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mayareads4fun's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Such a good read to end off the summer with (even though it took me longer than I thought to read).
Had me LAUGHING but also staring at my ceiling at midnight.
Had me LAUGHING but also staring at my ceiling at midnight.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
adamagoesit_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“Sometimes I swear adulthood is staring at your phone and wondering which of your friends has enough time to deal with your latest emotional breakdown, then realizing none of them do.”
The Ex-Vows has brought an emotion out of me that I was unable to decipher until I read this book. Jessica Joyce has a gift and her words are intricately placed in a way where you feel the emotions through that are coming off the pages. I know everyone would relate to Georgia and Eli, but I feel like they are relatable, despite certain differences that they have for each other. This is a story of love and realization for people who are just trying to figure out their way in without knowing all answers. Especially for people that have to leave their hometown or leave their safe space and jump into something entirely new for them, but they are not sure how to navigate that.
Georgia is the best woman for her best friend’s wedding but the wedding keeps going awry and is quite literally a mess from starts to finish. However, her ex five years Eli Mora has comes town to attend the wedding as well by offering his helping services to make sure everything goes as planned. I find the story well flowed and touches on a lot of topics within Georgia’s POV. I do wish that we got to experience Eli’s head and where during this entire process of like a week and a half. However, I enjoyed the story all the same. I felt like the built up for Eli and Georgia was put together very well and did not really feel rushed. I also loved the side characters and how everyone had a piece involved in the wedding process. I liked that we saw the inner grips of how Georgia felt about herself and how there were bases on her family, her friends and the personal struggle she dealt with (while being bc a list girlie through and through). It will not always be felt by most, but I feel like there is a piece of Georgia everyone. This story also reminds me of Happy Place by Emily Henry, but done a bit cleaner and more realistic. So if you liked Happy Place, you will absolutely love this book.
This is a five star for me and this has become one of my favorite books. Now, go read the book.
The Ex-Vows has brought an emotion out of me that I was unable to decipher until I read this book. Jessica Joyce has a gift and her words are intricately placed in a way where you feel the emotions through that are coming off the pages. I know everyone would relate to Georgia and Eli, but I feel like they are relatable, despite certain differences that they have for each other. This is a story of love and realization for people who are just trying to figure out their way in without knowing all answers. Especially for people that have to leave their hometown or leave their safe space and jump into something entirely new for them, but they are not sure how to navigate that.
Georgia is the best woman for her best friend’s wedding but the wedding keeps going awry and is quite literally a mess from starts to finish. However, her ex five years Eli Mora has comes town to attend the wedding as well by offering his helping services to make sure everything goes as planned. I find the story well flowed and touches on a lot of topics within Georgia’s POV. I do wish that we got to experience Eli’s head and where during this entire process of like a week and a half. However, I enjoyed the story all the same. I felt like the built up for Eli and Georgia was put together very well and did not really feel rushed. I also loved the side characters and how everyone had a piece involved in the wedding process. I liked that we saw the inner grips of how Georgia felt about herself and how there were bases on her family, her friends and the personal struggle she dealt with (while being bc a list girlie through and through). It will not always be felt by most, but I feel like there is a piece of Georgia everyone. This story also reminds me of Happy Place by Emily Henry, but done a bit cleaner and more realistic. So if you liked Happy Place, you will absolutely love this book.
This is a five star for me and this has become one of my favorite books. Now, go read the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
thatswhatshanread's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.5
WOW, another great novel from Jessica Joyce!! I utterly ADORED her first novel, and while this one didn’t quite measure up to her debut for me, I still loved it. Her writing style is so natural and fun but full of honesty and meaning. It’s such a perfect fit for the contemporary romance genre and I hope she knows that. The dialogue, the characters, the humor, the plot—fantastic and original.
Eli and Georgia are the starring exes of this story, brought back together five years after their breakup for the wedding of their longtime mutual best friend. Georgia’s been back in the Bay Area for a while; Eli’s still in NYC where things fell apart after their many years of friendship and then love. They’re each big players in their respective jobs, but one of their jobs was part of the reason they drifted apart. They obviously still love each other, but neither wants to acknowledge it when there is so much pain there, too. Enter their duties of being Adam’s Best Man and Best Woman, back home where they all met. They must work together to make a wedding happen that seems cursed to fail.
Even all the things that go wrong for the wedding feel realistic because I myself could see all of those things happening to me or one of my friends. I love Georgia’s, Eli’s, and Adam’s reactions to each new problem, earnest and funny. But I also love the hard moments in between, the way Eli tries to hold himself together despite his constant anxiety, and the way he finally lets Georgia in like he never did before. How Georgia starts to work through saying the scary things out loud, the moment she’s feeling them. They each have their own faults, but ultimately bring out the best in each other, too.
I related to both Georgia and Eli’s insecurities and especially how each manifested within them. But I was happy to see how they grew from them as well, and how they knew what each other needed. I think I would’ve liked a little more of Eli’s side of things and maybe more in-depth scenes of years past in their relationship, but that’s okay.
Second chance romance is everything to me, not to mention friends to lovers to exes to lovers once again. It represents the idea that people can and do change, that love and trust can be rebuilt, that happiness can be renewed. And Jessica Joyce writes it so effectively here, a tender ode to “what’s meant to be, will be”.
Eli and Georgia are the starring exes of this story, brought back together five years after their breakup for the wedding of their longtime mutual best friend. Georgia’s been back in the Bay Area for a while; Eli’s still in NYC where things fell apart after their many years of friendship and then love. They’re each big players in their respective jobs, but one of their jobs was part of the reason they drifted apart. They obviously still love each other, but neither wants to acknowledge it when there is so much pain there, too. Enter their duties of being Adam’s Best Man and Best Woman, back home where they all met. They must work together to make a wedding happen that seems cursed to fail.
Even all the things that go wrong for the wedding feel realistic because I myself could see all of those things happening to me or one of my friends. I love Georgia’s, Eli’s, and Adam’s reactions to each new problem, earnest and funny. But I also love the hard moments in between, the way Eli tries to hold himself together despite his constant anxiety, and the way he finally lets Georgia in like he never did before. How Georgia starts to work through saying the scary things out loud, the moment she’s feeling them. They each have their own faults, but ultimately bring out the best in each other, too.
I related to both Georgia and Eli’s insecurities and especially how each manifested within them. But I was happy to see how they grew from them as well, and how they knew what each other needed. I think I would’ve liked a little more of Eli’s side of things and maybe more in-depth scenes of years past in their relationship, but that’s okay.
Second chance romance is everything to me, not to mention friends to lovers to exes to lovers once again. It represents the idea that people can and do change, that love and trust can be rebuilt, that happiness can be renewed. And Jessica Joyce writes it so effectively here, a tender ode to “what’s meant to be, will be”.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent
whackettreading's review
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content
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