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skye_era_books's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Did I ugly cry several times? Absolutely. But did I cringe A LOT? Also yes unfortunately.
Things I liked: the relationship building between all of the characters, the reconnections made, the raw emotions, Rosemary đ„°đ, Joe, and Remyâs characters, Loganâs development at the end of the book
Things I did not like: Logan for the first 75% of the book, the cringey use of any queer celebrityâs name (ex: Lady fucking Gaga) when Logan was really saying what the fuck, the sheer amount of poop references and talk of adult diapers I KNOW thatâs part of taking care of an older sick adult but my stomach could not handle that. *if you have a weak stomach when it comes to talking about diarrhea do not read this book LMAO*
Things I liked: the relationship building between all of the characters, the reconnections made, the raw emotions, Rosemary đ„°đ, Joe, and Remyâs characters, Loganâs development at the end of the book
Things I did not like: Logan for the first 75% of the book, the cringey use of any queer celebrityâs name (ex: Lady fucking Gaga) when Logan was really saying what the fuck, the sheer amount of poop references and talk of adult diapers I KNOW thatâs part of taking care of an older sick adult but my stomach could not handle that. *if you have a weak stomach when it comes to talking about diarrhea do not read this book LMAO*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Terminal illness, Excrement, Death, and Cancer
Moderate: Grief and Medical content
shugentobler's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.5
There were several parts of this book where I laughed out loud. And parts of it were sad and hard and made me cry. It was a nice break from the rigid romcom study l structure and has amazing LGBT representation !
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Grief, Cursing, Death, Medical content, and Cancer
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Mental illness
fanboyriot's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
⥠Road Trip
⥠Hurt/Comfort
⥠Amazing English Teacher
I donât know what gave me the audacity to read this. Oh my god, Iâm sobbing. This book was so goodâthis was the kind of book that makes you take a look at your life and go do the spontaneous thing, to live life to the fullest.
This book was amazing, funny, and so very heartbreaking no matter how much you try to prepare for it. This book hurt, but wow was this written so beautifully.
The characters were immaculate and so detailed, so filled with personality and felt so real to read. The adventure and humor of this book was endearing and I loved all the detours they made along the way. I loved how sassy Joe could be, all the while stubbornly living his life to the fullest.
Highly recommend this book, five starts all the way. Now, if youâll excuse me I have to continue crying my eyes out.
Spice Level: đ¶ïžđ¶ïž (2/5)
Angst Level: đ§đ§đ§đ§đ§ (5/5)
POV: Duel, Third Person
Release Date: 02, April 2024
Rep: Lesbian ADHD (Main Characters), Gay (Side Characters), Non-binary (Character Mention), Transwoman (Character Mention)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Cancer, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Cursing
Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Excrement
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Vomit, and Racism
haileyhardcover's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As a death-positive, sober lesbian with ADHD who loves label makers, a good 3-ring binder, & road trips, and would love to write a book one day, I think this book was written specifically for me... I mean, it even contains the specific nickname I use for my favorite 7-year-old! đ
Personal connections aside, this book is incredible. Alison Cochrun knows how to create well fleshed out, multi-dimensional characters who feel REAL and donât just live in the little bubble of the story youâre reading, and I love that. I also really appreciated the ADHD representation, and showing how the same disorder can affect people so differently. I definitely identify more with Rosemaryâs ADHD brain (a kind that people often donât read as ADHD), but I have my Logan moments đ
Can we talk about the skill it takes to weave a story about dying and grief into a romantic comedy and make it work? There is so much heart and care woven into this story. Joeâs life and death is as central as the relationship between Rosemary and Logan, and each plot point makes the other better. All this to say, Alison Cochrun is for sure going on my auto-buy author list and you should definitely read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, Cursing, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Abandonment
Minor: Toxic friendship, Drug use, and Outing
sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Grief, Excrement, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Medical trauma
Minor: Car accident
getlitwithamy_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Alison Cochran has managed to craft what I believe is one of the best road trip stories I have ever read! I loved the pacing, the characters, the scene building, the HUMOR!! There is so much I can say about this book.
Let's start with the happy stuff. Besides the fact that the book is hilarious, I loved how Cochrun uses the story to show travel through the southern states of America through a queer lens. Readers can expect to find themselves surprised by the love in the queer communities in different states during the journey.
Another happy-ish thing I liked was the characters. They were all so well-rounded and felt so REAL where I felt connected in a way. Like in Cochrunâs previous book, KISS HER ONCE FOR ME, HERE WE GO AGAIN has really great anxiety and ADHD representation. I also loved having a main character on the ace spectrum.
Now for the sad part.The main premise of the story and reason for the road trip is to get a man dying of cancer to his desired dying location across the country. The experience of witnessing someone deteriorate and eventually die from cancer is a major occurrence throughout the book, so keep this in mind while reading and take care of yourself.
I'm obsessed with this book! I knew it was one of my most anticipated releases of the year and it definitely lived up to the hype!!
Let's start with the happy stuff. Besides the fact that the book is hilarious, I loved how Cochrun uses the story to show travel through the southern states of America through a queer lens. Readers can expect to find themselves surprised by the love in the queer communities in different states during the journey.
Another happy-ish thing I liked was the characters. They were all so well-rounded and felt so REAL where I felt connected in a way. Like in Cochrunâs previous book, KISS HER ONCE FOR ME, HERE WE GO AGAIN has really great anxiety and ADHD representation. I also loved having a main character on the ace spectrum.
Now for the sad part.The main premise of the story and reason for the road trip is to get a man dying of cancer to his desired dying location across the country. The experience of witnessing someone deteriorate and eventually die from cancer is a major occurrence throughout the book, so keep this in mind while reading and take care of yourself.
I'm obsessed with this book! I knew it was one of my most anticipated releases of the year and it definitely lived up to the hype!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Cancer, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Homophobia and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Addiction
instalovewithbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Thank you to S&S and Netgallery for the free arc copy. All opinions are my own.
This book fucking ruined me. Absolutely madness. I cried a lil while I was reading it at work on my fucking lunch break.
A rom-com about death? Sign me the FUCK up! This was beautifully written and the ache and pain I felt not only from Rosemary and Logan but also the side characters, Joe, Remy, and more.
I will always recommend Cochruns books. They're brilliant. So well made.
This book fucking ruined me. Absolutely madness. I cried a lil while I was reading it at work on my fucking lunch break.
A rom-com about death? Sign me the FUCK up! This was beautifully written and the ache and pain I felt not only from Rosemary and Logan but also the side characters, Joe, Remy, and more.
I will always recommend Cochruns books. They're brilliant. So well made.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Cursing, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcoholism
cassielaj's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
This is simply the sweetest, most beautiful, rip your heart to shreds and stitch it back up three sizes bigger book that Iâve ever read. I laughed constantly. I held back tears a few times and then cried so hard I couldnât see the words anymore. The way this book approaches and opens up grief, death, mental health, love, joy, life, and so much more spoke to me in such a special way. I wanted to wrap every character in the biggest hug and never let go. I donât even know how best to say how perfect it was, but I can tell you already this is a top book of 2024. And probably of ever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Cancer, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Excrement and Homophobia
caseythereader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.75
Thanks to Atria Books for the free copy of this book.
- OMG, this book đđâ€ïž I very NEARLY cried reading this book, which is high praise because books never make me cry.
- You wouldnât think this book, which you know is going to end in a death, would be so hilarious, but it is. I loved the road trip shenanigans and the bickering and the joy and beauty found in the bleakest of times.
- Then, of course, this book is also filled with thorny questions of how to live your life and what are the most important things in that life. Just a treat, all around.
- I also loved how Loganâs ADHD and Rosemaryâs anxiety are not problems to be fixed, but integral parts of who they are. (Not that I expected anything less from Cochrun!)
- OMG, this book đđâ€ïž I very NEARLY cried reading this book, which is high praise because books never make me cry.
- You wouldnât think this book, which you know is going to end in a death, would be so hilarious, but it is. I loved the road trip shenanigans and the bickering and the joy and beauty found in the bleakest of times.
- Then, of course, this book is also filled with thorny questions of how to live your life and what are the most important things in that life. Just a treat, all around.
- I also loved how Loganâs ADHD and Rosemaryâs anxiety are not problems to be fixed, but integral parts of who they are. (Not that I expected anything less from Cochrun!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement, Grief, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Abandonment, Sexual content, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Addiction, and Alcohol
abitbetterbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is my favourite book Iâve read so far this year.
I loved Alison Cochrunâs debut The Charm Offensive, and I read it all pretty much in one sitting, but this bookâŠ. This book was different. It was special. I think it had so many more elements of things that I love in a way that it was written more for me than TCO could ever be: cross country road trips, sapphic love, friends to enemies to tentative allies to lovers, English teachers, girls with ADHD, a big dog, and of course, ABBA. An ode to grief and a treatise on love.
Sure, itâs âa romcom about deathâ as Alison pitched it, but itâs hard to capture how much it is both a) a romcom, that has swoony romantic moments and laugh-out-loud funny jokes, and b) still very much entirely centred around death and loss.
I cried, I laughed, and I laugh-cried. This book was so beautiful and real and heartbreaking and joyous. A eulogy that truly was a celebration of life and all of the beauty and the pain that comes with it. Delightfully and fully queer through generations.
Although you always know whatâs coming at the end, thatâs not the point of the storyâ itâs the way that you get there thatâs really important, with all the detours and roadblocks that come with. Itâs about the ways in which we crack ourselves open and who we allow to see our brokenness on the way.
I canât wait for this book to come out so that the rest of the world can read it. đ©·đđ§Ą
I loved Alison Cochrunâs debut The Charm Offensive, and I read it all pretty much in one sitting, but this bookâŠ. This book was different. It was special. I think it had so many more elements of things that I love in a way that it was written more for me than TCO could ever be: cross country road trips, sapphic love, friends to enemies to tentative allies to lovers, English teachers, girls with ADHD, a big dog, and of course, ABBA. An ode to grief and a treatise on love.
Sure, itâs âa romcom about deathâ as Alison pitched it, but itâs hard to capture how much it is both a) a romcom, that has swoony romantic moments and laugh-out-loud funny jokes, and b) still very much entirely centred around death and loss.
I cried, I laughed, and I laugh-cried. This book was so beautiful and real and heartbreaking and joyous. A eulogy that truly was a celebration of life and all of the beauty and the pain that comes with it. Delightfully and fully queer through generations.
Although you always know whatâs coming at the end, thatâs not the point of the storyâ itâs the way that you get there thatâs really important, with all the detours and roadblocks that come with. Itâs about the ways in which we crack ourselves open and who we allow to see our brokenness on the way.
I canât wait for this book to come out so that the rest of the world can read it. đ©·đđ§Ą
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Cursing, Excrement, Medical content, Cancer, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Addiction
Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Outing