Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Before I Do

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samw0327's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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meredith_williams_'s review

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.25

I came very close to giving up on this book because I thought I knew where the story was going within the first 100 pages and I was very put off by my assumptions. I’m glad I persevered because my predictions were very far off and the whole book ended up taking me by surprise in the best way. It was laugh out loud funny and deeply endearing. Sophie Cousens writes romcoms in the truest form and I will continue to read what she writes!

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meenakshisathish's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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amy_sutt's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was an enjoyable book. Audra struggles with the idea of committing in marriage mostly due to her mom’s repeated marriages and infidelity. When a “what if”/almost boyfriend shows up as a date to her wedding (of one of her bridesmaids), it sends Audra into a spiral of which is the road she’s meant to take. The pace of this book is a bit slow, despite the dual timelines, but things eventually work out well.

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kcbatts's review

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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mrsbennettreads's review

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emotional funny lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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wildflowerleahg's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

(In the tune of Sondheim)
I'm not well
So I'm not getting married
You've been swell
But I'm not getting married
Clear the hall
'Cause I'm not getting married
Thank you all
But I'm not getting married TODAY

Somewhere between a 3.5 & 4.0

I’m a huge fan of Sophie’s work, but I’m still struggling to decide how much I liked this.

Let’s get this out of the way, Josh is a gem and Audrey needs therapy. I enjoyed her in the present but my goodness girl you also need a hug.

It’s a cute story, but many times while reading this I asked myself, “why am I reading this!!?!?“I personally was able to predict most of this story? But yes, if you want a well written story this is a good one.

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