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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Things I resonated with:
- not a common trope, including teenage parents and mother daughter relations and grief
- hard to put down, like most Co-Ho books
- there was one incredibly good quote at the end:
"Think of it like this. Attraction isn't something that only happens once, with one person. It's part of what drives humans. Our attraction to each other, to art, to food, to entertainment. Attraction is fun. So when you decide to commit to someone, you aren't saying, 'I promise I'll never be attracted to anyone else.' You're saying, 'I promise to commit to you, despite my potential future attraction to other people.'"
Things I didn't resonate with:
- ending felt rushed, daughter accepted it way too easily
- relationship between Clara and Miller felt fake
- lacking depth
- touching on heavy topics like betrayal and grief, but doesn't carefully incorporate them, instead uses them as plot device in a really insensitive way
- don't like reading from teenagers perspectives if I know it's written by an adult
- don't like reading spice scenes involving minors (even though this one didn't mean to be very spicy, it still felt wrong to read)
- didn't build any kind of meaningful connection with the main characters while reading; it seemed like they don't have hobbies or any characteristics outside of their love interests (with the singular exception of acting)
Overall, I was disappointed. Reading the blurb, I expected it to be very emotional for me because I resonate with some dynamics, but it left me quite cold and unable to connect with characters. Bad for a character driven book. Not horrible though for a quick distraction or summer read.
- not a common trope, including teenage parents and mother daughter relations and grief
- hard to put down, like most Co-Ho books
- there was one incredibly good quote at the end:
Things I didn't resonate with:
- ending felt rushed, daughter accepted it way too easily
- relationship between Clara and Miller felt fake
- lacking depth
- touching on heavy topics like betrayal and grief, but doesn't carefully incorporate them, instead uses them as plot device in a really insensitive way
- don't like reading from teenagers perspectives if I know it's written by an adult
- don't like reading spice scenes involving minors (even though this one didn't mean to be very spicy, it still felt wrong to read)
- didn't build any kind of meaningful connection with the main characters while reading; it seemed like they don't have hobbies or any characteristics outside of their love interests (with the singular exception of acting)
Overall, I was disappointed. Reading the blurb, I expected it to be very emotional for me because I resonate with some dynamics, but it left me quite cold and unable to connect with characters. Bad for a character driven book. Not horrible though for a quick distraction or summer read.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
Not the typical Colleen Hoover story/book I was expecting but loved it nonetheless!
Colleen’s writing is always flawless and her books read like a movie!
The character development and intertwining storylines are a step above any others I’ve read.
Colleen’s writing is always flawless and her books read like a movie!
The character development and intertwining storylines are a step above any others I’ve read.
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m feeling a little guilty giving this 4 stars because I’m not much of a romance novel kinda person, but this one caught my eye and it was engaging the entire time.
It isn’t literature by any means, but when I don’t go to sleep because I have can’t put a book down, it gets 4 stars.
I started this as an audiobook, and finished it as a hardcover, partly because one of the two readers in the audio was so bad it was painful to listen to. Much better when I switched to print.
It isn’t literature by any means, but when I don’t go to sleep because I have can’t put a book down, it gets 4 stars.
I started this as an audiobook, and finished it as a hardcover, partly because one of the two readers in the audio was so bad it was painful to listen to. Much better when I switched to print.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
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
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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:
No