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teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
While this book made grief readable and relatable, I felt it missed the mark otherwise. The only character we really got to know and understand was Great. One woman show? Doesn't always work. I felt no engagement with Great either, I didn't hate her, but I didn't love her. The idea of a daughter accompanying a father on a trip after his wife dies has so much potential. A great place to dive in to the ups and downs of the relationship, but it only scratched the surface. It was readable, but can't say I will highly recommend it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
bookworm247's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent
henyouise's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
I think I was deceived by the summary of this book when I decided to start reading it. I went in thinking it would be about a father and daughter rebuilding their relationship but it focuses much more on Greta and her processing her grief. And that's great and all but why is Ben there? I think he's kind of a boring character and I would have liked to dive deeper into Greta and Conrad actually rebuilding their relationship.
I think Greta is a really cool character. I see a lot of myself in her so that's nice. All her development in the book is independent from Ben. Her interactions with Preeti respark her love of performing, the glacier excursion with Conrad explains where he is coming from emotionally, and then Ben leaves and that's when Greta and Conrad actually have time to talk. Ben is a barrier to her development!!
You know what, I think I just don't care for Ben.
I think Greta is a really cool character. I see a lot of myself in her so that's nice. All her development in the book is independent from Ben. Her interactions with Preeti respark her love of performing, the glacier excursion with Conrad explains where he is coming from emotionally, and then Ben leaves and that's when Greta and Conrad actually have time to talk. Ben is a barrier to her development!!
You know what, I think I just don't care for Ben.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Toxic relationship