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machster9's review against another edition
3.0
Cute story of serendipity
Not a great book, but an enjoyable tale about lives meeting by Fate/chance, and the series of events that brings them together. To be honest, I didn't much care for Jonathon; I find him boorish, pompous and not very interesting. Yet somehow, I found myself rooting for him. The story is a bit predictable, and there's nothing outstanding about the writing, but it's a quick easy read.
Not a great book, but an enjoyable tale about lives meeting by Fate/chance, and the series of events that brings them together. To be honest, I didn't much care for Jonathon; I find him boorish, pompous and not very interesting. Yet somehow, I found myself rooting for him. The story is a bit predictable, and there's nothing outstanding about the writing, but it's a quick easy read.
karinlib's review against another edition
4.0
Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas was one of the books chosen by Amazon for International Book day. It was free. I liked it. It was a good book to take me away from COVID-19, unrest and the more serious books I have been reading, hence the four star rating. Pre-March, I might have rated it 3 stars. I thought the translation was fine and flowed. I had a feeling of deja-vu in places, but that was ok.
I liked that the book took place in Hamburg Germany. One negative thought, maybe a bit too long (the book is 435 pages).
I liked that the book took place in Hamburg Germany. One negative thought, maybe a bit too long (the book is 435 pages).
belen_mrtnz's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
tfischbach's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death
Minor: Alcoholism and Cancer
eusteph's review
4.0
Despite what my goodreads timeline might suggest, it didn't actually take me long to finish this book once I got down to business. I went into it a bit blind. I knew I had been gifted this book from my Amazon wishlist but to be quite honest I didn't really remember how it got to the wishlist in the first place. Anywho, I loved the plot as it wasn't full of the clichés you find in contemporary (?) fiction. I must say I skimmed through quite a bit of certain chapters where I felt like things were being excessively described and thus boring me a bit. However, I loved the fact that the author didn't quite wrap things up in a bow by the end of the novel which not only leaves room for interpretation but also a sequel (though I think this book is fantastic as a stand alone). The only reason I am not rating it higher is because of the skimming I had to do in certain parts. Otherwise, I would definitely recommend it to anyone who's looking for a light read.
geckoedit's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The showing vs telling was massively imbalanced, to the point where the big meeting between the two characters and their interactions are mostly off-screen or at such a great narrative distance that I felt cheated of the moment the whole book had been building towards. And that meant the romance aspect was completely unbelievable.
Sappy and full of clichés and trite self-help quotes. Big "manifest your destiny" energy which clashed with the idea of having agency and choosing T the change yourself. Both main characters were unlikeable. Plot twists and catalysts were mostly external, like other characters interfering as if the author hadn't figured out how to get from A to B.
This felt like a plot outline of the book I thought I was going to be reading. It had q lot of potential but missed the mark for me. It mostly feels like the author or publisher wanted to sell a similar diary and wrote this to go along with it.
Sappy and full of clichés and trite self-help quotes. Big "manifest your destiny" energy which clashed with the idea of having agency and choosing T the change yourself. Both main characters were unlikeable. Plot twists and catalysts were mostly external, like other characters interfering as if the author hadn't figured out how to get from A to B.
This felt like a plot outline of the book I thought I was going to be reading. It had q lot of potential but missed the mark for me. It mostly feels like the author or publisher wanted to sell a similar diary and wrote this to go along with it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts