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gtrue21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Grief
tay_af's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Dementia
eliseilou'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
3.0
Graphic: Car accident and Death
Moderate: Child abuse and Dementia
claravalente's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Dementia
araceli1022'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: Grief, Death, and Dementia
Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse
andlynmay'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
4.75
Graphic: Car accident and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Dementia
Minor: Drug use
jnb2796's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Car accident
lesezimmer's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Dementia, and Physical abuse
lnzava's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Dementia
phobacloh'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
That said, it was fairly clear from the early pages what was going to happen - I didn't foresee it taking up quite so much of the book, but regardless it was done very well.
What I'm learning of McFarlane is that she spends a lot of time on the sadness, and the 'working through things', and what I came for (jolly romance) comes as a nice salve at the end. Its lovely writing in its own right, and I can't fault if at all, only that it wasn't quite what I thought I was picking up.
I found myself really eager to get back to reading this one though, and it was a story filled with very human characters, if not a lot of British references for over 30's that I couldn't keep up with.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Dementia