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lauren_shilling's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is incredible. I really was not expecting to love it so much, especially because I've been drifting more and more away from young adult books recently. However, this book shocked me with how much I loved it. The characters were amazing, and watching the growth they all underwent and coming to understand them more and more as the story goes on was such a beautiful journey. I just finished this book and I already want to reread it, it's like I'm not ready to be done with it! The main character, Ryn, is struggling with an incredibly difficult loss, and she is trapped in an airport that's been shut down due to a snowstorm. I loved watching her journey and how developed and overcame. I absolutely loved her. The boy she meets, Xander, is just as incredible. He's goofy, sweet, and so so caring, and I loved him so deeply. Each of the other characters were also perfect! I loved Siri and her chaos, and I loved Troy and his brazenness/rudeness covering for awkwardness. Everyone underwent a journey over the course of this story, and everyone learned something, and we saw just enough of each character to understand where they were coming from and their story. Ryn, though, was absolutely amazing. Her journey of development and coming to terms with her grief was heart wrenchingly beautiful. Honestly, this book might become a yearly reread. I'm not sure yet. It had such a huge impact on me, much bigger than I thought it was going to! I would highly, highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Blood and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity
sxl04260's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Beautifully written and a great, unique storyline. The entire book happens over 24 hours where all flights are grounded because of a huge snowstorm at Denver Intl Airport. The characters grow so wonderfully through this very short window of time, and it’s a perfect clear-cut ending of finally getting on their respective rescheduled flights and back into the outside world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Blood, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, and Vomit
theengineerisreading's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"Maybe it's like diving. You can stand on the edge of the board, legs bent, arms above your head, counting to three over and over again, but until you actually make the effort to leap, until you actually push off that board, you'll stand there forever. Looking into the water. Wondering how cold it will be. Wondering how hard it will hurt if you do wrong."
Diving into this book expecting to read a fluffy, holiday contemporary because the cover screams winter and the prompt about being stuck in an airport during the last day of the year sounds like something that will surely clear my mind off from the last epic fantasy I had a hungover with.
But this book is way off what I was expecting because TCOSS tackles grief, trauma, and finding your identity after losing someone you love.
Grief stories always surprise me. I mean, I'm soft-hearted when a story premise revolves on death or losing someone. I've read a lot of books involving grief in the storyline but this book surprisingly delivered one of the most on-point characterization of the experience.
The romance subplot had a hard time convincing me to swoon. In fact, the chemistry between Reginald Schwarzenegger and Vegine Starbucks is blurry. The only scene that made me feel butterflies is that Eternal flame sing along at the food court.
Overall, this book is a recommended read if you're looking for a book that highlights grief experience set in a holiday season.
RATING: 3stars
Diving into this book expecting to read a fluffy, holiday contemporary because the cover screams winter and the prompt about being stuck in an airport during the last day of the year sounds like something that will surely clear my mind off from the last epic fantasy I had a hungover with.
But this book is way off what I was expecting because TCOSS tackles grief, trauma, and finding your identity after losing someone you love.
Grief stories always surprise me. I mean, I'm soft-hearted when a story premise revolves on death or losing someone. I've read a lot of books involving grief in the storyline but this book surprisingly delivered one of the most on-point characterization of the experience.
The romance subplot had a hard time convincing me to swoon. In fact, the chemistry between Reginald Schwarzenegger and Vegine Starbucks is blurry. The only scene that made me feel butterflies is that Eternal flame sing along at the food court.
Overall, this book is a recommended read if you're looking for a book that highlights grief experience set in a holiday season.
RATING: 3stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Grief
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