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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
fast-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
No
🌞🐐 🇵🇹 PORTUGAL MENTION!!!! 🇵🇹🍷🌊
(Just joking, but I found the whole “What's in Portugal?” “Pastéis de nata, and beautiful beaches, I think” slander funny. I love my country, but it was kind of spot on.)
On a more serious note, what I enjoy most about Emily Henry's work is how well she develops her characters. Both Daphne and Miles had complex backstories that explained their behaviour. Sometimes, things even hit too close to home. For a reader like me, who likes to connect with the characters, that made up for a lot of the reading experience.
Despite this being a romance novel, I loved the other forms of love that the author explored: family, friends, community, and most of all, self-love! Daphne's journey of self-discovery was beautiful, which is why I gave this book such a generous rating.
I enjoyed this story and found it, well, funny in some respects, so, in a sense, it delivered what it promised. However, it was also rather messy for my liking. This was evident in many areas, from Miles' seemingly harmless use of Crocs to the entire switch-up-of-couples aspect. Most of these complaints surround the main couple and their relationship, though. The overall setup and even their attitudes made me a little uncomfortable! For example,Miles casually helping Petra take her things from Peter's house, or him being so in the moment that he's late for things or goes MIA on people who care about him . Daphne wasn’t perfect either; they both had a lot of work to do on themselves, and I liked that about them. It's the dynamic that left me with mixed feelings.
I was also looking forward to the most chaotic experience amidst all the plot chaos:Miles and Daphne going to the wedding as a fake couple . Love quadrilaterals aren’t my favourite, but the quintessential trope I was looking forward to was missing! The book was hell on earth in every other possible way, so it was disappointing that this wasn't included.
(Just joking, but I found the whole “What's in Portugal?” “Pastéis de nata, and beautiful beaches, I think” slander funny. I love my country, but it was kind of spot on.)
On a more serious note, what I enjoy most about Emily Henry's work is how well she develops her characters. Both Daphne and Miles had complex backstories that explained their behaviour. Sometimes, things even hit too close to home. For a reader like me, who likes to connect with the characters, that made up for a lot of the reading experience.
Despite this being a romance novel, I loved the other forms of love that the author explored: family, friends, community, and most of all, self-love! Daphne's journey of self-discovery was beautiful, which is why I gave this book such a generous rating.
I enjoyed this story and found it, well, funny in some respects, so, in a sense, it delivered what it promised. However, it was also rather messy for my liking. This was evident in many areas, from Miles' seemingly harmless use of Crocs to the entire switch-up-of-couples aspect. Most of these complaints surround the main couple and their relationship, though. The overall setup and even their attitudes made me a little uncomfortable! For example,
I was also looking forward to the most chaotic experience amidst all the plot chaos:
I was so glad that I read this book. We are talking about the right amount of funny, emotional, self love, friendship doses in a unique story. I felt so seen in the main character story and the writing of Emily is so fresh and close to the readers. Definitely will read more books from this author!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
love a Emily Henry, very cute romcom!! instantly fall in love with the characters 🫶
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Ok so, for me it was actually very very boring until I hit the 45% mark. Then it starts to get better. I was indecisive if I would have gave 2.5 or 3 starts. But I think it’s 2.5 for me. My first time reading one of her books, I will continue to do it, that’s for sure. Maybe I’ll like one of hers books!
funny
hopeful