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melaschnie's review
- 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: Excrement, Grief, Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Cancer, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Abandonment
Minor: Lesbophobia, Outing, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail
danileah07'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Cancer
Moderate: Abandonment and Homophobia
mamaewalk'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Cancer, Abandonment, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Drug use, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism
egheinze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Cancer, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Death
sxndaze's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"Gay men aren't supposed to get old," Joe mutters.
Under the table, Rosemary puts her hand over Logan's, lets their fingers loosely thread
"Then how lucky is it that both you and Remy did?"
cochrun describes this as a rom-com about death and that’s perfectly apt. rosemary and logan’s relationship is inevitably, but it’s also a little messy as it finds its way there. it’s sweet and loving and so full. the book is full of all types of love and relationships too. the found family between teachers and students, parental love, love found again when you’re older. it makes you feel full.
not for the faint of heart, but it’s a lovely story and the journey it takes you on truly is gorgeous.
(gotta say i’m not a fan of how the characters will exclaim people’s names in surprise or frustration? quite cringy there)
Graphic: Grief, Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Cancer, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Excrement, Homophobia, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment and Vomit
shugentobler's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Grief, Cursing, Death, Medical content, and Cancer
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Mental illness
fanboyriot's review
- 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: Chronic illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Cancer, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Cursing
Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Excrement
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Vomit, and Racism
bibliomich'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? It's complicated
5.0
What I loved (the most, because honestly...all of it):
- The FMCs. I loved Logan and Rosie so much. They were both complex, nuanced characters who had distinct strengths and flaws, and who both grew tremendously over the course of the book. I also loved their friends-to-enemies-to-lovers relationship arc (and the chemistry--whew!)
- The supporting characters. I dare you to read this book and not fall in love with Joe Delgado and his story. But honestly, almost all of the characters we run into throughout the story bring something unique and valuable to the narrative.
- The setting. I'm a big fan of a road trip story, and this one is done so well. Cochrun really captures the feelings of what it's like to be on the road (the excitement, the adventure, the awe, the anxiety, the exhaustion, the boredom).
- The neurodivergence representation
- The mental health representation
While I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good contemporary sapphic romance, I particularly recommend it to teachers. As an English teacher, I felt *seen* by Alison Cochrun.
Thank you so much to NetGalley for my advanced digital copy.
Graphic: Grief, Cancer, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia and Abandonment
Minor: Medical content, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Excrement
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, Death of parent, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Vomit, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Excrement
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: Excrement, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Death, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Medical content, Death of parent, Suicide, and Homophobia