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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
I went into this book blind because of how popular it has been. It ended up being a really good read and I ended up finishing it in one sitting.
eh it was okay it really didn’t have much romance like idc about your job
⭐️ 5
This book is my current standard on romance stories I'll read this year as of the moment !! GOODDDDDD, I could lichrally write a whole ass essay on how I love this book
This book is my current standard on romance stories I'll read this year as of the moment !! GOODDDDDD, I could lichrally write a whole ass essay on how I love this book
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The core concept of this book-- a magical apartment that links two points in time, seven years apart-- is a lovely twist on classic time travel plots. This is a novel about love but also grief-- at the start of the novel, the protagonist Clementine has just lost her beloved aunt, as well as navigating major transitions in her career and relationships. When the apartment first transports her to the past, leading her to encounter the rising but still unknown chef Iwan, she is initially in disbelief about literally entering a past where her aunt is still alive. Yet exploring the past and forging not only a friendship but over time a romance with Iwan helps Clementine to find a new way forward in her life and her career.
Her relationship with Iwan is playful and romantic, and the leads have a good, flirty chemistry. It's not hard for readers to guess where Iwan ends up seven years later, but the tension comes from whether he'll still recognize Clementine (Lemon, as he affectionately terms her) after all that time, and whether he'll still be someone she recognizes, for better or worse.
Her relationship with Iwan is playful and romantic, and the leads have a good, flirty chemistry. It's not hard for readers to guess where Iwan ends up seven years later, but the tension comes from whether he'll still recognize Clementine (Lemon, as he affectionately terms her) after all that time, and whether he'll still be someone she recognizes, for better or worse.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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:
No
I need to stop getting book recs off insta because I had no time for this. Maybe I just have little patience for straightforward straight romance novels. But I was way more interested in the friends and the aunt and the other characters than the couple, Clementine was annoying and Iwan was basic and also 'rumbled' isn't a synonym for 'said'
i have never cried so much at the end of a book like i did with this one. the emotionally-heavy metaphor at the end really sealed it with a big red bow for me. this novel is a gift. a book i could not put down, and it will forever hold a special place in my heart.