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emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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Content Warning: health decline, discussions of alzheimer's and dementia, familial dynamics that can be triggering. kissing, non-descriptive intercourse, mentions of alcohol consumption, death of a grandparent (mentioned, happened in the past), guilt tripping
I thought this was a pretty meh book. I liked the dynamics and the relationship but it felt a little too cookie cutter for me to really enjoy it. Both of our main characters have a quirky thing they do, a difficult relationship with their parents and siblings, and jump into a relationship way too quickly.
The set up to this and the way they come together felt a little off to me. They went to a party and saw each other, then saw each other again so now they feel comfortable enough to travel together? Juniper, a young woman travelling alone, feels comfortable travelling with a random dude she just met? Either she has no self-preservation or we just had to have some convenience for this to work.
I just felt like because of the time constraint of the weekish long tour of schools that everything else felt really rushed. Especially when Juniper and her boyfriend broke up?? Like where did that even come from. I wish authors would just have the characters be single instead of forcing a breakup the way they did.
There could have been much more exploration of what it means to have change, the uncertainty of the future, and how those two things intersect, but it just didn't happen. It was so overlooked by the whirlwind romance.
This may be one that you're interested in but not all of it quite hit for me.
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Content Warning: health decline, discussions of alzheimer's and dementia, familial dynamics that can be triggering. kissing, non-descriptive intercourse, mentions of alcohol consumption, death of a grandparent (mentioned, happened in the past), guilt tripping
I thought this was a pretty meh book. I liked the dynamics and the relationship but it felt a little too cookie cutter for me to really enjoy it. Both of our main characters have a quirky thing they do, a difficult relationship with their parents and siblings, and jump into a relationship way too quickly.
The set up to this and the way they come together felt a little off to me. They went to a party and saw each other, then saw each other again so now they feel comfortable enough to travel together? Juniper, a young woman travelling alone, feels comfortable travelling with a random dude she just met? Either she has no self-preservation or we just had to have some convenience for this to work.
I just felt like because of the time constraint of the weekish long tour of schools that everything else felt really rushed. Especially when Juniper and her boyfriend broke up?? Like where did that even come from. I wish authors would just have the characters be single instead of forcing a breakup the way they did.
There could have been much more exploration of what it means to have change, the uncertainty of the future, and how those two things intersect, but it just didn't happen. It was so overlooked by the whirlwind romance.
This may be one that you're interested in but not all of it quite hit for me.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Alcohol
Content Warning: health decline, discussions of alzheimer's and dementia, familial dynamics that can be triggering. kissing, non-descriptive intercourse, mentions of alcohol consumption, death of a grandparent (mentioned, happened in the past), guilt tripping
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