4.07 AVERAGE

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ATE!!!!! Just needs to be like 150-200 pages shorter BUT it was so beautiful and feminist!!
dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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: No
adventurous dark emotional slow-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
dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

estelalieu's review

4.5
dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

I liked the concept of the book, but I felt like the point could have been made in half the number of pages. The middle of the book especially was slow and repetitive. 

The letter/journal entry style format was also not for me

It’s nice and all that Helen ended up happy with Gilbert, but I wish their romance was developed more. I don’t feel like enough happened between them to make me care about them as a couple.