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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
I can't decide if I liked this or not so it was just fine for me but I would still recommend it as a decent read! The unrequited love and the journey of healing from the two main characters I thought were done really well! I didn't expect the slight plot twist or my heart to break a little and I honestly thought this book would end on a sadder note but we got a happy ending, so that was nice.
"Nobody is too old to worry about what their momma thinks."
"Because it doesn't matter what the rest of the world thinks, every child should be told that they're beautiful by their parents."
"Nobody is too old to worry about what their momma thinks."
"Because it doesn't matter what the rest of the world thinks, every child should be told that they're beautiful by their parents."
emotional
reflective
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:
Yes
slow-paced
I absolutely loved the first two books I read by this author (Seven Summers and What if I Never Get Over You) so I think the bar was set too high for this one. I just really didn’t connect with these characters or feel very invested in their story. A bit of a flop for me unfortunately. It might have been the narrator to be honest, I may have connected more reading the physical copy.
3.5?
This is somewhere along the lines of a Nicholas sparks book turned hallmark movie with a twitch of family issues intertwined. Honestly the book starts out great. For the average romance fanatic you can see where thing are headed within 50ish pages, but it takes a while to get to the expected. As previously stated, a fan of the tease and tug romance novels would love this. The style routinely grips you into reading more for the sake of dying to have the actually romantic relationship have its initial fireworks. Those fireworks take a long time to come. Once they do the story is so heart throbbing and painfully beautiful. It’s an easy ready, and you may skip a line here and there to keep things moving. For an approachable heartfelt, and possibly tear provoking romance novel it fits the job. Biggest loss is the delay in the spark of the obvious blossoming romantic relationship.
This is somewhere along the lines of a Nicholas sparks book turned hallmark movie with a twitch of family issues intertwined. Honestly the book starts out great. For the average romance fanatic you can see where thing are headed within 50ish pages, but it takes a while to get to the expected. As previously stated, a fan of the tease and tug romance novels would love this. The style routinely grips you into reading more for the sake of dying to have the actually romantic relationship have its initial fireworks. Those fireworks take a long time to come. Once they do the story is so heart throbbing and painfully beautiful. It’s an easy ready, and you may skip a line here and there to keep things moving. For an approachable heartfelt, and possibly tear provoking romance novel it fits the job. Biggest loss is the delay in the spark of the obvious blossoming romantic relationship.
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Paige Toon is one of my favourite authors, predominantly because she always puts a little bit of her heart and soul in to her characters and storytelling, and you just feel that instant connection so naturally and fluently through the books. Only Love Can Hurt Like This is a beautiful plot set mainly in the US around Indiana, which was a beautiful setting to be immersed in for the summer of peach harvesting and corn cropping on the family farms.
I particularly loved the exploration of the relationship between Wren and her younger half-sister Bailey, and how we navigate big life changes and emotions when we are younger differently to when we are adults. It was heartwarming to see their connection, and the wider implications, from them spending more time together, and how healing that became.
An engrossing and heartfelt read about heart break, love, friendship and family.
I particularly loved the exploration of the relationship between Wren and her younger half-sister Bailey, and how we navigate big life changes and emotions when we are younger differently to when we are adults. It was heartwarming to see their connection, and the wider implications, from them spending more time together, and how healing that became.
An engrossing and heartfelt read about heart break, love, friendship and family.
I found this romance to be a bit of a slow burn. An enjoyable enough read but not the most memorable. I don’t find the dialogue as witty as an Emily Henry romance, and it wasn’t as twisty as a Colleen Hoover.