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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Trigger warning: suicide and panic attacks
This was a beautiful story of forgiveness, falling in love with the person you least expect, and figuring out what you want to do in your life. But it was also very traumatic - I don’t think it handled suicide as delicately as it should have, and it made panic attacks seem easy to overcome by just counting to five or getting a hug.
I loved Grant’s ability to wear his heart on his sleeve without shame. He was that perfect blend of showing his emotions and still being strong. I liked the acknowledgment of his lingering trauma from the crash, because it felt genuine and shaped who he was. Helen was extremely closed off and even being in her head for more than half the book, I didn’t really feel like I ever got to see her open up. I understand why she was closed off, but I think there was too little growth from her throughout the book, up until the time jumps at the end, so mostly I was mad at her.
I will say, I think this would’ve been better as a closed door romance. There was really no explicit spice, but what was there felt disingenuous and almost overshadowed the intensity of the plot.
The audiobook narration by Katherine Chin and Andrew Eiden was really good.
This was a beautiful story of forgiveness, falling in love with the person you least expect, and figuring out what you want to do in your life. But it was also very traumatic - I don’t think it handled suicide as delicately as it should have, and it made panic attacks seem easy to overcome by just counting to five or getting a hug.
I loved Grant’s ability to wear his heart on his sleeve without shame. He was that perfect blend of showing his emotions and still being strong. I liked the acknowledgment of his lingering trauma from the crash, because it felt genuine and shaped who he was. Helen was extremely closed off and even being in her head for more than half the book, I didn’t really feel like I ever got to see her open up. I understand why she was closed off, but I think there was too little growth from her throughout the book, up until the time jumps at the end, so mostly I was mad at her.
I will say, I think this would’ve been better as a closed door romance. There was really no explicit spice, but what was there felt disingenuous and almost overshadowed the intensity of the plot.
The audiobook narration by Katherine Chin and Andrew Eiden was really good.
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-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:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
medium-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:
Yes