Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - The Return

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vannahcabana's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I picked this one up on a whim even though my library described it as a mystery book. It kept my attention and wasn’t as romantic as Sparks other books. There’s a couple story lines going at one time, but it’s fairly easy to keep up with. I will say that I was slightly disappointed in the epilogue, but Sparks has to keep the reputation going! Haha overall a good read!

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kingal's review

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emotional hopeful sad 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

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allena_inwonderland's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I’m giving this a 2 ⭐️
Honestly this my not have been my type of book. I also would not compare this to Dear John at all; only similarity is Trevor is ex military.
I didn’t care at all for Trevor our main character and there’s things in his life that I relate to but still felt like he was very arrogant at times.
I didn’t appreciate the first few interactions he had with Natalie.
I felt very underwhelmed by the romance. About 70% through the plot completely changes focus to what was a side story with Callie, was now the main focus for the last part of the entire book. This kind of felt like the romance should’ve been subplot the entire time & Trevor digging deeper into his grandpa’s death.
But I cared more about this last portion than the entire first half.
Felt scattered.
I liked knowing about the bees 🐝
Also about Trevor’s grandpa.
I’m not the biggest fan of the author but this was a book club pick and thought why not give him a chance? I just don’t think it’s for me.

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juliamb's review

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lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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skyejay95's review

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reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Literally only like the spring vibes of the book. The characters all sucked, I didn’t like the romance, the main character was kinda toxic, the insta-love stunk, and both of the female characters had no personality. If I didn’t read this in March, I probably would’ve rated it lower.

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brookey8888's review

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emotional mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Omg the Insta love between these grown people is ridiculous. They hung out like 3 times and are in love. When she was keeping a whole big secret. Also this is a SLIGHT SPOILER but I don’t think 14 months is that long? Like girl. Other then that it was enjoyable. I do wish there was like more flashbacks of the grandfather and more of Callie.

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