isabelle21's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
anndys_library's review against another edition
He has anger issues, need I say more?
I really tried to finish this one because of how people hyped it up but I just couldn’t get past his red flags. I started to skim read, and then only read the dialogue, just so I could try to finish it.
I really tried to finish this one because of how people hyped it up but I just couldn’t get past his red flags. I started to skim read, and then only read the dialogue, just so I could try to finish it.
samanthadoets's review
3.0
This book took me ages to read. I didn't like the first half of the book and when I read it 3 months ago I was so confused on why people thought that this book was soooooo sad but when I started reading the second half today I cried so many times and it had such an amazing end to the book but the epilogue was alright. Personal I think the epilouge wasn't needed but that's just my opinion. However overall the book had a pretty good plot and an amazing ending but it was also very slow until the last 150 pages, so I rate it 3.5/5.
feisty_and_spicy's review
4.0
Ok first off I went into this book blind as a bat and this is my first Tillie Cole book. Had zero clue what it was about because that's how I like to go into most books. I don't know what I was expecting but it was not this! This book crushed me...literally destroyed me. I loved the story line - I loved how sweet Poppy was and I loved the way that Rune loved her so deeply. I felt like there was more to the story - and maybe I missed it. But I picked up on some subtle things and thought maybe I had missed a piece of it. Either way it was a very sweet love story. The emotional roller coaster I felt throughout this book was insane. That could be due to the personal connection I felt with some of the characters in the story. While this was somewhat of an HEA, it also was not an HEA. And that all depends on you as a reader...what you definition of one is. All I know is this story will stick with me...the good parts and tough parts of it.
ktnnrwlnds's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
nushreads's review against another edition
emotional
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? No
5.0
This book was very well written. It was so easy for me to connect with the characters and I loved all the characters so much. It gave me a good and long cry, but any book with the power to do that is a great book!
lgottsacker's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
jjuliee's review against another edition
emotional
sad
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? Yes
5.0
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isabel_kasa's review
3.0
3.5 stars.
I listened to this as an audiobook and it was relatively good other than the way that they spoke and the unrealistic way they acted as children. I was also rather unhappy with not knowing how Rune died. Later, after taking some time to search it up, I found out it was because the hotel he was staying at for a war zone photography job was bombed while he was there.
I didn't really cry when either of the main characters died, even though I thought I would since I was told that this was a very emotional book. I only cried when Rune's little brother, Alton, was sad or just there. Alton was probably my favorite character in this novel though. There were some things every character except Alton said that were too cheesy for me but overall, I think it was okay.
Also, I just think the whole love story with the inclusion of cancer is getting kind of repetitive in books and just include them to sort of benefit off of it.
I listened to this as an audiobook and it was relatively good other than the way that they spoke and the unrealistic way they acted as children. I was also rather unhappy with not knowing how Rune died. Later, after taking some time to search it up, I found out it was because the hotel he was staying at for a war zone photography job was bombed while he was there.
I didn't really cry when either of the main characters died, even though I thought I would since I was told that this was a very emotional book. I only cried when Rune's little brother, Alton, was sad or just there. Alton was probably my favorite character in this novel though. There were some things every character except Alton said that were too cheesy for me but overall, I think it was okay.
Also, I just think the whole love story with the inclusion of cancer is getting kind of repetitive in books and just include them to sort of benefit off of it.