addyreadsitall's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not sure how to feel about this book. I loved to hate it, hated to love it. But I love it more than hate it. Basically, I’m in love with the main character’s (Natalie)humor and I’m also unapologetically in love with Beau. I hate, hate, hated Matt(the main characters ex) who’s an alcoholic and I feel like that’s the excuse for all they shitty shit he’s done. I’d like to jump right through the pages and kick him in the junk, to be honest. Anyway, enough about that dude. I need a sequel to this book!!! I need to know what I don’t know from the ending of this book... I need to get all my feels wrapped up in Beau and Natalie and live the world with them.
beabarcelos's review against another edition
i loved, loved, loved this. emily henry's always been writing love stories
ll_griff's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.75
ellietriplett's review against another edition
5.0
I love a book whose author has dug in deep into something I’ve never considered and writes about it expertly. The hallucinations, the folk tales, the intersecting time lines are all beautifully described, laid out, and utilized in this wonderfully bizarre story of impossible lovers. I really, really, really liked this book. Emily Henry doesn’t write in a way that I find particularly gripping (but Stephanie Meyer does, so take this as the neutral statement it’s meant to be), but rather I find her writing to be beautiful, complex, subtle, and a little strange. I loved this book.
yellowdogyum's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jhahn's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it at first but toward the end it got confusing to me and I had to reread pages. I wasn't pleased with the ending. It was confusing also.
kjrogers's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
alaynacp's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-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? No
3.5
chrissireads's review against another edition
4.0
I remember being so excited about this book when it first came out and then I started to see a lot of mixed reviews. I tried not to read any as I like to give a book a fair chance. However, seeing a few mixed reviews put me off reading this book. I’m glad I decided to pick it up though as I thought it was a really decent read and I’m intrigued to see what Emily Henry writes in the future. I thought this was a great debut!
The Love That Split The World centres around Natalie. Natalie, we find out is adopted by a loving family. During the summer after graduating from high school, Natalie begins to have some very strange experiences. She is visited by ‘Grandmother’ who she believes is God and who her parents believe is a hallucination. Grandmother tells Natalie that she only has a few months to save ‘him’ and then disappears without a trace. Natalie doesn’t know who ‘he’ is. Admist that confusion, Natalie experiences some more strange goings on. Buildings change, the environment around her changes and buildings disappear. Then, there’s Beau, someone that she’s never come across in her life, even though she lives in a small town where everyone knows everyone. Natalie spends some time with Beau and really gets to know him over the summer. She also spends time trying to unravel the mystery that’s going on in her life alongside some help from a psychologist.
It’s really hard to describe this book because it’s so many things. It’s romance, it’s time-travel, it’s mystery and magical realism. I found the writing to be utterly beautiful and compelling. It didn’t take me long to read at all. Yet, a few days after finishing this book I’m starting to see its flaws when I think about it. I think the major flaw that prevented me from rating this book any higher was the instalove. The relationship was cute, sure, but it happened so quickly.
Instalove aside, I really enjoyed reading this book. Much more than I had anticipated. It won’t be for everyone. It’s not perfect, but in my opinion, it’s a good reading experience and a very promising debut!
The Love That Split The World centres around Natalie. Natalie, we find out is adopted by a loving family. During the summer after graduating from high school, Natalie begins to have some very strange experiences. She is visited by ‘Grandmother’ who she believes is God and who her parents believe is a hallucination. Grandmother tells Natalie that she only has a few months to save ‘him’ and then disappears without a trace. Natalie doesn’t know who ‘he’ is. Admist that confusion, Natalie experiences some more strange goings on. Buildings change, the environment around her changes and buildings disappear. Then, there’s Beau, someone that she’s never come across in her life, even though she lives in a small town where everyone knows everyone. Natalie spends some time with Beau and really gets to know him over the summer. She also spends time trying to unravel the mystery that’s going on in her life alongside some help from a psychologist.
It’s really hard to describe this book because it’s so many things. It’s romance, it’s time-travel, it’s mystery and magical realism. I found the writing to be utterly beautiful and compelling. It didn’t take me long to read at all. Yet, a few days after finishing this book I’m starting to see its flaws when I think about it. I think the major flaw that prevented me from rating this book any higher was the instalove. The relationship was cute, sure, but it happened so quickly.
Instalove aside, I really enjoyed reading this book. Much more than I had anticipated. It won’t be for everyone. It’s not perfect, but in my opinion, it’s a good reading experience and a very promising debut!