claire_bear26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Medical content
hi_there's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Death, Grief, Child death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
chandie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Vomit
champagne_reads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Child death
grichmond's review
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Cancer
kie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief
effy's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Reynolds has managed to create a book that is simultaneously one of the most beautiful and saddest books that I have ever read. I loved every minute of reading this book even if I had tears streaming down my face for at least 75% of this book.
This books is a razor-sharp exploration of grief as well as focusing on living, truly living and nods to last moments.
The numbering of the chapters in reverse was so clever as we got a countdown but somehow you also manage to forget that is what's happening.
This book contained a lot of surprises considering it seemed to have a pretty clear direction.
Spoiler
It was clear from very early in this book that we wouldn't get a traditionally happy ending but I still really hoped that would be the case. Damn if I didn't want Mr Oklahoma to sweep in saying he had found a way to keep Q alive!Graphic: Death, Child death, Grief, and Terminal illness
cereads's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Grief and Cancer
estherhfung's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, and Terminal illness
amandalynnnb's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness