mrsp2603's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child death and Death
Minor: Infidelity and Mental illness
impalalibrary's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
5.0
I had high hopes for this book, and it did not disappoint!
I’ve never felt this connected to characters, it felt like I actually knew them and lived among them.
I love how we meet all these different people trough both Leena and Eilleen’s eyes and grow to love them more and more.
The slow burn(s) is definitely slow, but so so good and so worth it!
Also, this was my first time crying over a book, lol.
Definitely a new favourite book, and it will be hard to ever find a better one❤️
I’ve never felt this connected to characters, it felt like I actually knew them and lived among them.
I love how we meet all these different people trough both Leena and Eilleen’s eyes and grow to love them more and more.
The slow burn(s) is definitely slow, but so so good and so worth it!
Also, this was my first time crying over a book, lol.
Definitely a new favourite book, and it will be hard to ever find a better one❤️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Child death
lenaricharz's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Cancer, and Child death
Minor: Toxic relationship and Infidelity
pageswithamber's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Child death, and Cancer
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
xlaurareads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
3.25
this one was a cute and nice enough read but nothing exceptional, really. it was kinda boring sometimes and felt a little too slow-paced for me from time to time. the idea for the story is quite intriguing, though, and i found myself liking grandma eileen's story a tad better than leena's because it was much more exciting and i felt there was going on more. what a great character, this old lady. nevertheless, the story lacked some kind of action and idk, it just wasn't my sort of book, or at least not at the moment. still cute.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Sexual content
brittany_jean's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I kept kinda waiting for something to happen. It does by the end, which earned the 4th star instead of just 3. It also made me really miss my grandma. All around a good book, albeit slower than my preferred pace.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Mental illness
Minor: Infidelity
froggybex's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i cried.
I LOVED THIS. I loved the story and writing styles and how funny it was and the characters. However, I struggled with reading this and it took a while to read. this is mainly bc of simply HOW many named characters there are, I was constantly getting confused and had to keep checking the x-ray on the kindle app. I felt like some of these characters didn’t need to be named but most of them i loved.
I LOVED THIS. I loved the story and writing styles and how funny it was and the characters. However, I struggled with reading this and it took a while to read. this is mainly bc of simply HOW many named characters there are, I was constantly getting confused and had to keep checking the x-ray on the kindle app. I felt like some of these characters didn’t need to be named but most of them i loved.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity
Moderate: Gaslighting
rather_b_reading's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Really cute book. Loved the grandmother's storyline way more, but had small town Hallmark feel, but with a lot more depth. Recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Mental illness
Minor: Gaslighting
bookrecsbyjess's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Infidelity, Cursing, Cancer, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Domestic abuse
beca_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book tells the story of Leena and her Grandmother Eileen swapping lives for six weeks, both need a break and choose to bark on this adventure. We see Leena move to the countryside where her Grandmother lives, and learns to fit into village life after living and working in London. Meanwhile Eileen has moved into Leena's apartment in London with her flatmates. Eileen tries online dating and going on adventures. Both Leena and Eileen are grieving for Carla, Leena's sister. Grief is woven into the storey beautifully, and the book still remains light in nature. Such a fun read to start the year.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Grief