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maddiereadswords's review against another edition
4.0
Ok, but for real though, I loved the Odyssey of it all, and I fell in love with all three of the main characters, especially Logan and Rosemary. Their POVs and voices were always different enough that it was easy to tell who was narrating any given part. I will say, though, POV switches in the middle of chapters remain one of my most hated things, and I also have to take points off for the whole bit where the characters use famous queer people's names as expletives; it was fun at first, but the joke got old really fast. Overall though, I thoroughly enjoyed most of this book. The romance was so well-done, and it felt very earned by the end, and this is very much one of those books where even though you know how it ends, the journey was absolutely worth it. (And I LOVED how they found little pockets of queer community and belonging in places they didn't expect!!)
But that ending though...I won't spoil it, but if you read the summary then yeah you can guess what's gonna happen, and oh boy I was not expecting it to hit me as hard as it did. I was not in as good of a headspace for this as I thought I was going in, so I'll fully admit I skimmed most of the last few chapters, but it was still such a good story that I can't even knock off points for that. This truly is a rom-com about death, and even though I can't imagine I'll ever pick this book up again of my own free will, I did love the journey it took me on.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
morgsreads'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
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content
skye_era_books'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
4.0
Things I liked: the relationship building between all of the characters, the reconnections made, the raw emotions, Rosemary 🥰😍, Joe, and Remy’s characters, Logan’s development at the end of the book
Things I did not like: Logan for the first 75% of the book, the cringey use of any queer celebrity’s name (ex: Lady fucking Gaga) when Logan was really saying what the fuck, the sheer amount of poop references and talk of adult diapers I KNOW that’s part of taking care of an older sick adult but my stomach could not handle that. *if you have a weak stomach when it comes to talking about diarrhea do not read this book LMAO*
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, and Excrement
Moderate: Medical content and Grief
nhannaywaller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
fanboyriot'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
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Excrement, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racism, Vomit, and Death of parent
jfhobbit'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
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abandonment
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia
hospice caredrraytay's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Excrement
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
haileyhardcover'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: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Outing, and Toxic friendship
smleeth93'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
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit