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lololovesthings's review against another edition
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
5 STARS!!!
I have loved all of Alison Cochrun's books thus far. I feel the same about "Here We Go Again." What an incredibly life-affirming piece of work this novel is. Cochrun is the queen of mixing drama with sadness, intense romance with pop culture references, and laugh-out-loud humor with serious introspection, and this book is no different. I will just say this now: if you have ever lost someone in your life, you will identify with this book in more than one way. The trauma of loss never leaves you, and reading "Here We Go Again" will likely stir up all kinds of emotions within you. It will test your limits as the bereaved. The ways I cried, the noises I made listening to this book... I am shocked the neighbors didn't call the cops to find out what was wrong because your girl. was. SOBBING. Like, heaving sobs, ugly tears, an 'eyes puffy for days' type of sadness. That being said, this book is more than its infinite sadness. Cochrun's writing is captivatingly beautiful, an ode to life and love and loss and truth and found family and second chances. It will warm your heart, only to turn around and break it multiple times over. At its core, this is a sapphic friends-to-enemies-to-lovers road trip story full of witty and snarky humor, self-discovery, and steeeeamy spice, though the grief often overshadows all of this. You *need* this book in your life, not only for its therapeutic value, but for its commentary on living and loving and having no regrets. An absolutely stunning novel!
Thank you to NetGalley, Alison Cochrun, and Atria Books for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
I have loved all of Alison Cochrun's books thus far. I feel the same about "Here We Go Again." What an incredibly life-affirming piece of work this novel is. Cochrun is the queen of mixing drama with sadness, intense romance with pop culture references, and laugh-out-loud humor with serious introspection, and this book is no different. I will just say this now: if you have ever lost someone in your life, you will identify with this book in more than one way. The trauma of loss never leaves you, and reading "Here We Go Again" will likely stir up all kinds of emotions within you. It will test your limits as the bereaved. The ways I cried, the noises I made listening to this book... I am shocked the neighbors didn't call the cops to find out what was wrong because your girl. was. SOBBING. Like, heaving sobs, ugly tears, an 'eyes puffy for days' type of sadness. That being said, this book is more than its infinite sadness. Cochrun's writing is captivatingly beautiful, an ode to life and love and loss and truth and found family and second chances. It will warm your heart, only to turn around and break it multiple times over. At its core, this is a sapphic friends-to-enemies-to-lovers road trip story full of witty and snarky humor, self-discovery, and steeeeamy spice, though the grief often overshadows all of this. You *need* this book in your life, not only for its therapeutic value, but for its commentary on living and loving and having no regrets. An absolutely stunning novel!
Thank you to NetGalley, Alison Cochrun, and Atria Books for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death, Abandonment, and Homophobia
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent
theyellowbrickreader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Death, Terminal illness, and Cancer
Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content
Minor: Alcoholism and Drug abuse
micaelacccc's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent
booklover444's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
brb SOBBING into my t-shirt as I’m writing this - such a beautiful story
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Abandonment
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 Cochrun’s 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 Cochrun’s 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
jackiereadssometimes's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Grief
Moderate: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
killianshea's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I expected to cry (maybe not sob so loudly I scared my cat, but here we are). I expected to be emotionally punched in the face. I *did not* expect to be called out by yet another rom com, but apparently that's what we're doing these days, so cool.
The way this book has consumed my mind for the 24 hours since I finished it, however, was the most unexpected thing about it. I read half the book sitting at a park during the solar eclipse, and then read more before bed, and then finished it when I woke up and I cannot stop thinking about it. Lately the rom coms I've been picking up (and absolutely devouring) haven't been simple love stories, but deep and complex in ways I didn't expect. I don't consider myself to be judgmental (deragatory) about genres (I'm very much one to encourage people NOT to be), but clearly I've been making assumptions if I'm being constantly surprised like this.
Maybe how I read this kind of book has changed, or maybe norms in the genre are changing, but assuming rom coms are going to be light and fluffy probably won't be my default anymore. I'm okay with having to be more conscious of that moving forward if it means getting more like this though. I don't know if I'll ever fully recover from this one - and honestly? I'm okay with that.
Thank you to NetGalley and Atria for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts (even if I did end up buying the book without having read the ARC)
Okay, I expected to cry (maybe not sob so loudly I scared my cat, but here we are). I expected to be emotionally punched in the face. I *did not* expect to be called out by yet another rom com, but apparently that's what we're doing these days, so cool.
The way this book has consumed my mind for the 24 hours since I finished it, however, was the most unexpected thing about it. I read half the book sitting at a park during the solar eclipse, and then read more before bed, and then finished it when I woke up and I cannot stop thinking about it. Lately the rom coms I've been picking up (and absolutely devouring) haven't been simple love stories, but deep and complex in ways I didn't expect. I don't consider myself to be judgmental (deragatory) about genres (I'm very much one to encourage people NOT to be), but clearly I've been making assumptions if I'm being constantly surprised like this.
Maybe how I read this kind of book has changed, or maybe norms in the genre are changing, but assuming rom coms are going to be light and fluffy probably won't be my default anymore. I'm okay with having to be more conscious of that moving forward if it means getting more like this though. I don't know if I'll ever fully recover from this one - and honestly? I'm okay with that.
Thank you to NetGalley and Atria for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts (even if I did end up buying the book without having read the ARC)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Cancer
Moderate: Medical content, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment
vmjanek's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Abandonment
bookcasey's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Outing, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Excrement, and Homophobia