lexib13's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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
Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content
ju_harue's review against another edition
emotional
relaxing
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
2.5
Eu não consegui me conectar tão bem assim com os personagens, apesar de achar interessante o assunto mais pesado abordado no romance.
Apesar de tudo, a escrita de Emily é boa a ponto de me fazer querer terminar a história, ficar curiosa pra onde estava indo além do final já esperado.
Content Warnings
Minor: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Grief
neliadiedenise's review against another edition
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
Minor: Death of parent, Bullying, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
wet_towlette's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Writing kinda cringey but it’s an Emily henry book so it’s expected and accepted. Anyway I think it’s my favourite of her books. I don’t like ending at all; I don’t understand why there always has to be a fucking time jump ending but whatever. The meat of this book was good so that’s what really matters I guess.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Animal death, Alcohol, Bullying, and Mental illness
infjkiki's review
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, and Bullying
Minor: Mental illness, Animal death, and Drug use
serendipity421's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Mental illness
Minor: Pregnancy
undecidedpersonality's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Bullying
anastashamarie's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Emily Henry books hit me right in the heart. It's the same way I felt seen and heard by Sarah Dessen as a teenager...just grown up and with more quarter life crises instead of comings-of-age. And like Sarah, Emily is officially going to be an instant buy author for me from hear on out.
🌴 This was everything I want in a romance. Dynamic relationships (friendships, family relationships, and romantic relationships). Woven past and present storyline with a little bit of mystery. Emotional and personal growth themes. Banter that makes me blush and giggle. So much romantic/sexual tension. It's just *chef's kiss*.
🌄 And I will die on the hill that friends-to-lovers makes for a much more realistic and heart wrenching love story. There is so much more at stake than any other trope.
I saw some comments that "if they'd just talked about it, this whole book wouldn't have happened." And clearly those people have never caught feelings for a friend. It's not just a matter of admitting your feelings; it's the very real possibility of losing someone who's a highlight of your life, of destroying a dynamic that feels so perfect that it can't be anything BUT fragile and that a fraction of it will always be better than none. So you hope it goes away--and tuck it away yourself if it won't--if only to keep your piece for as long as you can. Emily Henry captures those nuances perfectly, if you ask me.
🧳 Everyone who says this book is boring is missing the whole point. Poppy and Alex's story is about friendship and simplicity, not about excitement and trips. It's knowing you always have your favorite person there at the end of the day. It's the hope and comfort of a healthy and supportive relationship with the one person who gets you. It's being adults who still play. It's the intimacy of still finding joyful and novel moments amid the mundane.
At the risk of going on an Esther Perel-based rant, Poppy and Alex's relationship is what science says is the most fulfilling and satisfying. And it definitely gives me the warm and fuzzies.
🏨 The only things I have to complain about are 1) that the time jumps mixed with the writing style could get confusing and 2) that the ending felt a little rushed. I wish the past summers were written in past tense and the current summers were written in present tense. I'll leave out my specific issues with the end to stay spoiler free.
✈️ So anyway, A+ wholesome & emotional love story if you're someone who appreciates relationships of all sorts.
🌴 This was everything I want in a romance. Dynamic relationships (friendships, family relationships, and romantic relationships). Woven past and present storyline with a little bit of mystery. Emotional and personal growth themes. Banter that makes me blush and giggle. So much romantic/sexual tension. It's just *chef's kiss*.
🌄 And I will die on the hill that friends-to-lovers makes for a much more realistic and heart wrenching love story. There is so much more at stake than any other trope.
I saw some comments that "if they'd just talked about it, this whole book wouldn't have happened." And clearly those people have never caught feelings for a friend. It's not just a matter of admitting your feelings; it's the very real possibility of losing someone who's a highlight of your life, of destroying a dynamic that feels so perfect that it can't be anything BUT fragile and that a fraction of it will always be better than none. So you hope it goes away--and tuck it away yourself if it won't--if only to keep your piece for as long as you can. Emily Henry captures those nuances perfectly, if you ask me.
🧳 Everyone who says this book is boring is missing the whole point. Poppy and Alex's story is about friendship and simplicity, not about excitement and trips. It's knowing you always have your favorite person there at the end of the day. It's the hope and comfort of a healthy and supportive relationship with the one person who gets you. It's being adults who still play. It's the intimacy of still finding joyful and novel moments amid the mundane.
At the risk of going on an Esther Perel-based rant, Poppy and Alex's relationship is what science says is the most fulfilling and satisfying. And it definitely gives me the warm and fuzzies.
🏨 The only things I have to complain about are 1) that the time jumps mixed with the writing style could get confusing and 2) that the ending felt a little rushed. I wish the past summers were written in past tense and the current summers were written in present tense. I'll leave out my specific issues with the end to stay spoiler free.
✈️ So anyway, A+ wholesome & emotional love story if you're someone who appreciates relationships of all sorts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Bullying
Minor: Grief and Panic attacks/disorders
addysongilmore's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book was so cute and so well written, you really feel like you're transported into all of Alex and Poppy's vacations while reading. This book follows a nonlinear timeline so you're jumping between the current summer in Palm springs as well as every vacation the two characters have taken throughout their 12 years of friendship. As summer comes to a close and you're looking for a book to make you feel all warm and fuzzy, I totally recommend this one, you will not regret reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Mental illness and Injury/Injury detail
nehanaomi's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death, Mental illness, Grief, Pregnancy, Animal death, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail