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geoalice23's review
- 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
3.0
tw: trauma bond
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
leahjespersen's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Suicide attempt
minamina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
Will war edgy und es hatte genervt. Rosie war verwirrend und das hat umso mehr genervt. Deren Liebe war nicht wirklich überzeugend, schon gar nicht deren Gespräche. Es passierte so viel und wie eine Review schon meinte wurde es bis zum letzten Gramm gesqueezed weswegen sich das Buch so unglaublich in die Länge zog. Es war keine gute Lese Reise. Es war nervtötend. Ich wollte einfach nur dass es vorbei geht.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol
bookswithlauren'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ellieroberts'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm
alyssastager'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
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
aileensbookshelf's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
carly_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol
ktwoolen'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
5.0
Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, and Alcohol
kriskelly's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.0
Starting with what I liked, I really appreciated how simple yet complex this book was. It was simple in the writing, yet there was so much depth to the characters and their struggles. It took me a bit to get used to the writing style, but eventually it grew on me!
This book is split into three parts, and in my opinion, I absolutely LOVED the first part. It hooked me to the story and introduced me to characters I expected to love throughout the book. I had my jaw on the floor at the end of part 1 and was so excited to continue the book.
Things started to go downhill around the second half of the book. I started to lose interest, plus it took me a while to finish the book.
For starters, I began to really dislike Rosie. I disagreed with lots of the decisions she made, specifically her lack of communication and keeping pretty important things to herself. For some reason that really bugged me and made me not care too much for her character.
Not only that, I started to dislike Will as well! I initially liked him but began to grew frustrated with him in the third part of the book, mainly because of HIS choices as well. So basically the same reason for not liking Rosie, it just happened later on and for different reasons.
When it comes to a romance book, I want to support and cheer on the main couple. I found myself not really caring about how Will and Rosie turned out in the end, which is my main problem with the story. If I’m not rooting for the main couple in the romance book, I can’t say that’s a good thing.
While there was many things I felt weren’t my cup of tea in this book, I can’t help but give props to Claire Daverly with this being a debut novel. I loved the writing and hope she’ll continue to write books in the future because I will read them!!
I’ve seen many people compare this book to Normal People, which I have yet to read, but if you are a fan of that book or a romance without spice, I think you’d enjoy this!
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Alcohol