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julietealy's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Cancer
stephsbooktalk's review against another edition
5.0
Reread: I had been wanting to reread this one for a bit now because this story stayed with me for so long after I read it. This is such a beautiful romance and is nothing like the contemporary romances with the cartoon covers that you see everywhere. I was hoping there would be two narrators - one for Rosie & one of Will but there was only one. Perhaps I would have had a different experience while listening. I think this is one that I am glad that I read the book first. I still loved it so much and recommend when you want a little more of a romance that feels more realistic.
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Thank you so much to Pamela Dorman Books/Viking & Random House for an advance copy of this!
This will be published on June 20, 2023.
Wow. Wow. Wow.
I had first heard about this book while listening to a podcast and the host was talking about it and how much she loved it. So when the widget arrived I was really excited to read this book.
I definitely would say this is women's fiction more so than a romance BUT romance plays a part in the story as the love between Will and Rosie is very present.
I am having trouble coming up with things to say. Not because I didn't enjoy this but because I enjoyed it so much and I just want to make sure I am able to express my love for it. I also want to be careful I don't say too much and spoil the story.
I do warn those who read that this is a book without quotation marks. This was my first to read a book without them on an ereader and it definitely took some getting used to.
Sorry, he says to her.
What for?
For taking so long, he says.
I kept finding myself wanting to keep reading this book even when I was balancing a few others. My mind kept thinking about Will & Rosie and where the story was going and how it was going to end. This book is told over a decades of time starting as late teens until the are in their late 30s. The push and pull of their relationship and the gravity of their attraction is present throughout the whole book and you can't help but root for them.
Will was my favorite character in this. He had such a great arc throughout the book and I was so proud of the man he became. It is not that I didn't mind Rosie, but I had some issues with being such a people pleaser and never doing things for herself. It took awhile for her to finally speak for herself and I'm glad Will was there to give her that push to be the Rosie he knew she could be.
The couple went through so much together that as a reader it was getting frustrated when you wanted it to go one way but it went the complete opposite. And multiple times I kept saying "why can't they get their happy ending", "will this be the time they stay together?" or "what is going to happen next to them".
I wish we got an epilogue because I needed to know what happens a year from where the book ended. Though I guess it would be up to us as readers to decide their future.
I am not sure if this book will be for everyone but I thought it was fantastic and I am so glad that I have read it. I think this would be a great choice for book clubs as there are lots of layers to discuss. I cannot wait until my reader friends read this and get their thoughts.
These characters will stick with me for awhile and I may have to revisit them again.
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Thank you so much to Pamela Dorman Books/Viking & Random House for an advance copy of this!
This will be published on June 20, 2023.
Wow. Wow. Wow.
I had first heard about this book while listening to a podcast and the host was talking about it and how much she loved it. So when the widget arrived I was really excited to read this book.
I definitely would say this is women's fiction more so than a romance BUT romance plays a part in the story as the love between Will and Rosie is very present.
I am having trouble coming up with things to say. Not because I didn't enjoy this but because I enjoyed it so much and I just want to make sure I am able to express my love for it. I also want to be careful I don't say too much and spoil the story.
I do warn those who read that this is a book without quotation marks. This was my first to read a book without them on an ereader and it definitely took some getting used to.
Sorry, he says to her.
What for?
For taking so long, he says.
I kept finding myself wanting to keep reading this book even when I was balancing a few others. My mind kept thinking about Will & Rosie and where the story was going and how it was going to end. This book is told over a decades of time starting as late teens until the are in their late 30s. The push and pull of their relationship and the gravity of their attraction is present throughout the whole book and you can't help but root for them.
Will was my favorite character in this. He had such a great arc throughout the book and I was so proud of the man he became. It is not that I didn't mind Rosie, but I had some issues with being such a people pleaser and never doing things for herself. It took awhile for her to finally speak for herself and I'm glad Will was there to give her that push to be the Rosie he knew she could be.
The couple went through so much together that as a reader it was getting frustrated when you wanted it to go one way but it went the complete opposite. And multiple times I kept saying "why can't they get their happy ending", "will this be the time they stay together?" or "what is going to happen next to them".
I wish we got an epilogue because I needed to know what happens a year from where the book ended. Though I guess it would be up to us as readers to decide their future.
I am not sure if this book will be for everyone but I thought it was fantastic and I am so glad that I have read it. I think this would be a great choice for book clubs as there are lots of layers to discuss. I cannot wait until my reader friends read this and get their thoughts.
These characters will stick with me for awhile and I may have to revisit them again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Cancer, and Death
Moderate: Body shaming and Alcoholism
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