aspineline 's review for:

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

4.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I see why this one is so polarizing. I love Emily Henry’s writing and will read anything she puts out. But there was a lot going on here. So many different generations and characters—it was like Evelyn Hugo mixed with The Kennedys plus a dash of megacelebrjty lore ala Taylor Swift and Princess Di. Take all of that and top it off with a more typical EmHen romance 😅 It’s lot of moving pieces! I think that’s why it took me so long to get through the first 25%. Margaret’s portion particularly didn’t grip me like Emily Henry’s typical storytelling. I would have preferred to experience her story firsthand instead of a watered down telling of her life’s story. I still adore EmHen’s writing and applaud her for trying something new! This is still a great book, it just wasn’t my favorite.