britakate 's review for:

Heart the Lover by Lily King

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I reread Friends and Lovers right before picking this up, and even so, I was a little distracted for the first 50 pages or so, trying to figure out the extent of the overlap. (I was misled by the movie they watched early on.) Once I got it, though, I was glad to have F&L fresh in my mind. I don't think it's strictly necessary, but it does add helpful context the characters and relationships. I wasn't sold on the title until she nailed it with the scene ending in "now I'm the one who wants to go upstairs to ponder time and existence for a while." Indeed.