antidietleah'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Addiction
Minor: Pregnancy, Child death, Miscarriage, Abortion, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Death of parent
jhansell'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Car accident and Alcoholism
lainiereads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Car accident and Alcoholism
Minor: Kidnapping and Racism
linnypesto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Car accident, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Child abuse
cynthiareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Alcoholism
allie_schick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Car accident, Alcoholism, and Death
nabecker13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Death
bridget986's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
I cannot believe Emily Henry betrayed me like this! Everything I've read from her has been practically perfect and spurred on my reading. Unfortunately, this book has put me in a weeks-long reading slump and triggered some of my mental health issues. I had problems with the pacing, the insta-love, and the plot, but I had two main issues. The first being that this story relies so heavily on Native American culture and storytelling, and Emily Henry is not a Native American woman. I wouldn't have as much of an issue with a white woman writing a POC character if their culture wasn't a driving force of the novel. My second main issue was the message of the book. I really don't love how Natalie gave up her LIFE for a boy in a parallel world to hers, and we get to see how he and her family move on just fine without her. I find that triggering and a bizarre message for a YA book.
Additionally, the last chapter makes it even worse because it's so open-ended and vague. If Natalie is going to basically unalive, then I expect a more concrete ending. I expect for her to make this up to me in her upcoming romance novel "Book Lovers."
Moderate: Suicide and Car accident
Minor: Sexual assault and Alcoholism
emmahudsonreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Child death, and Car accident
jaec11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The story of a girl who gets visions and falls in love in a kind of urban fantasy setting, with First Nations folklore and stories interwoven
It's confusing, what with the world jumping and all, and I frequently found myself lost as to what was happening. They kept trying to explain a fantasy story through science and it was... a little strange.
I honestly didn't feel the romance. I thoguht they had some cute banter moments but otherwise I found it a little lackluster
The family dynamic was really sweet, and so was the friendship with Meg. I was highkey annoyed at the therapist. I absolutely could not stand the ex and didn't think he deserved forgiveness
The ending was... weird and felt kind of rushed. It was very very confusing and felt like just dumping information on me. It was emotional though
Spoiler
I wasn't sold enough on the romance for her to sacrifice herself for him thoughPG 13 for swearing, talk of sex, and suicide and darkness
Graphic: Car accident, Alcoholism, and Suicide