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hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great book, good characters and development. Ending was slightly sudden and could have used a bit more detail. Overall, I liked it but not as much as Henry’s other two books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Sexism, Suicide, Vomit
Description of cult, disturbing stories/descriptions of cult-related violence
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"I know feeling small gets to some people, he had once told me, but I kind of like it. Takes the pressure off when you're just one life of six billion at any given moment. And when you're going through something hard, it's nice to know you're not even close to the only one."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
This felt very... experimental. Like the book itself couldn't settle on one genre so at times it was very Romance, but other times it turned Contemporary. I'm not 100% convinced that these two belong together and I feel that it's partly because the book was trying to be "down to earth" while at the same time convincing us that true love exists and it's *here* -not that it can't be done (see: Good Place) but the execution felt clumsy to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A great light-hearted read! Enjoyed using this book as a segue back into reading, a very easy quick read and totally worth while. I'm a sucker for the "grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one" trope.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity
Minor: Vomit
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I was pulled in right away and flew through this book! I love Henry’s writing style and characters, with this being the second book I’ve read from her she’s firmly put herself on my auto buy author list!
I absolutely adored the Michigan references!! I also loved the subtle nod to a Hope College staple but I will be gatekeeping it 😂 I enjoyed the banter and the slow burn for the romance.
I don’t think I’ve ever cried so much reading a romance book
Also I wouldn’t classify this as having a third act breakup which made me so happy! Without getting too spoiler-y, for me a third act break up means the characters separate for 1 week or more and this wasn’t the case.
A beautiful novel about love, loss, grief, and new beginnings. I adored everything about this book; the characters are well written and had great developments along the way, the writing held my attention, the chemistry was amazing, well written dialogue to make you feel all the emotions, and the setting was so clearly written that I felt nostalgic for my home state where I’ve spent many childhoods at Lake Michigan 💙
My one very minor “negative” is the ending. I liked it well enough (I read the US edition for reference) but after finding out what the UK ending is, I would’ve preferred that one. It was a good ending but the UK ending makes more sense for Gus and January!
My one very minor “negative” is the ending. I liked it well enough (I read the US edition for reference) but after finding out what the UK ending is, I would’ve preferred that one. It was a good ending but the UK ending makes more sense for Gus and January!
I have so many favorites for this month which is amazing but will be a challenge for picking my top pick at the end of July 🙈
Spice level: 🌶️ (1.5/3)
Tropes: rivals to lovers, forced proximity
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse
Minor: Child death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse