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madsmcw_reads'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Infidelity
chronicacademia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, and Grief
tamsterdam_reads'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
5.0
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Pregnancy, Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
theespressoedition'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, Drug use, and Death of parent
Moderate: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Cursing
Minor: Pregnancy
kfmcf'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I don't know what the focus of this book was. Was it Wyn & Harriet's relationship? Was it the evolution of Harriet's friend group? Was it Harriet's struggles with her family and career? I don't know. And I think each of then suffered.
Tbh - I think Harriet's problems wirh her parents and her job were superficial and bogged down the last few chapters of the book.
In regards to her friends - I wanted more from them. Why did they all fall in platonic love with each other and what made the relationship so magical? I was hoping for something like Nora and Libby's connection in Book Lovers. Yes they're sisters, but these girls always say that they're family and I feel that it is equally important to them as characters.
Finally, Harriet and Wyn. Their break up felt very based in realism as to why they called things off (cheating assumption aside that was a bit trite). But...I didnt...really feel that pull between them that I felt in PWMOV or Beach Read. Those are both characters who have known each other for many many years but with this one...I didn't really understand why Harriet loved him. It DID feel like she had outgrown who she was with him and with the amount that he said he was "happy now" - I...kind of didn't want to see them back together. This HEA felt forced in many ways and that broke my heart as much as the story did.
There was also SO much of the miscommunication trope throughout all parts of the story that I did want to grab the characters by their shoulders and shake them. I am a believer that the miscommunication trope is thrown around more than it should be - but this was true miscommunication. And it did all come to a boiling point ABOUT not talking to each other (friends AND lovers) but it was mind boggling.
All this to say - but the book was still very good. I don't need everything she writes to be PYMOV (a masterpiece imo) or be humorous or lighthearted or what have you. I think this book didn't need the dual timelines and the sprinkling of flashbacks were more effective. BUT again, I still barreled through this book in a day and it is still taking up space in my brain.
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Mental illness
Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Infidelity, and Vomit
headinthepages'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
4.75
The plot itself is engaging and fast paced.
I loved it all.
Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Mental illness, and Vomit