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elizabethmoon82's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and War
bbygirl21's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book. It's an absolutely beautiful story that completely wrecked me. I went through all the emotions with this one. I went into this not realizing just how sad and emotional it is and I had to hold back my tears when out in public.
Bailey was my favorite out of this whole book. Everyone in the book loved him and I understand why. He's the funniest sweetest most loving character. Most of my favorite quotes from this book came from him. It absolutely broke my heart what happened to him in this book. I knew he was gonna live a short life due to his muscular disease, I just didn't know that he was gonna go the way he did. He definitely deserved to have gone in a different way. But I can see why he went the way he did. It makes sense with the type of person he is.
I also really loved the theme of this book about beauty not being everything. Most of these characters are flawed in some way shape or form. Maybe not at the beginning but eventually you start to see the flaws of these characters.
I can't recommend this book enough. It may end up being in my top favorites of the year. Especially considering this is my first 5 star read of 2024. I would recommend this to everyone.
Bailey was my favorite out of this whole book. Everyone in the book loved him and I understand why. He's the funniest sweetest most loving character. Most of my favorite quotes from this book came from him. It absolutely broke my heart what happened to him in this book. I knew he was gonna live a short life due to his muscular disease, I just didn't know that he was gonna go the way he did. He definitely deserved to have gone in a different way. But I can see why he went the way he did. It makes sense with the type of person he is.
I also really loved the theme of this book about beauty not being everything. Most of these characters are flawed in some way shape or form. Maybe not at the beginning but eventually you start to see the flaws of these characters.
I can't recommend this book enough. It may end up being in my top favorites of the year. Especially considering this is my first 5 star read of 2024. I would recommend this to everyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Grief, Chronic illness, Death, War, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Bullying, and Murder
Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism
luchikreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, War, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma
jina's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Racism, and Physical abuse
midwesternreads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
I don’t even know how to put words to this review.
I will say that this book had subject matter that went into some emotional places for me personally, places that I have been terrified of most of my adult life. Some of my greatest fears were in here, and while I sobbed I also was reminded that even when things hit that rock bottom there is beauty that can be found.
This was a beautiful and guy-wrenching story. As I finished the last page it was with a smile through tears. The raw emotion this book pulled on was a lot.
I absolutely adored Fern. She was a character that was a little naive in some respects, but also so strong and resilient without ever really knowing she was. Bailey also held such a special place in my heart, as did Ambrose. Their stories will sit with me for awhile.
This is a story of sacrifice, of not letting the things that are hard hold you down, of friendships despite differences, of love that goes beyond attraction. This is a story of taking some risks, of not being afraid of what others say, and for not giving up on one another.
This is going to be quite the book to recover from.
I will say that this book had subject matter that went into some emotional places for me personally, places that I have been terrified of most of my adult life. Some of my greatest fears were in here, and while I sobbed I also was reminded that even when things hit that rock bottom there is beauty that can be found.
This was a beautiful and guy-wrenching story. As I finished the last page it was with a smile through tears. The raw emotion this book pulled on was a lot.
I absolutely adored Fern. She was a character that was a little naive in some respects, but also so strong and resilient without ever really knowing she was. Bailey also held such a special place in my heart, as did Ambrose. Their stories will sit with me for awhile.
This is a story of sacrifice, of not letting the things that are hard hold you down, of friendships despite differences, of love that goes beyond attraction. This is a story of taking some risks, of not being afraid of what others say, and for not giving up on one another.
This is going to be quite the book to recover from.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death
eurybia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, and War
lmcbarton's review
emotional
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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Terminal illness
Moderate: Domestic abuse
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