eam006's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Injury/injury detail and Medical content
pippamillerxoxo_'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma
abitofapoet'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: Grief and Death
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Medical content and Vomit
berglindsh'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Medical content
life altering decisionthevieira'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: Death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Body horror, Medical content, Sexual content, Cancer, Medical trauma, and Vomit
jfield351'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? It's complicated
5.0
Spoiler
-ย Jesse returns and meets Marie's daughters and says "These are my nieces" (eeek that hurt)ย
- Jesse breaks down and tells Emma the pain he suffered those three years on the island (that was horrible :( )
- When Sam is like "I waited this long for you I'm not gonna lose you again" (love him)
- When Emma is on the roof
- Emma sees Jesse that time at the pool and their following run from the police (OMG)
- Jesse and Emma's wedding day when they're so happy
- When emma vomits the morning of their anniversary
- Emma sees Jesse the minute he returns and she's like 'is this actually real'
- When Jesse said 'you're my wife and i forgive you for what happened when I was gone now let's be together' (absolute sobbing)
- When Jesse reads the letter and decides that he and Emma have just been changed so much by their grief that they're not the same anymore
- Jesse and Emma's last night
- Jesse calling Emma telling her about Britt (that absolutely did it for me I am crying again)
- There are so many more but it is actually painful to keep thinking about itย
Also, towards the end I knew she would pick Sam because of how Jesse had changed, pressuring her to do things. I think it's so interesting how someone can be so perfect for you and then you fall out of love even though they are perfect for you!!! After reading that book I'm not very literature I am just sad.
Holy hell that was a fantastic read. It really makes me wonder what could happen in an alternate world. A lot of people say they could see what would happen in the end but i donโt think thatโs the point. Absolutely chilling. And when reading it I knew that I wouldn't care who she ended up with. The way TJR writes love, you could see both Jesse and Sam were purely in love with Emma. I've never read another book where people are that in love. Amazing storytelling. This was my first TJR book and oh lord I will be reading many more, starting with "maybe in another life". Look its not good to cry as much as I did that night I read it but it was just amazing.
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/injury detail
Minor: Alcohol and Vomit
marybsimp'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
stephs_cozycorner's review against another edition
4.0
I was hooked after that opening sentence.ย I mean, how could you not be?
Emma marries her high school sweetheart Jessie and they build a life together, travel the world and live a life of adventure.ย On their first anniversary Jessie goes missing after his helicopter disappears and Emma thinks heโs gone foreverโฆโฆuntil he is found.ย
The entire time I was reading this book I kept trying to imagine what I would do if I was in this situation.ย I canโt even fathom how anyone could truly feel thinking the love of your life is gone only for them to return again, after youโve tried to move on with your life.ย
TJR really nails it with describing the feelings and all the emotions of each of the characters.ย I truly felt for every single person, but as I continued reading their was one character that continued to stand out to me and I felt myself being pulled in a certain direction (trying not to spoil, so my apologies if that seems vague).ย
The story is broken down into different sections.ย The first was flashbacks to Emma and Jessie, second was flashbacks to Emma and Sam and the last half is the present day.ย This is where the story lost me slightly as I felt it was more a highlight showing aspects of each relationship rather than real depth.ย I almost would have rather had alternating chapters between present and past.ย But this is more me being picky then anything.ย
I couldnโt help but think of ๐พ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ at times while reading this.ย
"๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐.ย ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ฎ"
Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
lasafica_reads'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
1.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
bookishcoffeedrinker'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
3.0
ย With all authors there are hit and misses and this one was somewhere in between as a cute contemporary romance to start of the new year.
(For reference I've read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and absolutely adored it. I DNF'd Daisy Jones and the Six. It wasn't quite my style.)
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I'll come back and write a better review eventually. I am just spouting a summary at this point.ย
Overall this book was enjoyable. It's not something I'd jump to recommend to people at first look at my bookshelf but if you want a cutesy fast paced romance read this would be appropriate. It wasn't a TJR tear-jerker but I am willing to read more of her books because I am a sucker for contemporary romance.ย
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Body horror
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy, Self harm, and Medical content