

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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moriahleigh's review against another edition

4.5

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kshertz's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad 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: No

I love Emily Henry and this was no exception for me. I love the journalists falling in love and the old curmudgeon famous star that gets them to come to her so they can compete to write a book about her. It’s a sweet love story coupled with learning the older woman’s life story and it was delightful and kept me hooked. It’s not a 5 star because I didn’t like the ending but the rest was fantastic.

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nerdese's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny mysterious 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

Another enjoyable read from an author who's pretty much an auto-read for me now, but I can't say it quite hit the heights of her previous offerings. I liked Alice and Hayden's chemistry, but did feel it escalated a bit quickly; Emily Henry is so good at the slow burn, but the tension was cut rather quickly, and I didn't quite grasp Hayden's jump from stoic to smitten. The parallel plot of Margaret's family was well done — it gave me Evelyn Hugo vibes — but I found the ending rushed and a little too neat. I read a few other reviews that said the novel didn't feel as polished as Henry's previous ones, and I think I agree. There's a lot of good stuff here, but especially for a novel that clocks in at nearly 450 pages, I think it could have benefited from some more streamlining and sharpening.

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vanessa209's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not my fave EH book. I felt like the client she was interviewing was like a boring Evelyn Hugo. Hot take lol. It got interesting in maybe the last quarter of the book. Did I like the romance obvi but overall I returned my physical copy and ended up just listening on audio. Kinda boring …

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mariposa517's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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ecmo1's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

About half of this is devoted to the memories of Margaret, an elderly hermit and former paparazzi headliner from a line of uber rich, messy people. Alice and Hayden are journalists who Margaret sets up as potential memoir writers for her story, competing for the chance to author the book. Of course, they fall in love (the other 50% of the story). I thought this was fine, but there were some side character dropped plots and pacing issues that could’ve made it all hang together a little better. It could’ve also used a little more showing and a little less telling, especially in Hayden’s part of the story. There’s a lot of random (past) trauma. Overall, not my favorite or least favorite Emily Henry book.

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