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zoldpanna's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
3.25
thrscldrn's review
5.0
I think the only reason this book didn’t make me cry is the fact that I’m already overwhelmed with all the other emotions the story made me feel. I had to consciously give myself a breather AFTER. EVERY. CHAPTER. (especially in the last third of the book).
bleumingpages's review
3.0
Ok 3 stars because it finally got more interesting starting the second half
kayf's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It was ok, I enjoyed the story but it just wasn't for me, I did however love the dogs name and how that came to be.
Moderate: Infertility
idle_reader's review
4.0
This is probably the biggest emotional rollercoaster ride of Colleen’s ever, in my opinion. It is so incredibly hard to read a lot of the time. The timeline is then and now and we know from the book synopsis that there is something in their marriage that is challenging them now. We find out that they struggle with infertility and it causes Quinn to forget why she loves Graham so much and it’s so hard to see her battle that. Colleen did a great job of making that more palatable by showing us snippets of just how strong their relationship began. Reading the THEN gave us hope that their current struggles would just be a storm they’d have to weather. This book really and truly made me realize how hard it must be to struggle with infertility. And even though I’ve always had compassion for couples who do struggle, it’s much much deeper now. For that reason, I wish I could give half stars and give this one a 4.5 instead of a 4. I definitely kept the tissues handy for the last couple of chapters for this one.
cherrrypiee's review
emotional
sad
tense
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
3.25
zeino's review
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
luana_23's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Tatsächlich muss ich sagen, dass ich es anfangs irgendwie nervig empfand, was glaube ich an den zwei verschiedenen Perspektiven (also damals vs. jetzt) lag, aber je weiter man gelesen hat, desto tiefgründiger wurde alles und vieles hat sich zusammengefügt, wodurch man die ganzen Hintergründe kennengelernt hat und so wirklich eine Story hatte die man verfolgen konnte, verglichen zum Anfang.
Es war ziemlich herzzerreißend teilweise zu lesen, wie die Ehe langsam immer mehr zerfällt obwohl sie doch so offensichtlich füreinander bestimmt sind.
Es war ziemlich herzzerreißend teilweise zu lesen, wie die Ehe langsam immer mehr zerfällt obwohl sie doch so offensichtlich füreinander bestimmt sind.
dumplingsz's review
4.0
I thought that the actions and emotions of the characters felt realistic, and I found myself empathizing with them throughout the book.