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brittanymccubbs's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This story follows Rosie and the two most important people in her life - her twin brother Josh, and his friend Will. We see Rosie and Will move through many different relationships throughout their lives. Their love stretches from romantic to friendship to no contact. This book exemplifies what it means to be a human, living in a messy world, and trying to find your place. Over the course of multiple decades, we get to see how Rosie and Will shift to be what the other person needs. We get to see Rosie chase her dreams, her desires, and find out what it is she truly wants out of the world.
As someone in their 20s, this book helped remind me that life is long. We can reinvent ourselves over and over again. People can come in and out of our lives, and what we want now might not be what we want in 10 years. Or 20 years. And that’s okay. Nothing is permanent. This book reminds us that life is fragile and short, and we should only be doing what we want to do, not trying to live up to other people’s standards, or do what we think seems right in the world.
This book is reminiscent of Normal People by Sally Rooney, but it holds its own as an emotionally charged work of art. I loved this book so much and I think it really, truly is just a human book. This is real fiction. It’s what happens when two people come together in various ways time after time, and the way tragedy, love and grief shape us.
I practically SOBBED when I read the part about Josh dying. I did not expect that at all and ooooof.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Grief
kirstym25's review against another edition
emotional
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Suicide
jkadach's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a gorgeous freaking book. Reminds me of Normal People, but better, honestly. I feel like this is not my genre at all and yet, I loved it. Also a debut novel?? Amazing.
i finished feeling inspired to never settle for less than passion, choosing myself and my dreams, not letting others dictate my choices. I want an epic love like this that feels inevitable, powerful, and right.
Who even am I after this book. Love.
Who even am I after this book. Love.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide
mattiekc's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Suicide
jjoyce's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Blood
chrleee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, and Suicide
gabrielastbr's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit
stecksbookstacks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I listened to this on audible, and it was well done. This would have been an easy five stars for me however upon looking at the writing-I believe the lack of quotation marks would have irritated me if I was reading the book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide
eliza_enthralled's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-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
2.5
The lack of speech marks was super annoying. Why is this a thing? There were times where I couldn’t tell if a character was still speaking or just thinking/narrating which was jarring. The numerous terrible decisions made by the main characters were painful, but I suppose there would be no plot without this. The ending I wanted happened literally on the last page so overall I was just left feeling sad and frustrated, which were my feelings throughout the entire book, and I’m not into that. However, my hope for the two main characters kept me going and I found myself able to read it fairly quickly so it definitely wasn’t boring.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicide
lydiacowley's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide