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311 reviews

muliejazza's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

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5/5⭐️!! This book deserves all the hype it's been getting. It's beautifully written and the story flows very well to the point where I never wanted to put it down. The characters are multidimensional and jump off the page, conveying such a range of emotions to the point you'll be feeling all the feels. There are so many good quotes in this book that I could add here, but instead of reading the quotes please go read this book!

Also, as someone who was born and raised in Rhode Island, the details about the area were pretty spot on. My favorite quote, which tells me the author did their research, was, “Anywhere farther than thirty minutes in Rhode Island is a destination wedding.” Spoken like a true Rhode Islander.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit

The main character's cat dies.

justreads93's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved how complex and human all the characters were but somehow at the same time they were so over the top and fun to read! I think this is the first book I’ve read that really shows what it was like during and immediately after the Covid 19 lockdowns and the psychological effects it had on people. 

I also really liked how the ending was satisfying but didn’t tie everything up in a bow!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt

rosieshu's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide attempt

adurr's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

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The hype is real, I LOVED this book. It’s such a moving depiction of depression, and the ways that hope, radical honesty, and connection with others make life worth living. It’s also SO funny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Dementia

turdygirly42's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Man. This book has changed my life. I have never been one to want to begin annotating a book but the second I finished, I opened again with a pen and a highlighter. 

This book is real. This book is about life in all of its forms. This book made me want to TRULY live. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt

sunshinegurl2's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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I absolutely loved this book. I laughed, I cried, I got frustrated, I was happy/giddy— Alison Espoch did an amazing job of making me feel every emotion the main character was feeling. The Wedding People is a beautiful story of finding hope after hitting rock bottom. Definitely read the content warnings for this one, but it was so worth the read. This book felt like a big hug, and I had to sit in silence after I finished it to really appreciate what I just read. Only took off .25 stars because

I didn’t love how quickly Pheobe’s thoughts turned around from being actively suicidal to being uncertain, yet excited, for her new life post-failed suicide attempt. Most times, healing from something like that and reframing your thoughts takes a lot of time, effort, and is not a linear journey. I think if there were just a couple more slip ups in her  thoughts throughout the book where she has to pull herself back out of that mindset it would’ve been more of a truly hopeful and realistic experience. I also know all this had to take place during the wedding week for the sake of the plot so I was able to let it go while reading

. That being said, I highly recommend the book. It’s only January, but this is definitely going to be one of my favorite books of the year. I’d not only reread it, but I also feel like I’d get something new out of it every time I read it. This is one of those books I am going to continuously think about and come back to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, Pandemic/Epidemic

alexllange's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy

tetrootz's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming

karla10's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed the book overall. I felt it was well written. It was sad, in an emotional way. I really felt for most of the characters. It’s a book about grief, mental health, learning, growing and really looking deep inside oneself while a wedding is being held at a grand hotel as the setting for most of the story. Satisfying conclusion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content

mstejpal's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent