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Verliebt in deine schönsten Seiten by Emily Henry

47 reviews

anger566's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

5.0

LOVE THIS BOOK! It's so cute and heartwarming and realistic and I cried happy tears at the end. I feel like enemies to lovers is either a hit or miss but this really just hit the nail on the head. Gus was amazing but JANUARY was the star of the show. I have never identified with a character more and from the beginning when she was talking about the difference between fiction and women's fiction I was like "This girl is reading my exact thoughts and opinions verbatim, are we the same person?!" Overall great read, would definitely recommend, and I am no longer in a reading slump!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol

January's dad recently died and she moves to his beach house to clear it out and prepare it to be sold (not a spoiler it's the background for why she moves there in the first place).

Romance book so be prepared for sexual content/scenes. January's mom had cancer. January's dad cheated on her mom and Gus' wife left him for the best man at the wedding. Gus' father physically abused him as a child/throughout his teens. Gus and January are doing research for his book about a cult so they talk to people whose family died in a fire at a cult headquarters.

agateg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

 “I’ve never met someone who is so perfectly my favourite person.”

 They couldn't be more different, January writes bestselling romances, and Augustus is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. They used to be college rivals and now the only thing they have in common is that they're neighbours by a lake. Except when writer's block hits them both, they decide to make a bet by switching genres to see who could be more successful in the other's category. Now they're going on romance book-worthy dates to help Gus, and interviews with stories that easily could come from nightmares to help January. The only catch? They can't fall for each other.
 
 I completely fell in love with January and Augustus, like completely. They now own my entire heart. Emily Henry has an immersive writing style that hooked me from the second I opened the book. The romance was so beautifully developed, but even with that, this story wasn't just a plain romance book, it dealt with big topics such as grief and abuse, but it did it in such a beautiful way. This story will hold a special place in my heart for a long long time. P.s. if you decide to read this book, I suggest you read the UK version because that version's ending fits January and Augustus much much better than the US ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Violence

rosegoes3's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

The more I think about this book post-read, the more I like it. Loved the pacing and the characters - as a writer myself, I saw a lot of myself (aka the struggle!) in these characters. It's a great way to show dealing with grief and heartbreak and how you aren't defined by just one thing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

patslibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death of parent

summerflower_29's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This book was not what I suspected at all and I mean that in the best way possible. I was going into this thinking I was gonna have a light read and then suddenly I was extremely emotionally involved and crying. Brilliantly written and the perfect mix of funny fluff and emotional roller-coaster. Will definitely read it again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

thecarefreenook's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

feuertatze's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing and Violence

Minor: Toxic relationship and Vomit