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A review by stateofgrace
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
5.0
First of all, to state the obvious, this book is absolutely gorgeous! It has the prettiest cover I've ever seen. The writing was gorgeous as well. Every page was filled with an intense attention to detail, which made it feel like every moment of every character's life mattered. It reminded me of that quote from Ladybird: "Maybe they are the same thing. Love and attention."
The primary message of "Hello Beautiful" was about love: love is quiet but love is loud, love is angry but love is kind, love betrays but love forgives, love is lost but love is found, love is grand gestures but love is every tiny act of kindness, love is painful but love is healing, love is knowing yourself and letting others know you. The characters felt so vivid and their love felt so real.
My favorite moments were those between Sylvie and William. Their love felt the most real to me out of all of the characters. Their falling in love reminded me so much of the idea of "the mortifying ordeal of being known". Sylvie and William knew each other, in a way that no one else knew them, so they couldn't help but fall in love with each other. Their love story started so tumultuously, and yet they were soft to each other (for each other) for every moment of their time spent together.
The primary message of "Hello Beautiful" was about love: love is quiet but love is loud, love is angry but love is kind, love betrays but love forgives, love is lost but love is found, love is grand gestures but love is every tiny act of kindness, love is painful but love is healing, love is knowing yourself and letting others know you. The characters felt so vivid and their love felt so real.
My favorite moments were those between Sylvie and William. Their love felt the most real to me out of all of the characters. Their falling in love reminded me so much of the idea of "the mortifying ordeal of being known". Sylvie and William knew each other, in a way that no one else knew them, so they couldn't help but fall in love with each other. Their love story started so tumultuously, and yet they were soft to each other (for each other) for every moment of their time spent together.