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Emily Henry

4.07 AVERAGE

_doolsetnet's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

turtlebean's review against another edition

3.0

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Wild Game was really a tough act to follow, but Gus and January's banter did make me laugh.

Our book club usually selects "Gus books" (literary fiction or non fiction), but this month we've chosen this specific "January book" (flagrant happy ending romance), and I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of discussion it stirs up.

allcalm64's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laylaa005's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

noellerb's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

elznerd's review against another edition

3.75

hopeful

mwayi's review against another edition

3.75

medium-paced

samantha325's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

iinesbarbosa's review against another edition

3.0

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It took me so long to get through this book - which unfortunately proves to me Emily Henry is not one of the authors about whom I can just say "I love everything she writes!". I absolutely loved "Happy Place", but dragged through "People We Meet On Vacation" and now through this one as well. Although it has beautiful passages and sentences and some very heart-warming moments, for the most part I just felt like I was reading yet another boring, "feel-well" romance where everything is going to be fine at the end - with the added discomfort I kept feeling throughout the book that the title didn't make any sense whatsoever. To be fair, it did surprise me a few times, and the title eventually made sense - but I think it just took way too long to tell a story that's not so interesting and/or which details (her book, her father's story) could have been much more explored. Meh.

kaylabeck's review against another edition

3.25

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent