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tabea1409's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Cursing
ktv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content and Mental illness
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity
edietz22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, Vomit, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
isfantasi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Drug use, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Medical content
kkpines's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
As a people-pleasing daughter, this felt almost too real.
There is so much grief in this book: from holding onto post-graduate friendships for dear life to realizing you can outgrow yourself. It left me feeling homesick for a place I’ve never been to, and a person I’ve never known.
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, Medical content, and Pregnancy
leligavi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Man I really, really loved this book. I think Wyn is my favorite Henry male protagonist, by far. He was so sweet, loving, and respectful, but also really self-deprecating but that made the rest of his character super interesting.
This book was so good because (as someone who is married and loves my husband with all of my heart) I felt true pain at the thought of my person and I going through what Harriet and Wyn do in this book.
It was so painful to read the overthinking, and the comments, and the hurt, the anger, the tears. The wishing I could do or say this but not being able to because you aren't MINE anymore. Heartbreaking, JUST HEARTBREAKING.
The other characters were cool I guess, but all I really cared about was them.
After some reflection, I'm actually going to drop my rating from a 5 to a 4. I really didn't care about the other characters, in fact, most of them annoyed me. Especially Sabrina (is that her name? I don't even remember). And also, the gummy bear scene just really didn't need to happen and I cringed at most of it and skimmed the rest.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy, Chronic illness, and Vomit
immovabletype's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Cursing, Drug use, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Medical content, Vomit, Chronic illness, and Infidelity
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Vomit, Abandonment, Drug use, Cancer, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Grief, Alcohol, and Cursing
Maybe I am a basic bitch but I loved it, okay? I laughed, I cried, I smiled, I got very horny. It was amazing and it ended in a way I loved bc I too am burnt out on a career I thought I would love. I too am clinging to my youth and friends from college like a gd Sabrina. I too would follow my people to the ends of the earth. Anyway, I guess I am an Emily Henry stan now bc I also loved People We Meet on Vacation.bringmybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
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I honestly & truly don’t think this book is going to be for everyone, and I honestly & truly don’t think all of Emily Henry is for everyone (4 starred her first two, lukewarm on them in retrospect, DNFed Book Lovers, don’t @ me). All of that being said, I honestly & truly loved this book.
(Also, did I finally break down and decide to read this because the MC loves Murder She Wrote? no comment)
There are some books that I think have universal appeal, and others that hit harder because of the life you’ve lived and the experiences you’ve had, and I think that was a huge part of why this hit so well for me. I can totally understand why people would look at this and go “miscommunication trope at it’s finest, yawn” but (as someone who’s not typically a fan of this trope) I felt this was a super realistic portrayal of trying to figure out who you are and what you want as you grow older, especially as you try to do it in a relationship with someone you love who is growing up alongside you.
One of my gripes with some of EH’s work is that it’s too … quippy. Nobody can be “on” 24/7, zinging barbs back and forth with whomever they come across from the moment they open their eyes until the moment they go to bed. Sometimes even the quippiest person just calls their partner and says, “Hey, do we need milk?” without there being a joke attached to it, you know?
That being said, I felt that that the characters in this book were way more realistic, and I actually believed in them, which made it a lot easier to stay invested in the story & in their relationships. It’s got so much heart in the way that growing up in a friend group is described, especially as we start to want different things that don’t align with how our friends or partners are growing up.
tl;dr this one brought me back to EH and I’ll be giving her next one a read!
Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Dementia, Chronic illness, and Drug use
jaydub0221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Grief and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Vomit, Mental illness, Cursing, and Medical content