claudia_moreira's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility and Infidelity
Moderate: Pregnancy
beatriks's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
4.0
Nice quick read, Taylor Jenkins Reis never fails to deliver.
Good ending!
Good ending!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Infertility
Minor: Pregnancy
courtfoster's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Infertility
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
evreardon's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Way too short yet perfect at the same time
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility and Infidelity
Minor: Pregnancy
bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition
hopeful
sad
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Infertility
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content
braveprincess11's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Told entirely in letters and only 88 pages, Taylor Jenkins Reid has done it again.
It’s short and concise, but it also includes every detail you need. You get the feeling of every relationship - Carrie & Ken’s, David & Janet’s, Ken & Janet’s, and the genuine friendship between Carrie & David - from just the exchanged letters.
From here, without spoiling anything, all I can say: Fuck Ken, he is so incredibly spineless and horrific, I am shocked to my core
It’s short and concise, but it also includes every detail you need. You get the feeling of every relationship - Carrie & Ken’s, David & Janet’s, Ken & Janet’s, and the genuine friendship between Carrie & David - from just the exchanged letters.
From here, without spoiling anything, all I can say: Fuck Ken, he is so incredibly spineless and horrific, I am shocked to my core
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Infertility
Minor: Pregnancy
sparroues's review against another edition
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
It's my own fault, I don't know why I picked this up when I hate reading about infidelity. I think I would have liked it if it had turned out to be a thriller, or have some sort of twist other than the fact that
Spoiler
she cheated too in the end, and that it's not her that's "broken" and can't get pregnant, it's her husbands "fault".This is my first TJR read and I hope her other works are better than this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Infertility
isabezza's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
5.0
I chose this book as a short read to pass the time and relax between exams today, and TJR has once again taken my breath away. I have never become so attached to characters in such a short space of time, reading this short story. I have never cried at a short story before, but TJR's words work fantastically in epistolary fiction and dialogue. I would recommend as an introduction to TJR's emotive writing style, because I cannot imagine reading this and remaining objective. It is truly beautiful.
"It is funny the crazy things our brains make up to save us from the truth."
"I’m not quite the man I pretend to be, and she’s certainly not the woman I thought she was."
"I feel like the girl at the party nobody wants to dance with. There I am, hoping someone might choose me, while the rest of the world goes on dancing."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse
hattiereadssomanybooks_x's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Pregnancy