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ladyscone's review against another edition
3.0
I only want to comment on the ending so.
SPOILER COMING:
So basically…
I feel a lot of disappointment in how it ended because I was really looking forward to the lunch conversation with her father. After alllll of the pressure she faced from her dad (and what feels like the underlying issues that carry her throughout the book), it feels wrong to not address or give the reader more closure on the matter. Was that one phone call supposed to do it for us?
SPOILER COMING:
So basically…
I feel a lot of disappointment in how it ended because I was really looking forward to the lunch conversation with her father. After alllll of the pressure she faced from her dad (and what feels like the underlying issues that carry her throughout the book), it feels wrong to not address or give the reader more closure on the matter. Was that one phone call supposed to do it for us?
finalgirlfall's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
this felt rather like a morality tale--which can be fine at times, but is completely not what i was primed to expect--and i really didn’t appreciate the joke(?) fairly early in the book about psychiatric patients sexually harassing nurses.
kass_a_frass's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
askadelea's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
cielbear's review against another edition
4.0
First off, the Acknowledgement section in the back was lovely. Secondly, the book left me wanting more. There were a lot of topics that hit close to home for me, a little too close. Either way I liked it. Wasn't sure at first because of the repetitive phrases at the beginning, but it all worked out. Makes me cheer for every character
soundbyte's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
isabellaianni's review against another edition
4.0
this book was so amazingly written and thought out. grace in many ways is me in another life. some of these quotes will be living rent free in my mind for years to come.
mdean's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
lk222's review against another edition
4.0
Grace Porter is a perfectionist. For 11 years she’s dedicated every fiber of her being to earning a PhD in astrology. It’s not the medical degree her military dad wanted, but it’s what she wanted, and because she’s a Porter she executed her plan with excellence. But the plan now completed, Grace is directionless. She’s also about to implode beneath the pressures of her perfectionism, her dad's expectations, and the racist job market. So on a rare night out in Vegas with two of her closest friends, Grace finally lets loose. She gets drunk and marries a “champagne bubble girl” “with rosebuds in her cheeks.” She wakes up to find a note from her new wife asking Grace to find her, to follow the sound of her voice through the air waves of her radio show: “Brooklyn’s late night show for lonely creatures & the supernatural. Sometimes both.” And so begins Grace’s search for her wife, happiness, and mental health.
Morgan Rogers’ debut is a wildly touching story that successfully begged this jaded reader to stop being skeptical of new love. Grace, our heroine of honey-gold hair, finds romance in the stars and finds the stars in the bodies of her loved ones. Her new wife, introduced through Grace’s almost psychedelic memories of their wedding night, is a Japanese-American woman who spins stories of monsters into achingly personal tales of humanity. The newlyweds are funny and vulnerable, two perfectly imperfect, lonely creatures searching the other for a safe place to crawl inside. You can’t help but root for them. And I absolutely loved their friends, each of whom is complex and queer and/or BIPOC.
In addition to being a poignant romance, this is also a story of mental health. Grace’s drive for perfection bleeds into anxiety and she begins to pinch and scratch at her skin, to break herself apart. In a refreshingly real moment, Grace realizes she needs a therapist. There’s no drama around this decision. It’s treated as a normal response to a normal problem. And this decision enables her to mend and grow in ways that romantic leads rarely do.
This is the type of book I’d love to see more of for so many reasons. Recommended for fans of Casey McQuiston seriously sweet romance.
Morgan Rogers’ debut is a wildly touching story that successfully begged this jaded reader to stop being skeptical of new love. Grace, our heroine of honey-gold hair, finds romance in the stars and finds the stars in the bodies of her loved ones. Her new wife, introduced through Grace’s almost psychedelic memories of their wedding night, is a Japanese-American woman who spins stories of monsters into achingly personal tales of humanity. The newlyweds are funny and vulnerable, two perfectly imperfect, lonely creatures searching the other for a safe place to crawl inside. You can’t help but root for them. And I absolutely loved their friends, each of whom is complex and queer and/or BIPOC.
In addition to being a poignant romance, this is also a story of mental health. Grace’s drive for perfection bleeds into anxiety and she begins to pinch and scratch at her skin, to break herself apart. In a refreshingly real moment, Grace realizes she needs a therapist. There’s no drama around this decision. It’s treated as a normal response to a normal problem. And this decision enables her to mend and grow in ways that romantic leads rarely do.
This is the type of book I’d love to see more of for so many reasons. Recommended for fans of Casey McQuiston seriously sweet romance.
mocha711's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75