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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Holy s*** this book KILLED MEEEEEE my heart hurts!!!! Such a beautiful book though
"Maybe, if you're the kind of person who's willing to give all of yourself, the kind of person who is willing to love with all of your heart even though you've experienced just how much it can hurt... maybe you get lots of true loves, then. Maybe that's the gift you get for being brave."
I was underwhelmed by this, to be honest. It's occasionally charming, often enjoyable, but to me never felt entirely sincere. I don't know. I never felt very close to the characters or truly immersed in their stories. There was something separating them from me, which I haven't experienced in any other of TJR's books and, honestly, caught me a little bit by surprise.
I was also surprised by how much this doesn't feel like a TJR book. True, all of the other books of hers I've read have been the newer celebrity-culture ones, but this feels very supermarket-romance-book-ish to me. I suppose I feel as though it lacked TJR's usual depth. I've grown so accustomed to her stunningly realistic characters - and spoiled by them, I suppose - that I was caught off guard when I just didn't really believe any of this.
It's difficult not to compare this to TJR's other books, but for my final paragraph I'll try to judge it on its own. This book has its shining moments - it can be touching and charming and endearing. I wouldn't say it's ever boring. But it's nothing special, to me. And it's not very compelling. But the ending went the way I wanted it to, so it gets redemption points for that.
I was underwhelmed by this, to be honest. It's occasionally charming, often enjoyable, but to me never felt entirely sincere. I don't know. I never felt very close to the characters or truly immersed in their stories. There was something separating them from me, which I haven't experienced in any other of TJR's books and, honestly, caught me a little bit by surprise.
I was also surprised by how much this doesn't feel like a TJR book. True, all of the other books of hers I've read have been the newer celebrity-culture ones, but this feels very supermarket-romance-book-ish to me. I suppose I feel as though it lacked TJR's usual depth. I've grown so accustomed to her stunningly realistic characters - and spoiled by them, I suppose - that I was caught off guard when I just didn't really believe any of this.
It's difficult not to compare this to TJR's other books, but for my final paragraph I'll try to judge it on its own. This book has its shining moments - it can be touching and charming and endearing. I wouldn't say it's ever boring. But it's nothing special, to me. And it's not very compelling. But the ending went the way I wanted it to, so it gets redemption points for that.
En general lo he disfrutado y me ha dado una lectura ágil y amena ¿me ha aportado algo más que eso? Pues no, poco más.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The plot kept me hooked but it was very predictable. Not my fave TJR tho. Jesse lowkey pissed me off when he came back tbh bc I was so team Sam at that point. I also find it kind of hard to believe that Emma could make this decision in 3 days.
Okay so like yeah, amazing plot, TJR is a master at writing heartbreak. However, I will say it felt completely predictable, and I genuinely felt like it finished in the middle of a sentence. On my e-reader I didn’t even realize I had finished the book until the Acknowledgments were the next page. Maybe it’s because my first and only TJR book I’ve read and adored has been Seven Husbands, but there was something dropped in character development in this book. With 7H, I felt like I was truly ~in~ the story and knew the characters front to back. This book fell flat in that regard, which was disappointing. Emma was also borderline unlikeable. Only finished the book to the end because I adore Sam and wanted to see his finished story.
emotional
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:
Complicated
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No