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penguins_save_lives's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction, Death, and Alcohol
caseyfuntal's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
*TW for suicide*
Interesting start to the book and the characters were cute. It started out pretty good and with a different plot than I’m used to. I was interested to see how these two would come together after such a large issue between them.
Then the book kept going on and on circling the same thing. I wanted to shake them and say okay yeah you’ve had this freak out 20 times over we get it. Also the additional car crash plot point seems so big for it to amount to nothing. Interesting concept and start start, just not a closer for me.
Interesting start to the book and the characters were cute. It started out pretty good and with a different plot than I’m used to. I was interested to see how these two would come together after such a large issue between them.
Then the book kept going on and on circling the same thing. I wanted to shake them and say okay yeah you’ve had this freak out 20 times over we get it. Also the additional car crash plot point seems so big for it to amount to nothing. Interesting concept and start start, just not a closer for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
greena92's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
aubree_j's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
kproc381's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
- I loved this book so much. While I was not expecting it to be THAT kinda book (spice and trauma), it was well written.
- The characters are written with love and care. I found myself getting sad when I reached the last 50 pages because I would no longer have the characters.
- Their banter was everything
- I laughed, I cried, I yearned. This book had it all.
- Putting 4.75 stars here but really it’s a 9.2/10. Docking 0.8 points because the ending felt really rushed and (Spolier) Grant never addressed why he took the job in the first place with her
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
rchulin1's review against another edition
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Ehhh nothing special
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
tannerlauren's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
senga15's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Drug use
instalovewithbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
I started this book as an audiobook, but soon realized that the audiobook wasn't fast enough for me, and that I had to switch to my physical copy I bought for Indie bookstore day and I'm so glad I did.
This book took me longer than I thought it would, but honestly I'm glad it did. I'm glad I didn't gobble it up, and slowly enjoyed Helens and Grants story.
I wasn't sure how this love story would end. It is a romance, and you need a HEA but there was so much against them. I did find that the ending was severely rushed and that possibly another 20 or so pages would have been nice.
Overall, a great read. Would read another book written by Yulin.
This book took me longer than I thought it would, but honestly I'm glad it did. I'm glad I didn't gobble it up, and slowly enjoyed Helens and Grants story.
I wasn't sure how this love story would end. It is a romance, and you need a HEA but there was so much against them. I did find that the ending was severely rushed and that possibly another 20 or so pages would have been nice.
Overall, a great read. Would read another book written by Yulin.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
okiecozyreader's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.5
I feel like you can tell this book is written by a screenwriter, and it’s fun to have a glimpse into that world.
There is a large car scene / suicide on the first page and a lot of the book deals with the trauma from that experience, from both the sister and the car driver. Helen (the sister) hasn’t seen the car driver, Grant Shepard (doesn’t that sound like a Hollywood name?) since the accident. Then he shows up as the script writer for her book series that is going into production.
Most of the book is from Helen’s pov, but sometimes it does alternate between her and Grant.
It was a fun read, with some spicy scenes (she actually lists the chapters at the end of the Acknowledgments) and lots of orgasms. Iykyk
“But Helen has created a very special window into her life that’s just for her parents… She stores up bad news like acorns in winter and metes them out in small doses, when she finally has good news to soften the blow.” P109
“She… wonders if emotional earthquakes have the same kind of internal fallout - rattled bones, shaken foundations, everything hanging on the walls slightly askew.” P200
“He woke up this morning feeling like he should make some space in his life for people with long winter coats….
Maybe, he thinks, I should just get rid of things I don’t need anymore.” P213
There is a large car scene / suicide on the first page and a lot of the book deals with the trauma from that experience, from both the sister and the car driver. Helen (the sister) hasn’t seen the car driver, Grant Shepard (doesn’t that sound like a Hollywood name?) since the accident. Then he shows up as the script writer for her book series that is going into production.
Most of the book is from Helen’s pov, but sometimes it does alternate between her and Grant.
It was a fun read, with some spicy scenes (she actually lists the chapters at the end of the Acknowledgments) and lots of orgasms. Iykyk
“But Helen has created a very special window into her life that’s just for her parents… She stores up bad news like acorns in winter and metes them out in small doses, when she finally has good news to soften the blow.” P109
“She… wonders if emotional earthquakes have the same kind of internal fallout - rattled bones, shaken foundations, everything hanging on the walls slightly askew.” P200
“He woke up this morning feeling like he should make some space in his life for people with long winter coats….
Maybe, he thinks, I should just get rid of things I don’t need anymore.” P213
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Suicide attempt