_alyssar_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Murder, Excrement, Physical abuse, and Vomit
vanesst's review
- 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
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Drug use
hannibanani29's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Cancer
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
bootsmom3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Confinement, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cancer, and Physical abuse
Minor: Mental illness
fleur____'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cancer, and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Vomit
juliaaaaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
besides that, i loved it and cried many times.
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Vomit, Cancer, and Sexual content
pucksandpaperbacks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I have complicated feelings on this book. I liked the writing and enjoyed the story but it felt like too much was happening at once plot-wise. Also the abuse scenes were very triggering for me. There should've been a warning at the beginning of the book or at least the beginning of those chapters because it was definitely a surprise for me. There are graphic depictions of physical abuse from Gus's father that he recounts and details. It really threw me for a loop and I was unprepared for that to be mentioned at least 2-3 times. There's a way to mention that he's been a victim and survivor of child abuse without going into detail, in my opinion.
I liked January at the beginning but as I read her more, she started to feel like a red flag. I HATED how January just didn't communicate with Gus AT ALL. She would get mad at him but not tell him why and that made me SO ANGRY. Then, toward the end, I thought I knew the characters pretty well but then their choices just confused the hell out of me.
However, I liked Gus a lot. I love a brooding character and his character development was stellar. I just felt like these characters had too much going on mentally & internally that it wasn't the right time for either of them to date which really took away from me rooting for their romance. It was a rollercoaster ride pretty much!
Some word choices were questionable and I felt like the sex scenes writing wise were recycled? She uses the word "skating" so much in every sex scene. Besides that, I really liked the sex scenes and the book was well written.
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer
Minor: Ableism and Fatphobia
mbrunk98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Death of parent
thebougiebookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I laughed, I cried (oh boy, did I cry), and definitely blushed at the spicy scenes. I don’t know how she does it, but despite their differences, I see myself, at least a little, in every female lead Emily Henry writes. January was no different, this time the rose colored romantic way we both see life being our common thread.
January and Gus were perfect in their imperfection. They had complicated pasts that made falling in love a bit tricky. Kinda like real life. I really loved that everything wasn’t always perfect, yet the love story was still sweet.
What’s really interesting is the book ends differently depending on whether you have the UK or US version. My version is the UK one and I thought it ended perfectly.
Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Cancer
Minor: Vomit, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Also brief depictions of a cult, which could be triggering for some.rachelreadsrelentlessly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I loved Gus so much and I am a sucker for the "I've had a crush on you all along" trope.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse