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A review by diana_reads_and_reads
Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas
dark
sad
2.0
I hate that this was my first book of 2024. In 2023, I cleaned up my digital library and chose the top 10
books I wanted to get to in my Kindle. This was one. Im sure I downloaded it on one of Amazon’s world reading days when you can get books in translation for free. My main issue with this book is truth in advertising. The cover and title make it look like a lighthearted romcom. Even the blurb makes one think they’re getting a cozy little read. THIS IS NOT THAT. Halfway through (when I was too invested to stop reading), one of the main characters boyfriend commits suicide because he knows he has cancer and he doesn’t want her to go through what his mom went through. Then she falls into a crippling depression. Lighthearted enough for you yet? The other main character is a man who is learning how to be a human being with feelings through the year long guide the female main character intended for her boyfriend.
On top of all that, the male main character’s full name is almost always used—maybe to emphasize that his last name is grief?—and it doesn’t even follow the HEA rule of romance, so I’m not sure what category of book this is supposed to be. Before the female main character falls into her depression, she has a healthy dose of toxic positivity.
Probably this should be one star, but I added one on because maybe this was better in German or there are things about German culture I don’t understand.
books I wanted to get to in my Kindle. This was one. Im sure I downloaded it on one of Amazon’s world reading days when you can get books in translation for free. My main issue with this book is truth in advertising. The cover and title make it look like a lighthearted romcom. Even the blurb makes one think they’re getting a cozy little read. THIS IS NOT THAT. Halfway through (when I was too invested to stop reading), one of the main characters boyfriend commits suicide because he knows he has cancer and he doesn’t want her to go through what his mom went through. Then she falls into a crippling depression. Lighthearted enough for you yet? The other main character is a man who is learning how to be a human being with feelings through the year long guide the female main character intended for her boyfriend.
On top of all that, the male main character’s full name is almost always used—maybe to emphasize that his last name is grief?—and it doesn’t even follow the HEA rule of romance, so I’m not sure what category of book this is supposed to be. Before the female main character falls into her depression, she has a healthy dose of toxic positivity.
Probably this should be one star, but I added one on because maybe this was better in German or there are things about German culture I don’t understand.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Addiction