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ellieb1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
kylee_knight5's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I loved the stories plot and the different world views between the daughter and mother… it was dramatic and I like how there were a few twists in the mix. Predictable but some things are still unexpected and I like predictability if the story is good. The only thing is I wouldn’t give a 5 ⭐️ because the ending was a little flat for me. I was expecting to hear more of “the future” for the happy couples.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
zoedonn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Alcohol
kinga_minga's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
but heartbreak builds character, remember?
so does being in love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
tanacef's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Sexual content, and Car accident
mithridatic's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
kristadekker's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
keriseabby's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Having read several of Colleen Hoover's books, I appreciate the ease with which her works can be read. Similarly, this book was an enjoyable. It evoked emotions in certain parts and maintained an air of mystery throughout. However, I found myself becoming frustrated with the characters due to their careless mistakes and dishonesty with one another.
The book features a dual timeline, tracing the lives of a mother and daughter as they navigate existence following a tragic loss. However, the story also reveals some hidden truths and brings old flames back into the mix, adding complexity to the situation left by their lost loved ones.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
dr_shirls's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, and Death of parent
bellebookcorner's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
“I’m confident that I’ll never spend a single second of my life regretting you.”
This book going into my favorite list of 2023!!
CoHo alwasy has a way of telling stories that manage to captivate me and makes me feel connected to the characters. This book is not an exception!
I really like the dual POV in this book, so we can see it from the teenager perspective and the parent (the adult) perspective.
Instead of just taking one side towards the mother (Morgan) or the daughter (Clara), what I felt throughout the story was this burning desire for them to just be honest and talk things through.
I love Clara and Miller's romantic relationship, they're so cute and Miller is such a sweetheart for always being supportive towards Clara.
As for Morgan and Jonah, their relationship was a little more complicated. They got hurt by the same people and then there was also guilt about wanting to be more but I'm rooting for them to be together from the beginning cause they both deserved it!
The writing style is really good cause I can feel all the love, fun, hope, longing, loss, grief, hatred and rage that was depicted in this story.
I may have shed some tears a couple of times, especially near the ending I was so touched with what Miller did to Clara!
Overall, this is a remarkable well-written story.
I can relate to the daughter's POV, but reading it from the mother's POV opened my eyes to see and think things differently.
I highly recommend reading this one up if you don't mind about the trigger warnings.
I'm looking forward to reading more books from CoHo in the future!
“Grown-ups might not have their shit figured out any more than we do. They just wear more-convincing masks.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, and Car accident