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cattheteawitchfairy's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Enjoyable read although I didn’t feel like I really knew the characters right until the very end, so I wasn’t particularly rooting for them until the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content
hannavaistila's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Medical content
i_love_cats_and_dragons's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death of parent
vaguelyredhead's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol
jadeyfish's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
My only complaint is that to start, it was hard to get into because you don’t know enough about the characters yet to care about them. Once you get through that, the rest was easy.
I could relate to multiple things from each character and the dialogue between the main characters was fun to read. And i’m not a romance reader! :O I enjoyed this book much more than I thought!
I could see this book being a hit or miss for some people, depending on what stage of your life you’re in! Give it a try! :D
I could relate to multiple things from each character and the dialogue between the main characters was fun to read. And i’m not a romance reader! :O I enjoyed this book much more than I thought!
I could see this book being a hit or miss for some people, depending on what stage of your life you’re in! Give it a try! :D
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
kbairbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved it, I loved it, I loved it, I loved it. The characters had SUCH personality, the sister love as a main theme was beautiful, the chemistry between the two love interests made me fall in love (throuple, anyone?), the checklist, the saving a small business, the humor. Honestly. Just yes. So good!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying
helenaps99's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy
trapdorr's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Really good but I felt the ending could’ve been wrapped up faster and cleaner. Felt like it took a little while to get to the inevitable conclusion. Emily Henry continues to give her characters incredible depth and full backstories. I enjoyed Nora’s growth and introspection while not compromising her character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Bullying
entiresunset'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I have to admit I had a much harder time connecting to his book than to Funny Story. I think it took me up until the last fourth to really connect to Nora and her story. But hearing what she went through and what she experienced and how much that changed her touched me. How tense and closed off she always was. How organized. How she always held on to Libby so closely and could not let her go. And how she could not let anyone in. How she completely lived in survival mode all the time. So mabye it was also meant to be so hard to connect to her in the beginning because she was so emotionally unavailable and controlling.
But the moment she started opening up I was sold. I definitely felt for her a lot throughout the last fourth.
As with Funny Story I just love to see how well Emily Henry manages to write such emotionally complex characters and how much she also focuses on all different kinds of relationships. It's always about the growth of the character itself and their relationships not just about "finding love" or "finding the one".
I have to say though I would love to see more therapy representation in Henrys books.Most of the characters she writes went through some form of trauma and are showing at least some PTSD-like symptoms or at least ongoing trauma reactions. I would love for this to be adressed properly and to be shown what therapy can look like for this and how much it can help. Nora could benefit so much from starting therapy to talk through everything she experienced and to really work on her issues. I know it's mentioned briefly in the end but only very briefly.
All in all this book might did not move me as much as Funny Story did for the most part but it still touched me and was wonderfully written and constructed.
Again I loved to see how the heroine didnt just fall in love and this magically cured everything but that she made her own decisions in spite of love and really grew as a person. Still I am of course happy that after everything Nora got her happy ending with Charlie <3
But the moment she started opening up I was sold. I definitely felt for her a lot throughout the last fourth.
As with Funny Story I just love to see how well Emily Henry manages to write such emotionally complex characters and how much she also focuses on all different kinds of relationships. It's always about the growth of the character itself and their relationships not just about "finding love" or "finding the one".
I have to say though I would love to see more therapy representation in Henrys books.
All in all this book might did not move me as much as Funny Story did for the most part but it still touched me and was wonderfully written and constructed.
Again I loved to see how the heroine didnt just fall in love and this magically cured everything but that she made her own decisions in spite of love and really grew as a person.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Alcohol
sudatot's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Pregnancy