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micaelamariem's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
But besides all that, I loved that this book fueled my wanderlust and inspired me to travel more, I love the romance, heavy in the slow burn. And though it was weird having the story told in mostly flashbacks, I almost find I preferred that to how Beach Read was told (though I also recommend Beach Read!) it’s not perfect—I would have liked to see more in the present—but it’s still five stars.
Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Cursing, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Drug use
skeptic_hecate's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Poppy is the Emily in Paris of books, but with a pick me girl dialed up to 1000. She is entitled, ungreatful, annoyingly childish and has the same self awareness as a 7 year old. To be fair, she does self reflect at the very end, and apologizes, but, faces absolutely no further consequences for her horrible behaviour, so it feels fake and unearned.
Alex is a wet paper towel of a man whose only personality trait is having big hands (seriously, the author has a hands fetish, what is this, yaoi manga?). That's unfair, his other personality traits are being selfish and terrible at communication.
The conflicts are fabricanted so bad, I half wished they were actual conflicts to really get the book going. It is a short book that reads like an encyclopedia because of how boring it is. This books drags, a lot.
There is absolutely no need for this book to be set on vacations and travels. For how much everyone praises Poppy on her travel blogs, she has the power of making every place sound exactly the same. Be Croatia, Palm Springs, Greece or any other place, Poppy will make sure to make it sound as void of personality and uniqueness as this book.
Considering how much the protagonist travels (through flashbacks, so many flashbacks, this book reads like a 90s soap opera with the amount of flashbacks, all a slight variation of the last one), one would've imagine she will meet lots of different people from different backgrounds and cultures. But no, this book is so white, it seasons chicken with salt. This book is so white, it actually comes from Ohio.
This book is not bad because it is bad written or because the characters are bland and read liked mashed potato. No, this book is bad because it is so boring, so flavourless, so little build up for even less payoff. I actively started skipping parts just to get to the end faster. I forgot about the "plot" four seconds after finishing it, and I am happier because of it.
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Death and Death of parent
sarahflanders's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Cursing, and Death
amibo's review
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Alcohol, Death, and Sexual content
nicolescottwv's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Bullying and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
stardustandrockets's review
4.5
Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Bullying
gabbygarcia's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent
Minor: Death, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Animal death
mentions of pregnancy-related death of a parentfullybookedlola's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I was so happy I finally got to read it, and after the prologue, I did not touch it for like a month. Because, of course, I was reading something else.
But then I got back to it and it took some time to immerse myself again. But after that, I kept asking myself why I didn't pick it up sooner. It was so heartwarming!
And gosh, Alex <3
Do I have to say more?
I really liked the story and the way the flashbacks were told, even though I had some understanding problems with it in the beginning.
But this is the start of me reading more Emily Henry books in the future cuz I'm hooked. She did it.
Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Cursing, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Bullying
btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Pregnancy, Bullying, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, and Death
a_alves00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Death, Sexual content, Cancer, and Death of parent