thekiwibibliophile's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A great book to start off the year!
Through an unforeseen series of events, Addie find herself travelling through Ireland with her brother & his online friend, along with a handy guidebook about healing your heart while in the Emerald Isle. I loved exploring Ireland with Addie & learning of her heartbreak— but not necessarily a “typical” heartbreak. I really like how this book focuses on a sibling relationship over a romantic relationship & how it goes about healing the broken bonds. It was a little slow in places & thinking back to what ACTUALLY happened in the book, it could have been 50-100 pages shorter.
I enjoyed this one overall & will definitely pick up the other “Love &…” books!
Through an unforeseen series of events, Addie find herself travelling through Ireland with her brother & his online friend, along with a handy guidebook about healing your heart while in the Emerald Isle. I loved exploring Ireland with Addie & learning of her heartbreak— but not necessarily a “typical” heartbreak. I really like how this book focuses on a sibling relationship over a romantic relationship & how it goes about healing the broken bonds. It was a little slow in places & thinking back to what ACTUALLY happened in the book, it could have been 50-100 pages shorter.
I enjoyed this one overall & will definitely pick up the other “Love &…” books!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cancer
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Sexual harassment
kalzeb's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent and Cancer
casandra_lovealwaysbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.0
I really loved the focus of this book, it’s about love yes, but a different kind and a more realistic kind. I really liked this approach and style!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment
lucymae0515's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Grief
Minor: Vomit and Cancer
lfairfax's review against another edition
I kept getting annoyed at how the main characters brother keeps insistently pressuring her to tell their mom about the football guy chad or whatever his name was. Just freaking let her handle/process things how she wants/needs. The situation was still having an effect on her and at the same time wasn’t an urgent issue that a parent desperately needed to be involved in. (I felt like) and it was just really pissing me off. I didn’t feel like it was a character flaw that she wanted to keep a painful experience private, and her brother threatening to tell their mom just made me want to slap him and then shake him and then scream at him to shut up.
Other than that very fun book (from what I read). Irish guy was cool. Heartbreak hand guide lady was very very cool. Would pay for her advice and activities.
Anyways, I haven’t really read (more than a few pages of) this book in a few months so I don’t know that this is a super accurate reflection of the book. But it’s what I got away from it after finally deciding not to finish it so here you go
Spoiler
The climax of the book was building up to the main character finally coming clean to her momOther than that very fun book (from what I read). Irish guy was cool. Heartbreak hand guide lady was very very cool. Would pay for her advice and activities.
Anyways, I haven’t really read (more than a few pages of) this book in a few months so I don’t know that this is a super accurate reflection of the book. But it’s what I got away from it after finally deciding not to finish it so here you go
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual harassment
shannasbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
"Hearts break open until they stay open. It's what they were made to do. The pain? It's part of the deal. A small exchange for the wild, joyful mess you'll be handed in return."
This book was a lovable whirlwind of a story set in the Emerald Isle. I read Love & Gelato last month to test Jenna Evans Welch's writing and see if I liked it. I did this mainly because I didn't want to spend time on an author whose writing I didn't enjoy. But here we are: I gave Love & Gelato 4 stars, and I'm giving Love & Luck 5 stars. The way the story simply flowed - Addie's relationships, being in Ireland, character growth and development - had me hooked from beginning to end. And the ending was the emotional release that I needed just as much as the characters.
"Labels aren't big enough for people. And once you try to categorize someone, you stop looking for who they actually are."
This book was a lovable whirlwind of a story set in the Emerald Isle. I read Love & Gelato last month to test Jenna Evans Welch's writing and see if I liked it. I did this mainly because I didn't want to spend time on an author whose writing I didn't enjoy. But here we are: I gave Love & Gelato 4 stars, and I'm giving Love & Luck 5 stars. The way the story simply flowed - Addie's relationships, being in Ireland, character growth and development - had me hooked from beginning to end. And the ending was the emotional release that I needed just as much as the characters.
"Labels aren't big enough for people. And once you try to categorize someone, you stop looking for who they actually are."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Bullying
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cancer, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, and Injury/injury detail
lavenderbluestories's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
I was so excited to read this book after obsessing over Love & Gelato, but I’ll admit I didn’t love it as much. Don’t get me wrong - it was still the perfect fluffy read for a road trip, and you can never go wrong with Jenna Evans Welch’s characters and easygoing tone of writing. This book was a heartwarming exploration of family and sibling relationships set in the most beautiful landscapes across Ireland, and the whole book felt like a musical montage. The only reason I dropped a star in my rating is that I went into it expecting more of a romance, when in reality the story was more about family and self-discovery. Still definitely worth a read, I wish I could be friends with all of Jenna’s characters!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness
Minor: Bullying and Sexual harassment
think_kimberly's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying and Sexual harassment
theespressoedition's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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
3.0
I mentioned in my review for Love & Olives that I read these books out of order. I realized too late that this was, in fact, the second book, but I read it as the third, and I'm glad I did because if I'd read it second, I may not have finished the series. It was definitely my least favorite out of the three. Maybe that's due to the fact that there was virtually no romance. Maybe it's because the fight between siblings felt entirely unnecessary. I'm not sure. I just didn't really enjoy it. It was a fine book, but it was certainly not excellent. I gave it 3 stars mostly for the guidebook snippets throughout, rather than for the story itself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Minor: Sexual harassment