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Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Car accident, Pregnancy
Minor: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Car accident
Minor: Misogyny
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol
Moderate: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Car accident, Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Classism
Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder
I personally really loved the Margaret storyline. I truly wish this book was more of that. I thought her life was so incredibly interesting, and the chapters focussing on it had me so gripped. I just had a blast reading those parts. On top of that I also just liked Alice's personal journey as well throughout this book.The parallels between that and Margaret's life were also so interesting, and I loved the dynamic these two women developed as well. I could have read a book that was fully just them because this book was just so strong during those parts, in my opinion.
However, this book is a romance (let's stop those discussions because this definitely is romance, the relationship between Hayden and Alice is easily the main thread of this book) and I really wish it wasn't because that part of this book was so BORING. This is easily the worst case of insta-love I've ever read. On top of that I thought Hayden was just a really hard to read character, and he just was who he needed to be in that particular scene rather than a full character, in my opinion. I also just didn't see the chemistry between the two of them, and I just did not care for any of their scenes together. It felt a bit half assed to me, which is especially a shame because I could see glimpses of Emily Henry's fantastic romance writing whenever Margaret was talking about her late husband. So there is an epic romance in this book, it is just so hidden in the background but it makes the actual main romance feel so much more lame in comparison.
So yeah, my own opinions on this book are pretty devisive so it totally makes sense to me that the general reception to this book has been as well. I just think Emily Henry should have just taken the full leap into litfic rather than forcing this to be a romance.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Misogyny
Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident
Moderate: Death, Abandonment
Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abandonment
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Classism
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol