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heather_freshparchment's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Car accident, Infidelity, Child death, and Grief
Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Infertility
Minor: Cancer
rachelrisseeuw'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Child death, Death of parent, Car accident, Death, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
natekka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Grief, Alcoholism, and Car accident
emilywemily6's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Bullying
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Infertility
Minor: Child death, Medical content, and Pregnancy
quotes_with_a_quill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
- Alcoholics beware- recommend avoiding this one.
- Discusses loss of a sibling retrospectively- probably be okay for most that have experienced loss- proceed w caution
- SA survivors- should be okay. I know well how unrelated and specific things can trigger- but this book doesn't have anything classically triggering.
- Child abuse- none
- Divorce- yes.
- Infertility- ish. Some trouble conceiving right away. No angst or depth. It was annoying. Just how it was handled was annoying. Didn't think it was handled right or wrong. Again, going along theme of book, it was flat.
Thought it was flat, which is a good thing sometimes. It was an easy read. The sticky points could have been made very dramatic and delved into to give it much more angst. But it didn't, which kept it flat but also easy. The theme of the book is the meanderings through life and love and relationships. Not the hell each time period can bring.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
thatswhatshanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Also, our MMC wasn’t especially charming or redeeming? It was hard to root for them getting together after reading all this build up of how he treated the other women in his life. Idk.
The writing was good and I liked the setting for the most part, I just really wish the characters were more developed and the plot lines more exciting and thought-provoking.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Child death
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Cursing, Infertility, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism
theonlybaillie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The main characters in this book felt very real to me...in the sense that they had very annoying flaws that were, unfortunately, realistic IMO. Jack was emotionally immature and wanted to blame others and deflect any emotional pain or self-wrongdoing. Laurie was a pushover and bent to others wishes and plans until the end of the book where she finally decided that enough was enough and took ownership of her life (FINALLY!).
Relationships ebb and flow as seasons of life change, and I love that Jack, Sarah, and Laurie were still part of each others lives throughout their twenties. Lifelong friendships are a blessing, even though they can get quite messy over the years.
Overall, I enjoyed this one. It is not the light-hearted Christmas read that most people look for this time of year, but I appreciated the story that it told.
I also appreciated the phrase "kissed stardust into my mouth", because I have never heard it before and thought it was creative and funny. :)
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Car accident
kfquarium'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Infidelity
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Car accident and Child death
laurataylor'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Medical content
phippsmr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, Alcoholism, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Toxic friendship