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zombiezami's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Infidelity, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Child death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexism, Vomit, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Confinement, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Cursing, and Pedophilia
Minor: Car accident, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury
alayamorning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Child death, and Sexual assault
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
danajoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I would recommend prospective readers to go into this expecting finding yourself women's fiction over a romance. It's essentially the story of Laurie, 36-year-old lawyer from Manchester, being left by her partner of 18 years and having to reevaluate everything. She is a very flawed character and is really juvenile in regards to romance. I think I forgave how flippant and critical she was of the novel's love interest because this is about her and her personal hang-ups. She wasn't entirely open to experiencing the feelings that for basically her whole adulthood had been reserved for Dan, so she would just doubt them straight away. The whole fake dating plot is ridiculous and benefits her in only self-sabotaging and petty ways. Its an immature call but she doesn't have any experience of breakups from 18+ (we don't even know if she dated at all as a teenager) so she reverts to the dramatic revenge plots we see in cheesy adolescent films.
I found Jamie wonderful, open and kind although he is pretty absent overall considering his status as the love interest.
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Sexism
Minor: Car accident and Pedophilia
kates_books's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexism