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sydinreallife's review against another edition
5.0
5/5 because this is real life! Seriously!
We've all had the relationships where the timing is off and things just don't make sense. Sometimes you both move on with your lives, and in some cases we get this. Laurie & Jack are officially the highlight of my 2020 reading year.
This was a delightful read - I'm starting to see that throwing in sweet love stories in the midst of my murder mysteries & other heavy reading is exactly what I need at times. I can count on one hand the number of times I have cried while reading / listening to a book, and this was one. I think the last time this happened was reading The Prince's Tale for the first time when I read The Deathly Hallows. This is high praise in my book. Stories that elicit emotional reactions are effective, and this one will stay with me for awhile. I'm so thrilled I read this, and I encourage anyone who enjoys romance to pick this one up.
We've all had the relationships where the timing is off and things just don't make sense. Sometimes you both move on with your lives, and in some cases we get this. Laurie & Jack are officially the highlight of my 2020 reading year.
This was a delightful read - I'm starting to see that throwing in sweet love stories in the midst of my murder mysteries & other heavy reading is exactly what I need at times. I can count on one hand the number of times I have cried while reading / listening to a book, and this was one. I think the last time this happened was reading The Prince's Tale for the first time when I read The Deathly Hallows. This is high praise in my book. Stories that elicit emotional reactions are effective, and this one will stay with me for awhile. I'm so thrilled I read this, and I encourage anyone who enjoys romance to pick this one up.
lilalayachi's review against another edition
5.0
Wait, harus mulai darimana niiiihhhhhhh.
Anjir bingung ðŸ˜
OK, mulai baca ini karena tertarik dengan reviews nya yang bagus-bagus. Terus awal-awal baca jadi ketagihan dan memang mulai ngerasa kalau bagus. Sampai dihampir tengah-tengah pas Jack malah jadian sama Sarah. Duh ini kok tersanjung banget ceritanya, tapi terus lanjut baca karena penasaran dan penulis tuh bagus sekali merangkai cerita jadinya lanjut baca.
Sampai tengah-tengah udah senang sekali nih Laurie akhirnya bahagia dengan Oscar. Tapi menjelang akhir buku, sebel banget sama Laurie kayak yang "Bitch! Ungrateful sekali sih jadi orang! Udahlah sama Oscar aja, gak usah sok mandiri dan berprinsip!" Asli sebel banget sama Laurie ini. Sebelnya sekali tapi gak bikin berhenti baca, karena penasaran dengan endingnya walaupun sudah berfirasat sih si Laurie pasti ya jadinya sama Jack, tapi tetap penasaran karena gaya si penulis tu cantik banget merangkai kata dan ceritanya, yes! I said it again karena memang cantik sekali sih cara menulisnya ini.
Kemudian di akhir-akhir cerita nangis segugukan gak berhenti, nangis sampai lama sekali, dan tiap mau ngelanjutin baca nangis lagi. Sedih banget Tuhan ini cara mereka akhirnya bersatu kembali. Entah memang saya yang cengeng, tapi beneran deh akhir ceritanya sedih sekali. Bahagia tapi sedih. Bahagia sekali tapi sedih sekali. Mengharukan sekali. Ya Lord, I used so many sekali 🤧
Kenapa kasih lima bintang?
1) Cara penulis merangkai cerita cantik sekali.
2) Karakter-karakter di cerita ini kuat sekali. Saya sampai sebel sekali sama Laurie lho. Hampir kepikiran mau kasih tiga bintang aja karena sebel sama Laurie.
3) Bikin saya nangis segugukan dan lama sekali. Semua buku yang bikin saya nangis, pasti bagus dan pasti saya kasih bintang minimal 4.
Bagian yang saya terlalu tidak suka:
1) Kebanyakan minum alkohol nih ceritanya. Dikit-dikit minum, dikit-dikit minum. Risih aja. Kayak gak ada kegiatan yang lain.
2) Tema yang diangkat. Kenapa harus suka sama lelaki yang jadi sama sahabat? Kenapa harus temenan tapi ujung-ujungnya suka? Kenapa harus ada yang broken heart?
Tapi dua points yang gak terlalu disukai itu tidak bermakna karena bukunya bagus sekali.
Anjir bingung ðŸ˜
OK, mulai baca ini karena tertarik dengan reviews nya yang bagus-bagus. Terus awal-awal baca jadi ketagihan dan memang mulai ngerasa kalau bagus. Sampai dihampir tengah-tengah pas Jack malah jadian sama Sarah. Duh ini kok tersanjung banget ceritanya, tapi terus lanjut baca karena penasaran dan penulis tuh bagus sekali merangkai cerita jadinya lanjut baca.
Sampai tengah-tengah udah senang sekali nih Laurie akhirnya bahagia dengan Oscar. Tapi menjelang akhir buku, sebel banget sama Laurie kayak yang "Bitch! Ungrateful sekali sih jadi orang! Udahlah sama Oscar aja, gak usah sok mandiri dan berprinsip!" Asli sebel banget sama Laurie ini. Sebelnya sekali tapi gak bikin berhenti baca, karena penasaran dengan endingnya walaupun sudah berfirasat sih si Laurie pasti ya jadinya sama Jack, tapi tetap penasaran karena gaya si penulis tu cantik banget merangkai kata dan ceritanya, yes! I said it again karena memang cantik sekali sih cara menulisnya ini.
Kemudian di akhir-akhir cerita nangis segugukan gak berhenti, nangis sampai lama sekali, dan tiap mau ngelanjutin baca nangis lagi. Sedih banget Tuhan ini cara mereka akhirnya bersatu kembali. Entah memang saya yang cengeng, tapi beneran deh akhir ceritanya sedih sekali. Bahagia tapi sedih. Bahagia sekali tapi sedih sekali. Mengharukan sekali. Ya Lord, I used so many sekali 🤧
Kenapa kasih lima bintang?
1) Cara penulis merangkai cerita cantik sekali.
2) Karakter-karakter di cerita ini kuat sekali. Saya sampai sebel sekali sama Laurie lho. Hampir kepikiran mau kasih tiga bintang aja karena sebel sama Laurie.
3) Bikin saya nangis segugukan dan lama sekali. Semua buku yang bikin saya nangis, pasti bagus dan pasti saya kasih bintang minimal 4.
Bagian yang saya terlalu tidak suka:
1) Kebanyakan minum alkohol nih ceritanya. Dikit-dikit minum, dikit-dikit minum. Risih aja. Kayak gak ada kegiatan yang lain.
2) Tema yang diangkat. Kenapa harus suka sama lelaki yang jadi sama sahabat? Kenapa harus temenan tapi ujung-ujungnya suka? Kenapa harus ada yang broken heart?
Tapi dua points yang gak terlalu disukai itu tidak bermakna karena bukunya bagus sekali.
isaac_c's review against another edition
2.0
Could've been a silly feel-good romance, but the middle drags on only for the end to feel rushed. I just got tired of new conflicts introduced one after another at a certain point, and I almost didn't want the leads to end up together after it all.
lorie_anne's review against another edition
3.0
J'ai commencé à m'accrocher plus à l'histoire à la moitié environ!
lptoa's review against another edition
5.0
**Warning: this text may contain spoilers** What an amazing book. Started reading it yesterday night and have just finished It. What a way Josie has to make you feel, live Jack and Laurie's LOVE. One of my favorite books. There is nothing like a book you cannot stop reading. Tomorrow I need to get a flight, need to get up for 2:15. Instead of sleeping, I couldn't help but reading this amazing book.
khall909's review against another edition
4.0
4.25 stars. This one really surprised me. I really expected it to be another meh Christmas romance, but it was so much more than that. I listened to the audiobook and the voice actors were soo good. The way Josie Silver writes really makes it feel like a movie- especially like the British rom coms that I love. Idk, this just did something for me that I can’t explain and I loved it!
inherentlysleepy's review against another edition
1.0
Had to dnf at 15% because I find everything (characters, prose, story arc) simply hilarious, unbelievably juvenile, ridiculously shallow, and farfetched. This is exactly why I'm skeptical of reading romance, even though it got good reviews on GR.
Seriously, why on earth does it have high rating?!
Seriously, why on earth does it have high rating?!