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cutepatzie'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: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry
caseythereader'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
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Child abuse, Vomit, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Cancer
ttumbletree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
the reality is that i fell irrevocably in love with this book within the first few pages. the blurbs that are given on this book don’t do justice to the characters: the way they hurt, and love and breathe. i felt like i was thrown into a world as real and beautiful and painful as the real one and i am so so grateful for it.
gus is just a beautifully constructed character, and i was so happy when i noticed that i had subconsciously grown to love his character instead of just seeing him as the love interest. he didn’t lack in depth in any way that i might’ve expected and he is one of my favorite „book boyfriends“ now.
january has been catapulted to one of my favorite main characters with ease. a lot of it comes from feeling understood by many of her struggles, but i just adore the way she kept fighting to see the world in its beauty and not just see the darkness and the pain.
which brings me to probably my favorite part of this book, the heartache it gave me. the way emily henry describes the pain that comes from losing a parent hit a bit to close to home, but she wrote it in such a beautiful and complete way that it just all made sense to me. i also prefer the way that pain was handled to book lovers but that’s a different story and probably comes from my own experiences rather than anything else.
throughout the entire book i was hooked, i found myself reading for much longer than i ever intended and it was hard to put it down to take care of mundane things (like sleeping lol).
long story short: beach read is right at the top of my favorite books of the year and has confirmed my love for emily henry’s books!
that’s it.
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Grief
filipa_maia'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
4.0
This is not a typical romance in a sense that are some really dark and heavy topics represented: domestic abuse, a cult, death... the kind of themes that are not associated when you ear the genre romance.
I really enjoyed this book. I like how dark and mysterious Gus is and how fragile and hurt January feels. And I like the way both of them decide to give each other a chance (although, sometimes, January frustrated me a lot). The best part about this book is that it shows that two people with completely opposite visions of the world can find common ground.
I really liked this book and will look for more books by Emily Henry.
Graphic: Cancer, Abandonment, Grief, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident, Alcohol, and Cursing
urmominmybed69's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction and Cursing
Minor: Misogyny and Alcoholism
bri__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Chronic illness, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
aklovekorn'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, and Infidelity
lucymae0515'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
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer and Alcoholism
Minor: Vomit
jessicareynolds_x'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
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content
Minor: Cursing
alisonfaith426's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing and Alcohol