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prettybaddieb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, and Grief
Moderate: Medical content and Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing and Blood
j_emerson18'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Medical content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Cancer
abigail_hos'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: Abandonment, Death of parent, Vomit, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Addiction and Vomit
Minor: Blood and Pregnancy
lauramccarthy'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
3.75
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction
thatswhatshanread'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
5.0
I feel numb after finishing this one, because I felt everything else while reading it. It didn’t take me long at all to pour through it, but somehow I’m left thinking I’d been inside those words for years and years. It was so comforting, real, sweet, honest, deep, heartbreaking… and other words.
To say this is a ‘great romance’ is doing it a disservice—it is an overwhelming portrait of every pulsing vein that makes up a contemporary romance. The chemistry between Elliot and Macy, built up so naturally, stretched into an aching slow burn, the intensity of raw hurt and mixed signals, dialogue dripping with honesty, the painful passage of time lost. Short chapters switching between “then” and “now” made it all the more heart racing. Would love prevail?
This isn’t a romcom, like the other books by Lauren that I’ve read. I adore romcoms, but I adore real stories even more. Real characters, real emotions, real loss, real situations. And this is real, this is all-encompassing, this is love.
Lauren’s full-hearted leap with this romantic drama is an instant winner for me. Hard to believe it was their first foray into women’s lit. What a home run.
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Cursing
Minor: Addiction and Pregnancy
miszne99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I may not be addicted to the book that I could not put it down but it's good enough that I would recommend it to others.
Graphic: Car accident
Minor: Addiction
kristyndcruz'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
“I never got to fall out of love. I just had to move on.”
“I haven’t been living without him. I’ve been merely surviving.”
“It never occurred to me that love could be anything other than all-consuming. Even as a child, I knew I never wanted anything less.”
Graphic: Car accident and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, and Drug abuse
shelbyjo's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death
Minor: Addiction