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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
JULIA WHELON. This woman can tell a STORY. And write a story!!! It’s like if Kristin Hannah, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Emily Henry all collaborated on a book, and then you’re almost to this book. My oh my. Rebranding myself as someone who exclusively listens to narrations by Julia (is that a thing?), she’s a national treasure.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
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
3.75 stars
I asked myself if this was a retelling or a university version of The Fault in Our Stars and begged myself to not anticipate the pain.
I finished the book and I have to say, no it’s not a retelling and I’m glad it’s not a sad book. It’s a hopeful book and I’m very much in need of one at the moment.
I particularly loved the poems and quotes in the beginning of each chapter. Very fast paced and I count on the Netflix adaptation not to suck.
I asked myself if this was a retelling or a university version of The Fault in Our Stars and begged myself to not anticipate the pain.
I finished the book and I have to say, no it’s not a retelling and I’m glad it’s not a sad book. It’s a hopeful book and I’m very much in need of one at the moment.
I particularly loved the poems and quotes in the beginning of each chapter. Very fast paced and I count on the Netflix adaptation not to suck.
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I picked this up because I saw the announcement of the series adaptation but I can't do it anymore, I'm dnfing this at 60%.
Compared to the author's other book, 'Thank You for Listening' that I gave 4 stars, this is just disappointing. The mc is annoying and childish, the details of the premise are ridiculous and far too unrealistic for me, the side characters feel like caricatures/character tropes rather than fleshed out individuals and don't even get me started on the whole' cancer as a tool to push the romance' thing going on here. The only thing saving the book is the author's narration, Julia Whelan ALWAYS delivers on that front.
Compared to the author's other book, 'Thank You for Listening' that I gave 4 stars, this is just disappointing. The mc is annoying and childish, the details of the premise are ridiculous and far too unrealistic for me, the side characters feel like caricatures/character tropes rather than fleshed out individuals and don't even get me started on the whole' cancer as a tool to push the romance' thing going on here. The only thing saving the book is the author's narration, Julia Whelan ALWAYS delivers on that front.