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mandygleicher's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Minor: Suicide
nutmegvotour's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
4.5
This book is both fun and emotional. I highly recommend it if you are in a place to where you can handle discussion on what is mentioned in the content warnings
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
ingrid6's review against another edition
funny
reflective
slow-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
I mostly enjoyed this book. Just a few sticking points.
- FMC was kind of a snob. I think her love for words and correcting people were to make her seem smart and literate and very into her work but honestly to me she just seemed like a jerk.
- This is just a personal thing but my unreasonable ick is musicians in romances. I don’t know why I can’t explain it in any way. I liked Nick otherwise.
I enjoyed their emails and texts and banter in general. Sometimes they got a little more poetic than I think anyone having a real life conversation would but hey it’s fiction.
- FMC was kind of a snob. I think her love for words and correcting people were to make her seem smart and literate and very into her work but honestly to me she just seemed like a jerk.
- This is just a personal thing but my unreasonable ick is musicians in romances. I don’t know why I can’t explain it in any way. I liked Nick otherwise.
I enjoyed their emails and texts and banter in general. Sometimes they got a little more poetic than I think anyone having a real life conversation would but hey it’s fiction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, Suicide, and Grief
cady_sass's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
I am *very* picky about audiobooks, to the point that I know it’s unfair and illogical and so I tend to not listen to them at all, but I like Julia Whalen. A lot. I find her very talented and enjoyable to listen to. Now, bring me a book of written by an audiobook narrator ABOUT audiobook narrators and it seems only fair (and totally obvious) that it need to be consumed via audio. Right? So, of course, I did. Now please refer back to my comment about being unfairly judgmental and illogically picky about audiobooks and take my review with a grain of salt. I believe this book is good and if I had read it on page I would’ve loved it more, possibly. The characters are unique and flawed and diverse, the banter is funny and witty and cute. BUT…. But… you can tell an audiobook narrator wrote this. There are characters who exist solely for the purpose of the narrator [author] showing off her skills in accents. Which, for the record, is good (with the exception of the Bostonian ex boyfriend with the most horrendous Boston accent I’ve ever hear and take person offense to), but there’s no real reason for them. I also have mixed feelings about a white author writing about the plight of a black woman in Hollywood… but it does seem (to me, another white woman, to note) to be handled somewhat carefully. Just perhaps not her story to tell, again, as a white woman who was a former actress. I guess all this to say some of this felt inauthentic but it’s hard to parse that from what I HEARD and wish I would’ve just read the book 🤷🏻♀️ don’t come for me. I still gave it 4 stars!! There’s quality story here and a lot of fun.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kristaann's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Injury/Injury detail