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kathrynlbest's review against another edition
3.0
Rounding down a little. This book wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t nearly as captivating as Reid’s other novels. I mostly picked it up because I am a huge fan of Daisy Jones & the six, the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and Malibu Rising. This one is much less historical fiction, much more romance. The feelings in it are real which I appreciate, but it’s less hard hitting and more of a light beach read.
mlau17's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
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? No
4.5
ashleyyychambers's review against another edition
5.0
Anything TJR is an immediate must read for me. This is Honestly the best book I’ve read in a long time & it broke my heart more than once.
bookstashread's review against another edition
4.0
Taylor Jenkins Reid continues to write about life beautifully. I love how she is able to bottle up little pieces of complex human problems and serve them in a story.
Plot: This novel is about a 31 year old woman who gets engaged to a wonderful man years and after her former husband and high school sweetheart is lost at sea and announced dead. When he turns up 3.5 years later - what does she do?
This book deals with grief as well as some of the less polished parts of growing up like how experiencing life changes you, and it’s okay to want something different than your younger self. We don’t talk about that as much as we should when we get older. We grow and change and adapt and the person we are today is never going to be the same as the person we were in the past, we are a summation of that person… who is going to continue changing. La la land vibes from this one for sure.
“I am who I am because I loved you once”
Plot: This novel is about a 31 year old woman who gets engaged to a wonderful man years and after her former husband and high school sweetheart is lost at sea and announced dead. When he turns up 3.5 years later - what does she do?
This book deals with grief as well as some of the less polished parts of growing up like how experiencing life changes you, and it’s okay to want something different than your younger self. We don’t talk about that as much as we should when we get older. We grow and change and adapt and the person we are today is never going to be the same as the person we were in the past, we are a summation of that person… who is going to continue changing. La la land vibes from this one for sure.
“I am who I am because I loved you once”
goldskies7120's review against another edition
2.0
2.5* - it's fine I guess. definitely not my favorite taylor jenkins reid, probably reflective of my hatred of love triangles, but while the mc had a valid reason, I still felt like this was very predictable and never really gave me anything new.
elisabeth7291's review against another edition
4.0
Chick Lit at it's finest
If you're looking for a happy beach read, this is it. Quick paced with just the right amount of sentimentality, this is a great choice for light entertainment.
If you're looking for a happy beach read, this is it. Quick paced with just the right amount of sentimentality, this is a great choice for light entertainment.