summergirl's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Terminal illness
erinriker's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
achristinething's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Beautiful writing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt
emilybartonspinks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Cancer, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
cheaploaf's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I feel like this book could’ve been shorter and still accomplished the same result. Felt pretty slow. I enjoyed the writing style. The book wasn’t bad, just overall fine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Medical content, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Minor: Pregnancy
gloriaannwilson's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Better than Dear Edward. But not much.
Loosely resembling Little Women, this is the story of four sistersand a guy that two of them fall for .
There's a bit more to it, including depression, neglect, family complications, and lies. I liked the story and some of the characters, but not enough to feel much for any of them or care when I read the last page. This book didn't meet its potential.
Loosely resembling Little Women, this is the story of four sisters
There's a bit more to it, including depression, neglect, family complications, and lies. I liked the story and some of the characters, but not enough to feel much for any of them or care when I read the last page. This book didn't meet its potential.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism
macykey's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
I was so emotional reading this book. This book is the perfect manifestation that two things can be true at once. You can have made some shitty choices that hurt people, but they still were the best choices for you and you’re happy with the outcome. You can have made choices that were the best choice for you at the time, but later on you realize it might not have been the best choice. You can be mad at people, but still love them with your whole heart. You can go years without speaking to someone and then come back together and it’s like picking up where you left off. I loved every single Padavano sister. I loved Kent, I would read a whole book just on Kent. I even loved William. I loved how Alice embodied William’s best and worst qualities even though she had never met him before. She was tall like him, she had his spirit, she had his physical features, but she also had some of his mental health problems. This book also gave me a newfound appreciation for all the time I got to spend with my Memaw in the years leading up to her death. This book takes place mostly in the 80’s and, when I read books like this one that take place in a specific time period, I often wonder why the author wrote the series of events in that time period. Especially because a lot of the time, you could easily transpose the book onto a different time period and it’d more or less be the same book. But with this one, I get it. You need the time period to give a little context or set the stakes higher for certain things that happen. The time period itself helps explain the motives of some of the characters even if the characters don’t.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death of parent
esoden's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
4.0
Very similar to A Little Life
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt
uninvestedreader's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death of parent
ams5x9's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“This book was a somber, emotional masterpiece,” I share having finished this book in just over 24 hours with a significant amount of used teary tissue beside me. I enjoy books that truly develop the characters and this book did SUCH a great job. I’m going to go mourn finishing this book so quickly…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness