Scan barcode
karina_dreamsinwords's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
”home is my favorite place.”
This slow burn, friends to lovers romance filled with inside jokes, pining and tender moments was such a joy to read! I love how Emily Henry is able to create not only a beautiful love story, but one that also dives into more meaningful topics such as therapy and grief.
I actually loved the back and forth dual timeline aspect and getting to see how their friendship blossomed over the years and the current day chapters showing the aftereffects of their fractured relationship with Poppy & Alex finding their way back to each other.
I just can’t wait to pick up more from EH❤️
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death
daniofthewood's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, and Mental illness
ohtoasty'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
2.75
Alex is.... boring. He's definitely neurodivergent, likes things done a certain way, very short with what he has to say but so incredibly caring. He has some fantastic funny lines and jokes that I wish bring his character to life more, because he pretty much is a doormat for Poppy to walk all over. Henry only writes from Poppy's perspective, so we don't get insight on to what he is thinking and why he acts the way he does.
I liked the format Henry writes in, flashing back and forth from different summers. I think if the book were written chronologically in some sort of aspect, it would have been significantly less entertaining though. The friends to lovers trope was fine, I think this was a good way to do it, showing the time passing made them feel more platonic at the beginning overall.
Graphic: Sexual content
scifi_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
witcheep'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
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
helloitsemmy'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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Drug use
abitofcourage'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
timetotalkbeauty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content
karly_ackley'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
4.5
Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy
elisabethc01'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infertility, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Toxic relationship