angrypeperoni's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer and Medical trauma
Minor: Vomit
elspethmigliore's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
this was such a sweet book. i love the main characters so much and i found them so much more relatable than other contemporary romance characters. i really enjoyed the setting of the story.
the only thing that was off-putting about the book was how slow it felt at times. it wasn’t the whole story, there were literally pages of miscommunication and frustration that i felt were not very important. also, gus’s speech at the end about naomi really frustrated me because he basically made it sound like he was ready to give up january for naomi. like even after everything they went through he dtill sounded ready to drop january completely. apart from that, he’s definitely one of my favorite book boyfriends.
would definitely reread again ✅
the only thing that was off-putting about the book was how slow it felt at times. it wasn’t the whole story, there were literally pages of miscommunication and frustration that i felt were not very important. also, gus’s speech at the end about naomi really frustrated me because he basically made it sound like he was ready to give up january for naomi. like even after everything they went through he dtill sounded ready to drop january completely. apart from that, he’s definitely one of my favorite book boyfriends.
would definitely reread again ✅
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Cursing
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Cancer, Medical trauma, Violence, Terminal illness, and Trafficking
Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and Car accident
jadyn_renee62's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
5.0
i love this book so much it has that romcom feeling that i just love. it has a lot of great characters and side characters, which you get to learn a lot about, so it makes it 10 times better. it makes you feel like you’re really there with them and friends with all of them. i love the fact that he fell for her first and how she always thought he thought poorly of her but really he was basically in love with her the whole time and i think the timing that he told her was just perfect and it didn’t feel forced at all over all i loved this book it’s definitely one of my favs and i love her writing style
Spoiler
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Misogyny
marybsimp's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
rebeccamm's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Dead, philandering parents rarely make an appearance in romance books, and as someone whose own philandering father recently died, I'm not sure this was the right choice for me. Also, I found the main character, January, relentlessly neurotic. Again, I relate, but I have enough hand-wringing and anxiety in my actual life. I read romance for a bit of escape. I think my issues were mostly ones of expectations management. The title is misleading. This is a novel with some romance tucked into it, not a breezy beachy read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Vomit, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
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