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rachelrisseeuw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Child death, Death of parent, Car accident, Death, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
emilywemily6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Bullying
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Infertility
Minor: Child death, Medical content, and Pregnancy
siobhanward's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I think this just was not a book for me. I'm not a huge romance reader to begin with, so that didn't help, but I just struggled with the book as a whole. Laurie is kind of a pain - she's immature and a bad friend to Sarah. I totally get how/why she fell in love with Jack as she actually got to know him (but shockingly, doing that with your best friend's boyfriend makes you a bad friend), but convincing herself she's in love with someone she saw once at a bus stop?? I'm sorry but it's just a little tween romance for me.
The plot dragged and because I didn't care at all for Laurie, it just made things move even slower. Sarah deserved better. She was always rushing in to make things better for Laurie and she was just treated badly the whole time.
Moderate: Toxic relationship
theonlybaillie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The main characters in this book felt very real to me...in the sense that they had very annoying flaws that were, unfortunately, realistic IMO. Jack was emotionally immature and wanted to blame others and deflect any emotional pain or self-wrongdoing. Laurie was a pushover and bent to others wishes and plans until the end of the book where she finally decided that enough was enough and took ownership of her life (FINALLY!).
Relationships ebb and flow as seasons of life change, and I love that Jack, Sarah, and Laurie were still part of each others lives throughout their twenties. Lifelong friendships are a blessing, even though they can get quite messy over the years.
Overall, I enjoyed this one. It is not the light-hearted Christmas read that most people look for this time of year, but I appreciated the story that it told.
I also appreciated the phrase "kissed stardust into my mouth", because I have never heard it before and thought it was creative and funny. :)
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Car accident
laurataylor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Medical content
clareypotter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
thefatpaperback's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
mikahasbadtaste's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Child death, and Cursing
Minor: Toxic relationship