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the_true_monroe'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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Transphobia, Vomit, and Lesbophobia
ladythana'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, and Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
givemaribooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
While I liked Greta and part of her journey, I did not like Carys. She game mani pixie vibes at times, with the mini horse, the unusual way to make money, her being a bit all over the place while also acting like the super one who is more emotionally matured. She judges Greta for her relationship with her family pretty harshly from the start, not that I’m excusing the family, especially that one homophobic sister, but she placed the blame solely on Greta and wouldn’t give her time to come to terms with the changes she needed to make. Greta was in New Orleans precisely to do that. I also didn’t like how the two fights were handled. I understand Carys point of view, what I don’t like is that she didn’t explicitly tell Greta why she was mad after the ice cream. Those two “favors” were things people say no to all the time thinking they are being polite, how was Carys supposed to know. She didn’t cross some huge boundary, or didn’t listen about something big, she did two things she thought were nice to do because Carys did not communicate with her properly. I honestly wished Greta had ended up single in the end and living her new life.
As for Ash and Truman, I loved these two. I particularly liked Truman. I do think there were a lot of holes in their stories/backgrounds, the whole book actually, like did Truman confront his ex or just disappear on him. We don’t get to know about Ash background as much, we don’t even know the details of how he ended up in the island or why a florist shop, or why he doesn’t live with his mom. I’m still confused why she chose random strangers to care for his mom instead of him.
Overall it was an enjoyable book. I listened to the audiobook while doing something else so I was able to ignore the holes in the story or unlikeable characters.
Minor: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
beth_s98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Dementia
penguinsquack'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
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Infidelity