lillucys's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
The book then tells their story through the lens of a specific day, the 15th July, St. Swithin's day, every year from 1988 to 2007, through the highlights and lowlights, from being friends to being married to other people to the end of one of their lives.
The narrative is an intriguing one, however as I read it I felt getting more and more cheated of getting the whole story! I am happy that I have read it, but it is not one that I will stay in the memory for long.
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity
anewton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Infidelity
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, and Drug use
Minor: War and Vomit
sarahndipity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, and Classism
Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Body shaming, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Vomit
daisymayl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
haleylooloo's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Spoiler
but the book focused much less on the romance between the main characters and much more on their personal development. I appreciated the depictions of feeling lost and unsure what life or the future may hold, and I felt I could relate to Emma a lot. That being said, I got a bit annoyed at how long it took for them to finally get together (348 pages!), then only to have it all end 40 pages later. I also thought the ending was interesting but the whole last section was just a bit tedious to get through, especially the anniversary sections with Dex. Overall, Dex’s sections during his drug use eras were a bit drawn out at times.Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness
sib_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Infidelity
Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Classism, Blood, and Cancer
Minor: Sexual content
bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Infidelity
danajoy's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Car accident, Infertility, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, and Infidelity
rebeckareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
- Rated 9.14 using the CAWPILE rating system.
Oh, the angst! The flawed characters! This was right up my alley!
Graphic: Alcoholism and Death
Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship