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A review by literaryintersections
You, with a View by Jessica Joyce
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
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
5.0
Everyone is talking about You, With a View. You’ll hear about the tension, the burn, Theo’s thighs (lol) the travel, how complex and vulnerable the relationships are. And all of that is so valid. But what makes this book for me is the grandparents - Theo’s relationship with his granddad, Noelle’s grief over her grandmother, and how Paul fills a void she never thought would be filled again.
“Have you been reading the comments on your videos? The ones where people say they’ve called their grandparents, their parents, their people to tell them they love them because they’ve realized how lucky they are? The ones where people say this story you’re telling is helping them with their own grief?”
And I couldn’t stop thinking about my own grandparents. My grandma, who’s 100th birthday is today! My grandpa, who passed last year at 101. And my two other grandparents who passed 8 and 11 years ago. The relationships that I had with them. The joy of seeing my grandma still loving life and being her grumpy funny self. My grandpa meeting his namesake, my Sam. But I can’t help but be sad at all the things we’ve missed together. Two of my grandparents never met my kids, one never saw me get married. Never saw me turn into the badass I am today. And I grieve those everyday.
@jessicajoycewrites - you already know what this book means to me. But thank you for letting me turn back the time a little and steep myself in memories as Noelle did with her grandma. I’m so damn lucky to have had my grandparents for so much of my life. And I’m so lucky to be able to keep making memories.
Thanks @berkleyromance for my arc copy and @anunlikelystory for the finished one I grabbed yesterday.
“Have you been reading the comments on your videos? The ones where people say they’ve called their grandparents, their parents, their people to tell them they love them because they’ve realized how lucky they are? The ones where people say this story you’re telling is helping them with their own grief?”
And I couldn’t stop thinking about my own grandparents. My grandma, who’s 100th birthday is today! My grandpa, who passed last year at 101. And my two other grandparents who passed 8 and 11 years ago. The relationships that I had with them. The joy of seeing my grandma still loving life and being her grumpy funny self. My grandpa meeting his namesake, my Sam. But I can’t help but be sad at all the things we’ve missed together. Two of my grandparents never met my kids, one never saw me get married. Never saw me turn into the badass I am today. And I grieve those everyday.
@jessicajoycewrites - you already know what this book means to me. But thank you for letting me turn back the time a little and steep myself in memories as Noelle did with her grandma. I’m so damn lucky to have had my grandparents for so much of my life. And I’m so lucky to be able to keep making memories.
Thanks @berkleyromance for my arc copy and @anunlikelystory for the finished one I grabbed yesterday.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse