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sea_tea_books's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
4.0
"Plans change, you adjust the sails and go with it."
An emotional story with a happy-for-now ending. Lots of assumptions, miscommunications, and all that typical trope-y stuff but an interesting storyline that kept me curious for more.
The beginning made me cry real tears.I ventured a guess about Josh's background and thankfully was invested in their relationship enough to keep reading and see how the storyline played out.
I was disappointed in the happy-for-now ending; I prefer firm closure. I don't trust that Josh would remain faithful, since he kept using other women whenever Ember decided to not be with him. And let's face it, his excuse that he was 10 hours away visiting his mother and someone else used his bed simply isn't sitting right with me.
Also, why wasn't his mother at the pinning ceremony? Don't get me wrong, I actually thought that was a heartwarming scene (before the classroom sexcapades, of course) but found the plot hole quiiite coincidental.
I'll try the next book in the series and see how it goes. What I really want, though, is to read more about Ember's post-grad life as a military spouse and ...? Think of the possibilities!
P.S. I was grossed out when Josh kissed Ember's puke mouth at the cabin. Really could have done without that image.
An emotional story with a happy-for-now ending. Lots of assumptions, miscommunications, and all that typical trope-y stuff but an interesting storyline that kept me curious for more.
The beginning made me cry real tears.
I was disappointed in the happy-for-now ending; I prefer firm closure. I don't trust that Josh would remain faithful, since he kept using other women whenever Ember decided to not be with him. And let's face it, his excuse that he was 10 hours away visiting his mother and someone else used his bed simply isn't sitting right with me.
Also, why wasn't his mother at the pinning ceremony? Don't get me wrong, I actually thought that was a heartwarming scene (before the classroom sexcapades, of course) but found the plot hole quiiite coincidental.
I'll try the next book in the series and see how it goes. What I really want, though, is to read more about Ember's post-grad life as a military spouse and ...? Think of the possibilities!
P.S. I was grossed out when Josh kissed Ember's puke mouth at the cabin. Really could have done without that image.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, War, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism
kaelireads's review
Death on the first couple pages is just a LOT.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Death
cait's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, War, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
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