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lifeofawannabee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
smileymiley550's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Death of parent
barbarianmissy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
So I know I said that Funny Story was my fav Emily Henry, and I STILL ADORE AND LOVE THAT BOOK, but this one just hit different.
Alex and Poppyโs story just felt so genuine and sweet and you could really feel the history and friendship and care that went into their relationship. The book spanned over a decade and you really got to watch them grow with each other and understand themselves all the more through it. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL OK?!?!
I loved it very very much.
Alex and Poppyโs story just felt so genuine and sweet and you could really feel the history and friendship and care that went into their relationship. The book spanned over a decade and you really got to watch them grow with each other and understand themselves all the more through it. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL OK?!?!
I loved it very very much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
blewballoon's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I went into this not really being in the mood for another contemporary romance and also having heard nothing good about this book. I picked it up used a couple years ago because I knew Emily Henry was a popular author, but then everyone I talked to who has read her books said this was their least favorite. I put the audiobook on reluctantly in the car, assuming I'd probably DNF at some point, and then I found myself laughing within the first 10 minutes. I get why Emily Henry is so popular, it's deserved. There is so much texture to all of the characters and to the world that make them feel more like real people in a real place. The writing is clear and immersive. I thought the format of having the current events interspersed with the snippets from the vacations Poppy and Alex had taken over the years was done really well. Friends to Lovers is probably my favorite romance trope, and this book nailed it. The audiobook narrator was great. Can't wait to read more Emily Henry now if this is apparently the least good book?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
amberjelfs's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? No
4.5
๐๐ฐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐'๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ท๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐.
โข
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐น ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ช๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ต๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ต๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ:
Poppy and Alex are two best friends with contrasting personalities who have vacationed together every summer for a decade. After a falling out two years ago, they haven't spoken. Feeling unfulfilled, Poppy convinces Alex to take one last trip together, hoping to repair their relationship. However, an unspoken truth complicates their connection.
โข
โข
โข
Something I appreciate about Emily's writing, after reading four of her books, is that she doesn't follow a single formula. The premise of each of her books are so different from the other which is probably why everyone seems to have their own favorite.
The same goes for all her FMCs. I always end up finding a piece of myself, however small, in each one. Poppy is someone who is flawed yet endearing in her genuineness. She's a vibrant extrovert grappling with a world that often misunderstands her exuberance. This leads to feelings of isolation and loneliness that fuels her personal journey to find the one person who truly appreciates her for who she is and places her at the center of their world, unaware that this perfect match has been by her side all along.
I LOVED Poppy and Alex! The combo of these two's clashing personalities was perfect! The delightful contrast between Poppy's sunny disposition and Alex's grumpiness created such an irresistible chemistry between them which led to witty exchanges and heartwarming moments.
Emily's ingenious storytelling alternates between past and present, weaving a narrative of memorable vacations that shows us the strong friendship Poppy and Alex have and the mounting tension. I wasn't much of a fan of the 3rd act breakup here, which is why this isn't a full 5-star, but the ending was really sweet.
PWMOV is a story that reminds us that sometimes what we're searching for is closer than we think.
Read if you love:
๐ดfriends to lovers
๐งณopposites attract
๐ดforced proximity
๐งณonly one bed
๐ดtravel romance
๐งณdual timelines
EmHen rankings:
1. Funny Story
2. Book Lovers
3. PWMOV
4. Beach Read
โข
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐น ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ช๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ต๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ต๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ:
Poppy and Alex are two best friends with contrasting personalities who have vacationed together every summer for a decade. After a falling out two years ago, they haven't spoken. Feeling unfulfilled, Poppy convinces Alex to take one last trip together, hoping to repair their relationship. However, an unspoken truth complicates their connection.
โข
โข
โข
Something I appreciate about Emily's writing, after reading four of her books, is that she doesn't follow a single formula. The premise of each of her books are so different from the other which is probably why everyone seems to have their own favorite.
The same goes for all her FMCs. I always end up finding a piece of myself, however small, in each one. Poppy is someone who is flawed yet endearing in her genuineness. She's a vibrant extrovert grappling with a world that often misunderstands her exuberance. This leads to feelings of isolation and loneliness that fuels her personal journey to find the one person who truly appreciates her for who she is and places her at the center of their world, unaware that this perfect match has been by her side all along.
I LOVED Poppy and Alex! The combo of these two's clashing personalities was perfect! The delightful contrast between Poppy's sunny disposition and Alex's grumpiness created such an irresistible chemistry between them which led to witty exchanges and heartwarming moments.
Emily's ingenious storytelling alternates between past and present, weaving a narrative of memorable vacations that shows us the strong friendship Poppy and Alex have and the mounting tension. I wasn't much of a fan of the 3rd act breakup here, which is why this isn't a full 5-star, but the ending was really sweet.
PWMOV is a story that reminds us that sometimes what we're searching for is closer than we think.
Read if you love:
๐ดfriends to lovers
๐งณopposites attract
๐ดforced proximity
๐งณonly one bed
๐ดtravel romance
๐งณdual timelines
EmHen rankings:
1. Funny Story
2. Book Lovers
3. PWMOV
4. Beach Read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
meganxstones's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
As always, Miss Henry does it again!
I really wish I had more thoughts to add about this book but I think just because of how long it took me to read it, I've kind of forgotten all my thoughts lol.
What I will say is that, while I'm typically not a fan of slow burn, I did thoroughly enjoy how the slow burn of this one feels like something of a 2000s romcom. I surprisingly did enjoy the "I have to love myself before I can love you" vibes.
Anyway, tldr is that I love Emily Henry and she could publish her to-do list and it would still be in my top reads of the year <3
I really wish I had more thoughts to add about this book but I think just because of how long it took me to read it, I've kind of forgotten all my thoughts lol.
What I will say is that, while I'm typically not a fan of slow burn, I did thoroughly enjoy how the slow burn of this one feels like something of a 2000s romcom. I surprisingly did enjoy the "I have to love myself before I can love you" vibes.
Anyway, tldr is that I love Emily Henry and she could publish her to-do list and it would still be in my top reads of the year <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing and Grief
Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
annag77's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
Yโall I have tried! This was my second Emily Henry book and I guess Iโm just not a fan of her writing or style. I didnโt connect with the characters at all (they annoyed me) and some things got repetitive or even forced at times. I had similar vibes with Happy Place. ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Bullying
Toxic friendship, cheating, Contains cussing, Godโs name in vain, sexual content, LGBTQIA representationbookswithlauren's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent