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alcove6's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug use, and Grief
readerette's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
5.0
Sweet, funny, relatable, and while a little dramatic at times, what good love story isn't? The characters are delightfully nuanced. Of course, there'd be little story if the protagonists would just have an adult conversation or two, but their lapse is forgivable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Physical abuse
zombiezami's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
3.0
This book was fine, but I don't get the hype it got.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Cursing
Moderate: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Cancer
Minor: Excrement, Drug use, and Car accident
Cultsdanajoy's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I didn't want to put this book down. I approached it wary, I saw a few negative reviews, but I'm so glad I picked it up.
It's the story of January over-coming grief and learning to negotiate life and what she believes in after feeling it crumble around her. I liked January, she was struggling but quite determined and self aware enough to be able to reflect on events and recognize her own fault in them. I loved her best friend Shadi, even though she wasn't overly present in the novel because of the way January describes her. She is so charming and "drowning in life...in a good way". Their friendship is beautiful.
Now, to talk about Gus. Augustus and January at a different moment could be considered a sunshine/grump pairing except this novel finds them both reconnecting during a personal low. Gus is intricate and damaged and just SO lovely and sweet. They have incredible, fun banter. He is so quietly romantic and reminded me of my partner in that way. Infuriating because they refuse to tell you what they want you to do because they want <i>you</i> to do what you want to - making your happiness their priority.
I teared up a little at the end and I don't remember the last time a romance did that for me.
Very happy I read this, a wonderful summer read.
It's the story of January over-coming grief and learning to negotiate life and what she believes in after feeling it crumble around her. I liked January, she was struggling but quite determined and self aware enough to be able to reflect on events and recognize her own fault in them. I loved her best friend Shadi, even though she wasn't overly present in the novel because of the way January describes her. She is so charming and "drowning in life...in a good way". Their friendship is beautiful.
Now, to talk about Gus. Augustus and January at a different moment could be considered a sunshine/grump pairing except this novel finds them both reconnecting during a personal low. Gus is intricate and damaged and just SO lovely and sweet. They have incredible, fun banter. He is so quietly romantic and reminded me of my partner in that way. Infuriating because they refuse to tell you what they want you to do because they want <i>you</i> to do what you want to - making your happiness their priority.
I teared up a little at the end and I don't remember the last time a romance did that for me.
Very happy I read this, a wonderful summer read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Child abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Vomit
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