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julie_schoenberger's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
5.0
A sweet love story.
whitesj2's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
I loved this - it definitely made me cry once or twice. I was left wanting more from the ending or an epilogue at least.
cindyshirld's review
3.0
I found this to be an easy read even though the plot was kind of emotionally heavy. I felt Lydia's grief about Freddie dying. But her eventually ending up with Jonah even though the author tried throwing another man in there and her having an "eat pray love" moment was so obvious. Also, how did she have that many sleeping pills for it to last so long???
ecp2115's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.25
cdusenbery's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
I cried and laughed out loud and when I finished I had to stare into space for a while to recover. I love love love this book.
melissalynn117's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-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
3.5
islandkate's review
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
First of all, the marketing people for this book should be fired. It claims it’s a romance, but it’s not. There is romance in it, but it’s actually a book about loss and grief and healing. I didn’t dislike it, but at times it felt like author just wanted to make me feel sad. Like those tear-jearker movies that aren’t particularly great, but people like the way they make them feel something. This book isn’t particularly well written, it’s actually a bit repetitive at times, and it did make me feel things, but now that I’m done it feels a bit hollow. Like I was tricked into feeling something about nothing.
heidilreads's review
3.0
More of 3.5 stars.
How would you handle losing the love of your life? Is this what I'd do? Is this how I should handle it? Who knows, but I appreciated that she kept going.
How would you handle losing the love of your life? Is this what I'd do? Is this how I should handle it? Who knows, but I appreciated that she kept going.
shailydc's review against another edition
3.0
I really like how Josie Silver writes but I didn't find Lydia's story as exciting as everything in [b:One Day in December|38255337|One Day in December|Josie Silver|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573862622l/38255337._SX50_.jpg|56132017]. The grief process was written really well and that was the best part of the book. I wasn't a fan of the ending and would have preferred literally any other ending for Lydia.