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A review by olijordan
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This is by far the best I have read from Henry (and I've read them all). She does produce everything I want from a romance novel, light and fluffy with just enough excitement to keep me turning the page.
That doesn't mean I don't have criticism for her either. Her writing is so millennial it's honestly hard to read sometimes and especially in this book I caught a few continuity discrepancies which made it feel too rushed.
The reason why I think I liked this book so much was it was like micro dosing "the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo" but the narrator gets a few sex scenes tacked on. It was jarring at times to flip between the two stories but on the most part, Henry did this quite well.
I still absolutely devoured the book. I couldn't put it down, despite having a lot of things I could have been doing. There is something addictive about her stories.
I still agree with most of her critics even if it's not as ademently. They're not masterpieces but they are entertaining and if that's what she's trying for then she is doing a marvellous job.
But I swear if I even get a tiny whiff that she's a republican, I am out of here so fucking fast I will leave a dust outline like I'm a fucking Looney Tunes character.
That doesn't mean I don't have criticism for her either. Her writing is so millennial it's honestly hard to read sometimes and especially in this book I caught a few continuity discrepancies which made it feel too rushed.
The reason why I think I liked this book so much was it was like micro dosing "the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo" but the narrator gets a few sex scenes tacked on. It was jarring at times to flip between the two stories but on the most part, Henry did this quite well.
I still absolutely devoured the book. I couldn't put it down, despite having a lot of things I could have been doing. There is something addictive about her stories.
I still agree with most of her critics even if it's not as ademently. They're not masterpieces but they are entertaining and if that's what she's trying for then she is doing a marvellous job.
But I swear if I even get a tiny whiff that she's a republican, I am out of here so fucking fast I will leave a dust outline like I'm a fucking Looney Tunes character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content