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Julia Whelan is a new favorite of mine! 4/4.5 stars! What a sweet, beautiful story! Starts out lighthearted and then gets serious but all so well done. Makes me want to visit Oxford and Scotland for sure!

bythebookwindow's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

allyslibrary's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

dachshundmom's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.25

bookishchelle's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Once again fooled that this was going to be a fluffy read. No spoilers besides have tissues nearby

reibee's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Okay, Julia Whelan, I love you and your audiobook narrations; however, this book felt underdeveloped. So many plot points and characters were introduced and then nothing came of it. I wanted to know the ins and outs of the political side of her job. What about the other Rhodes scholar? and also their relationship felt surface level and rushed. Im giving it three stars because I did love the ties to english literature and she kept me engaged with the beauty of her writing.

aschmitttyy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I enjoy Julia Whelan as a narrator and I was hoping to love her as an author, but this book wasn't it for me. It felt like it romanticized the cancer plot line, and there wasn't much to the story outside of the romance. Another ambitious woman who falls for/gives up her dreams for a man.

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