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niftyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Here’s my vote for Joshua Jackson to narrate more audiobooks 🙋🏻♀️
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
tannerlauren's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Car accident
grace33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident
jennp28's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Although I’ve never heard someone my age *actually* refer to themselves as a hoser, multiple times. May wanna recheck your Canadianisms on that one. But other than that the Canadiana was pretty well done, eh?
Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Car accident, and Emotional abuse
whitneystark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, and Emotional abuse
asreadbyfeb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
100_pages_hr's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident and Death
bibliomania_express's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book is about grief and healing and being kind to yourself. It's also about looking beneath the surface to understand people's motivations when they hurt you, and to acknowledge when you hurt other people. Rory has dealt with a lot of negativity. She battles disordered eating and anxiety, and she's never felt like anyone truly sees her. Mike is dealing with a secret he discovered about his wife after she died, but also trying to support his daughter, Olivia, through her grief.
While this book deals with heavy themes, I do love how much emphasis Holiday puts on therapy and having a good support system. For most of the book Aurora and Mike become a part of each other's support system. They leave space for talking through difficult things, but also don't push past each other's boundaries. There were lots of small moments that showed how much they cared about each other even before anything physical or romantic happens. This book also spans a lot of time, over a year of it, which I think suited their journey.
If I have one thing that annoyed me, it was that Holiday uses Mike's full name all the time in Rory's POV. It's always "Mike Martin" and rarely just "Mike". Which felt odd in conjunction with the fact that she was seeing him as a person and not "Mike Martin, hockey star". I would have liked if the narrative started using just his first name more the further into their relationship we got. It just felt clunky and my brain tripped over it again and again.
One final note: if you like your sports romance to have descriptions of games, this book isn't for you. Hockey itself is so rarely mention. I do think that suits the book, with Mike not liking to be called a star and seeing hockey more as his job. But it’s just something to note.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Grief
Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Death of parent
tamsterdam_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Both Joshua Jackson and Emily Ellet did a great job with their narration.
Moderate: Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy