bookbird's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? N/A
4.75
A really beautiful take on grief, moving on, and loving one another.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Grief
bookswithlauren's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Taylor Jenkins Reid has become one of my all-time favourite authors and I am working my way through all of her published works.
Forever, Interrupted was an incredibly emotional read. We follow multiple characters through their grief and it is heartbreaking at times and inspiring and insightful at others. Like Taylor's other books, we have dual timelines written here and it adds another layer and dimension to the story. This book is a very slow burn and our main character can be annoying at times but it did not away any of my enjoyment.
You can tell this was Taylor's first book but that is not necessarily a bad thing. It shows how much progress has been made with the writing in each book, despite it being clever, multi-dimensional and insightful to begin with. Taylor Jenkins Reid has such an incredible talent for writing and I cannot wait to experience more of it.
Forever, Interrupted was an incredibly emotional read. We follow multiple characters through their grief and it is heartbreaking at times and inspiring and insightful at others. Like Taylor's other books, we have dual timelines written here and it adds another layer and dimension to the story. This book is a very slow burn and our main character can be annoying at times but it did not away any of my enjoyment.
You can tell this was Taylor's first book but that is not necessarily a bad thing. It shows how much progress has been made with the writing in each book, despite it being clever, multi-dimensional and insightful to begin with. Taylor Jenkins Reid has such an incredible talent for writing and I cannot wait to experience more of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death, Medical content, Alcohol, and Car accident
jem_carstairs's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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 knew this would be sad.
But I wasn’t prepared for how relentlessly depressing it was.
I mean that in the best way possible.
But I wasn’t prepared for how relentlessly depressing it was.
I mean that in the best way possible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
laurataylor's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, Car accident, and Medical content
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit
Grief is a HUGE deal in this book for the characters, and I don't think this is an spoiler because is in the description of the book, but the male main character dies, so that leaves his wife and his mother trying to figure out their life after that. So if you're a wife or a mother, I would see if this could be a trigger.cassiebartelme's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
relaxing
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
3.25
Like all the TJR books I’ve read this one is hard to categorize- yes it is a story about a woman becoming a widow less than two weeks into her marriage but it’s a lot more than that. It’s about love and friendship and what it means to be a family. I listened to to audio book and Julia Whelan was the narrator so of course it was that much better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Car accident
chloeanderson's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Grief
readingwithmeredith's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Car accident
katkfern's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Car accident
marybsimp's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book was the last book I had to read of Taylor Jenkins Reid, and it did not disappoint at all. All of her books are so great at personifying her characters. To any aspiring writer, She is a great example of detailed and realistic characters, and that is a large reason she is so successful. She not only portrays the best in these characters and how impressive they are like Evelyn Hugo or Carrie Soto, but also their weaknesses and worst times. We see their darkest moments, and it gives them so much more depth. I also love the layout of this book, similar to Maybe in Another Life, in that it switches back and forth in time without being confusing at all, and the closer you get to the end, the more the pieces fall into place and begin to be understood. This book really hit home the severity of loss of a spouse or child and what coping through those experiences can look like. In fact, I have been writing or trying to write a story that deals with loss of loved ones and this helped me tremendously to put together pieces to make it better. I recommend this book so much, and the audio version was fantastic as well. Taylor Jenkins Reid never misses.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death