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megmcg15's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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bamcd9's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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a_e_f's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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snipinfool's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Farraday twins, Zach and Mia, had two loving parents and few struggles in life. Lexi Baill had a very different childhood. She spent much of her life in the foster care system until her high school years when a great aunt had been found who was happy to have Lexi live with her. Lexi knew the first day of high school would be hard. She had been the new kid many times. Mia had one difficulty in her life. She found it hard to make friends she could trust. Mia and Lexi met each other during lunch when Lexi saw Mia eating alone. They realized they had things in common and became friends. Because Zach and Mia did most things together, Lexi was his friend as well. Throughout their high school years, Zach, Mia, and Lexi were together often. Jude, Mia’s and Zach’s mother, took Mia under her wing and happily included her in events that a mother would normally do. The kids’ senior year brought new and exciting changes. College, potentially leaving home, and possibly admitting a crush one had carried for years were things they thought about. A tragedy changed everything in an instant and altered any plans they had made.

This was a hard review to write. So much happened in this book from multiple points of view. I could understand where each person was coming from after the tragedy. I didn’t agree with some of the choices made, but I understood them. I was so angry with Jude. As a mother, I felt she grossly overstepped boundaries. Miles, the twins’ father, was very patient and loved his family very much. I was impressed with his devotion. I don’t want to spoil the book by discussing the teens, but what happened was heartbreaking and sobering. Kristin Hannah had to have spent a great amount of time thinking about how each person was affected and her words brought the story straight to the reader’s heart. I could not help thinking how I would have reacted. Would I have remained sane or clear-headed? This was another one of Ms. Hannah’s beautifully crafted stories.

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steens0728's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

I always enjoy a Kristin Hannah read. Her writing style and her storytelling abilities really reel you in and make you feel all the feels. For me, I enjoyed this book. I could tell from the beginning that I knew the story, but even so, I was captivated by it. You really felt torn and conflicted about Lexi- she came from a broken family but was an all around endearing person, who made a tragic mistake. She was hard to love, but you felt for her given her hardships. You can almost say the same about Jude. Her love and dedication for her kids was so admirable, but almost to a fault, but her grief and agony were so real and justified. It almost made you angry how angry and sad she was, but it all makes sense. Loss is never easy, especially of a child. It started out a little slow, but it picked up and really developed into a great story.

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