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Incredible writing. Truly a delight to read. Sweet, funny, loving! Made me cry and tugged perfectly at my heart! Read it via audiobook which made the change of narrator a little confusing at times but I’m sure this isn’t a problem in the physical copy. Loved this book!

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

trigger warnings: alcohol addition, alcohol and drug mention, slut shaming, sexual harassment, infidelity, emotional abuse, toxic relationship, death of family member, car accident, sexual content

A mix of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and How To Fake It In Hollywood, this was a delightful novel about a missed connection and a second chance given ten years later.

Chani is a writer who got to profile the first American Bond which leads to the explosive success of both their careers. Ten years later she gets asked to do another profile on him as he attempts to resurrect his career after conflict and rehab.

Right from the get go, you experience the weight of their relationship. Despite Chani being the pov you see through most of the book, Gabe is a looming influence throughout the book, in the flashbacks and in their present timeline. The book really hammered in that their lives were intertwined. This gave you the incredible experience of being a spectator to their lives through the articles interspersed throughout and also get the insider scoop through Chani's timelines. You get to question their lives and speculate about their relationship while also getting a lot of insider information. It creates this really intriguing dramatic irony of knowing what the public doesn't know while also knowing what perhaps Chani and Gabe weren't privy to about outside opinions on them.

I loved how strategically the story was constructed. News excerpts and flashbacks were not tossed in willy nilly for funsies. Every piece of story provided fed into the next level of development in the story. You built sympathy for the characters before you even knew what pain they were going to experience, making the low points in the book personally painful for you as the reader.

I also really enjoyed how many full circle moments the book provided. Earlier throwaway lines that the characters and even the reader would overlook were given a moment of reprise with a significantly altered a deeper meaning than before. This punctuated the emotional moments in the book beautifully, providing depth to emotional moments without saying much.

This book is a masterclass in stating and withholding just the right amount of information to keep you pondering the story past its conclusion without feeling like you were cut short on a clean ending.

Incredible.

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lujisa's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted 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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saojimenez's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

this shet made no sense. like… CHANI HOW DO YOU SPEND A DECADE HUNG UP ON A GUY YOU SPENT TWO DAMN DAYS WITH??!1!1? GET UP OFF YOUR KNEEES OMFGGG. 2 stars 🙄

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callmeluh's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-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

3.0

I've been seeing a lot of this book on BookTok recently, and being my too-curious-for-their-own-good self, I had to read it. I think I saw someone say that it was THE book you had to read this summer. Still, I tried to keep my expectations low because I've been let down by this clock app too many times to count.

Thank fuck I managed my expectations, because in all honesty I only found this book okay. If you're diving into it expecting a romance, you'll be disappointed. It's more woman's fiction really. It follows two timelines, two interviews, 'then' (ten years before) and 'now', and maybe that's what did it for me. I didn't really care for the characters unfortunately (except Ollie, give me more of him), and the same goes for the romance between Chani and Gabe.

I did like how the topics of addiction and fame/success were brought up, and the character development is chef's kiss. And yes, there's a bit of miscommunication between the characters but for once that didn't really bother me as it went well with the rest of the story.

Overall, I'd still say it was a good book. It's neither bad nor mind-blowing, but it still gets its messages across.

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juliana_reads's review against another edition

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funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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