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On the eve of her brother's wedding, Emmy takes her brother Josh on a road trip to determine if he wants to get married at all. They had always been close, but Emmy realizes that there's probably more to Josh than she thought. Meanwhile, she's dealing with the memories of her own failed engagement (don't worry. I'm not spoiling anything), and the remnants of her life, which she doesn't think are so bad, thank you very much.

But life-truths are realized, as they always are, and Emmy realizes that none of them is really who she thought they were. I really enjoyed her final epiphany because, GOD, that's me. So much. I really loved ~~all~~ most of the characters, especially Josh and his friend Berenger (sorry for spelling; I listened to the audiobook). I wish there was more Berenger. It was fun, and heartfelt, and I almost did cry at one point, which is what tipped my rating from a 4 to 4.5, which tipped it to a 5. It wasn't perfect. Probably not my favorite book I've ever read. But I liked it. A lot.

kclikesthings's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

allonenamewithane's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

syoungsanchez's review against another edition

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reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

stephaniehester's review

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Not my favorite Laura Dave read, but still good. She has a way about writing about family and relationships, but this one felt like it took longer to get to the good stuff.

spicypenguin's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.0

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