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liciaaaaa's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Cancer, and Car accident
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Blood
talkstofish's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I like that Emma Lord’s books are never JUST about the romance. They’re often about a main character’s self journey, and she just happens to find love on the way. Andie is a stressed out university student just trying to figure out how to navigate school, love, family, friendship, and what the heck you want to do for the future. I felt that the struggles were very relatable. Honestly a great cozy and light read to start the year.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
Cancer is only mentioned briefly, but the long lasting grief surrounding a death of parent that happened prior to the book’s events is heavily referred to.wildflowerleahg's review against another edition
4.5
UTTERLY CHARMING.
I have to be honest, the main reason I picked this up is the titles alone reminding of my favorite Taylor swift song. I’m a sucker for coming of age novels set at college where the people pleasing girl changing for the better. Get yourself a Milo who reminds you that you don’t need to earn your seat at the table. 😭
Didn’t find this too predicable. Truly loved every character and just loved how this warmed my heart. Can’t wait to read more. 🥹💛
I have to be honest, the main reason I picked this up is the titles alone reminding of my favorite Taylor swift song. I’m a sucker for coming of age novels set at college where the people pleasing girl changing for the better. Get yourself a Milo who reminds you that you don’t need to earn your seat at the table. 😭
Didn’t find this too predicable. Truly loved every character and just loved how this warmed my heart. Can’t wait to read more. 🥹💛
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Abandonment
nicole_zx's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, and Abandonment
Minor: Car accident
stealthnerd's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Car accident and Cancer
kassidyreads's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abandonment and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident and Cancer
goroskiju's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
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
3.5
I may need a little more time to figure out why this book wasn't quite a 4 for me.
The story was cute and I liked the characters. I felt Andie had some great personal growth. I loved seeing the representation of bi/lesbian characters. I had suspicions what the major conflict would be pretty early on. The romance was somewhat slow (maybe I've been reading too much adult romance/ smut). But it was otherwise a cozy quick read.
I think my biggest annoyance was Andie's need to literally try and fix everyone's problems. Also her weird aversion to curse words, replacing them with food items. It wasn't cute... just annoying to me. Especially since shit and fuck were both used elsewhere. Also Andie was basically raised by snarky grannies who I promise swore.
The story was cute and I liked the characters. I felt Andie had some great personal growth. I loved seeing the representation of bi/lesbian characters. I had suspicions what the major conflict would be pretty early on. The romance was somewhat slow (maybe I've been reading too much adult romance/ smut). But it was otherwise a cozy quick read.
I think my biggest annoyance was Andie's need to literally try and fix everyone's problems. Also her weird aversion to curse words, replacing them with food items. It wasn't cute... just annoying to me. Especially since shit and fuck were both used elsewhere. Also Andie was basically raised by snarky grannies who I promise swore.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Cancer, Infidelity, and Death of parent
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cancer, Grief, and Car accident
le3713's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Another sweet read from Emma Lord, set at a fictional version of UVA. I loved the found family elements, though I found the main character (Andie) a bit frustrating, and some of the conflict was contrived (though I guess realistic for 18-year-olds).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity
Minor: Car accident and Cancer
abbypeekreads's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was my favorite book by Emma Lord yet! Something about this story truly touched my heart so deeply, and I know that if I had been able to read this as a college freshman it would’ve hit me even harder. She absolutely nailed what this stage of life is like—that tumultuous time when you’re just starting to figure out who you are as an adult and feeling all the growing pains that comes with all that self discovery. And, as always, the romance was so sweet and heartwarming, complete with a grump/sunshine trope that I always seem to live for. Can’t recommend this book enough, especially if you’re looking for upper-YA/New Adult vibes and, of course, plenty of tasty food references on every page.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Cancer, and Toxic relationship