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konabean246's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
breeannamclovin's review against another edition
4.0
This book was heart wrenching. I smiled, laughed out loud and bawled my eyes out while reading it!
While reading this, I kept thinking about how Max, one of the main characters, is horrible at communicating but then it all comes together at the end and makes sense as to why.
It is quite a heavy read (emotionally) but I’m glad I read it.
While reading this, I kept thinking about how Max, one of the main characters, is horrible at communicating but then it all comes together at the end and makes sense as to why.
It is quite a heavy read (emotionally) but I’m glad I read it.
littlelifeofbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I thought I was picking up a innocent, light hearted, christmassy romance book to buddy read.
silvanamontanola's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars because the fatphobia was unnecessary.
The ending was definitely cry-worthy
The ending was definitely cry-worthy
slicciardi's review against another edition
4.0
This was SO great, but the romance categorization is misleading. It reminds me of In Five Years and One Day in December. Romance + sadness
alihupp's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed every page of this book. It was absolutely heart wrenching. Make sure you have tissues if you choose to read this one!
emoser_9's review against another edition
3.0
that ending is not what i was expecting dang... this was not the touchy feely christmas romcom i was expecting lol
lolovesbooks3's review against another edition
2.0
I felt frustrated for 90% of the book since I was reading a lot of words, but nothing was actually happening. I just didn’t connect with these characters or their story. I get that I was supposed to feel something, but ultimately I just didn’t care enough. There was a lot of miscommunication, a lot of eluding to something, but never actually progressing anywhere, a lot of back and forth and then a whole lot dumped in at the last minute, leaving me feeling like I missed something. The romance was not a romance. It was a meet cute, a string of incomplete run ins and incomplete sentences and then an ending that felt like it was trying really hard.
aimee_amina's review
2.0
Max & Josie | Strangers to Lovers | M/F | UNHAPPY ENDING
What an unnecessarily sad ending. This book was going to be 5* until we got to about 70% of the way through it when the miscommunication trope started.
I HATE the miscommunication trope bc it shows that the couples can’t communicate, and if the couple can’t communicate, I no longer think they should be together. Then OUT OF NOWHERE, he dies. So those last precious months of his life that they could have spent in love and happy, they spent completely separately all because of a huge misunderstanding?!?!? What a dreadful concept.
Also there was so much suffering for the main character…like why? Both her parent die, then her Boyfriend dies, her other boyfriend cheats on her and she loses her job??? Wtf??? Why?? What was the reason for so much suffering for one person.
Anyway, I wish I never read it and it’s left me feeling deeply sad.
What an unnecessarily sad ending. This book was going to be 5* until we got to about 70% of the way through it when the miscommunication trope started.
I HATE the miscommunication trope bc it shows that the couples can’t communicate, and if the couple can’t communicate, I no longer think they should be together. Then OUT OF NOWHERE, he dies. So those last precious months of his life that they could have spent in love and happy, they spent completely separately all because of a huge misunderstanding?!?!? What a dreadful concept.
Also there was so much suffering for the main character…like why? Both her parent die, then her Boyfriend dies, her other boyfriend cheats on her and she loses her job??? Wtf??? Why?? What was the reason for so much suffering for one person.
Anyway, I wish I never read it and it’s left me feeling deeply sad.