A review by stephs_cozycorner
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

3.5

3.5 Stars ⭐️

I’m really not sure how I ultimately feel about this one. 

I know this has been very loved in the Booktok and Bookstagram worlds, so I’m offering an unpopular opinion here.   And it’s also why I hesitated and waited so long to read it. 

Ultimately I think I did enjoy this book.   But I didn’t really like it until about half way through.    
I don’t mind a good slow burn, but this one took a long time and I was finding I was losing interest quickly.  

I really liked the parallels to 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 and the complex relationship between William and the Padavano sisters, which is what I think kept me going. 

I listened to the audio and Maura Tierney did a fantastic job narrating.  

CW: depression, attempted suicide, abandonment, death of a child, terminal illness, grief, death of a parent 
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