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Great Big Beautiful Life
by Emily Henry
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Great Big Beautiful Life" is a great big beautiful read! Thank you, Berkley, for sending an early copy my way.
I have so many feelings about Emily Henry's newest book. I went in knowing that she had mentioned it would be unlike anything she's written before, so I was prepared for that.
The dual timeline drew me in right away, as I've always been a fan of novels with this structure. While the plot starts off a bit slow, it picks up more than halfway through, which is when everything begins to come together. Henry is a puzzle master, assembling pieces that I didn't even realize matched until they were revealed—and this is coming from someone who can usually see every plot twist coming!
Be aware that the women's fiction elements shine more than the romance between Hayden and Alice. There's nothing wrong with this in the slightest, and there are still some swoon-worthy moments, but I found Margaret's backstory and Alice's struggles to connect with her mother to be the true highlights of the novel.
If you're a fan of "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" and "One Last Stop", you'll fall in love with "Great Big Beautiful Life"!
I have so many feelings about Emily Henry's newest book. I went in knowing that she had mentioned it would be unlike anything she's written before, so I was prepared for that.
The dual timeline drew me in right away, as I've always been a fan of novels with this structure. While the plot starts off a bit slow, it picks up more than halfway through, which is when everything begins to come together. Henry is a puzzle master, assembling pieces that I didn't even realize matched until they were revealed—and this is coming from someone who can usually see every plot twist coming!
Be aware that the women's fiction elements shine more than the romance between Hayden and Alice. There's nothing wrong with this in the slightest, and there are still some swoon-worthy moments, but I found Margaret's backstory and Alice's struggles to connect with her mother to be the true highlights of the novel.
If you're a fan of "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" and "One Last Stop", you'll fall in love with "Great Big Beautiful Life"!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident
Moderate: Death, Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy