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schnaucl'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
4.5
Like Nora, I find stories where people give up their entire lives despite barely knowing the person they're giving up everything for to be irritating.
I also liked that it wasn't a story where if she and Charlie had just had an honest conversation all of the drama could have been avoided. Okay, the two years where they didn't talk maybe could have been avoided. Really, the two people who just needed to have an honest conversation were Nora and her sister.
The bits about the book industry were also fun.
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Bullying
meghanm404's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
alina5556's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment and Bullying
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
historianvik's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Bullying and Death of parent
katrinaslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Firstly this is my first Emily Henry book and narrated by Julia Whelan.
This book follows and brings up a lot of small-town romance tropes.
Thereโs a sexy carpenter who looks good in plaid, a small town business that needs saving, thereโs a sleek City girl whoโs feeling out of place in this small town. But I love how Henry points out all of these tropes and takes us down a different merry path.
Nora and Charlie has chemistry. Intense double-entendre heart-racing chemistry. Julian Whelan narrated their interactions so well, Charlieโs dry wit lands every time.
I love how they figure out how to love another person without compromising on who they are.
If Nora is the ice queen, her sister Libby is a rainbow princess in vintage dresses!
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Bullying
thisreadingcorner's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
- I LOVE the decision to focus on the narrative of the city slicker who gets left behind in the small town romance. As an avid consumer of Hallmark movies (argue with somebody else, theyโre entertaining), there is of course a misogynistic bent to the notion that a woman who pursues her goals adamantly from the confines of a high rise is less human than the cowgirl next door.
- Charlie Lastra is the most supportive partner. He is effusively proud of Nora. Constantly praising her work ethic and her success, to the point of being willing to hand her his own work and call her better at it. I am obsessed with him.
- For a book with almost no miscommunication, it flows beautifully. These are grown ups making clear declarations and walking through every option.
- The emails!! The texts! The literary references!
- Noraโs relationship to her younger sister Libby is frustrating at times but works out exactly how you would want it to. Natural growing pains when you realize that you have outgrown the comfort of your dynamic.
- โOur familyโ
- I love to see a woman get it all.
- Get the Target exclusive so you can read the bonus feature at the end. It was so nice to see all my faves together in one context, and Gusโ response ๐ญ
โ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ค๐ถ๐ฃ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ. ๐๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ง ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด.โ
An eternal thank you to Emily Henry for books that I can live.
Minor: Bullying and Death of parent
bitterseason's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, and Vomit
simixfe's review against another edition
2.5
I wanted to like this book and in the beginning I did. It started out as the cute, light-hearted romance it was marketed as but it got rather sad and depressing towards the end. It may be that I am sensitive but it bothers me a lot when a book is praised as the perfect light-hearted summer read when it is not.
Also the plot and characters were kind of boring.
On a positive note, the writing style is great and very readable.
Conclusion: I thought I would like this more than 'People we meet on vacation' but I didn't :(
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Medical content
chichisode's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcohol and Toxic relationship
Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Vomit, Car accident, Cursing, and Medical content
meredith_williams_'s review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Bullying