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samchase112's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Shelve this beside Book Lovers on my Emily Henry favorites list!
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, and Child abuse
kricxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse
Minor: Child abuse
fritopie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse and Mental illness
nicksalex's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Alcohol
takarakei's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Child abuse, and Infidelity
garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Also Julia Whelan is the queen of narrators and it was an all around excellent performance.
Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual harassment, Racism, and Misogyny
fanboyriot's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Classism, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Grief, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Infidelity
amyteurhour's review against another edition
4.5
I had a lot of fun reading this book. I liked both of the protagonists almost immediately, and really rooted for them both (as well as them as a couple) pretty early on. The banter kind of reminded me of Book Lovers, but starting from a less antagonistic place. This was a great start-of-summer read, and I can see myself revisiting this again. This is probably what will keep me checking out Emily Henry releases as they come out. I was really frustrated with Happy Place and was just about ready to accept that enjoying Book Lovers was a fluke before this.
The audiobook narrated by Julia Whelan was great.
Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Infidelity
howlinglibraries's review
- 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
While Miles is also a delightful character and I definitely enjoyed his golden retriever energy at first, I loved the reveals about his own inner turmoil and found him so easy to root for. The chemistry between these two was perfection! I love a good best-friends-to-lovers romance, and despite the bizarre circumstances that first brought Daphne and Miles together as roommates, that's exactly the vibe this story gave me: best friends first, partners second, and I adored it.
I'd be remiss to review this book without talking about the side characters, too: Miles' sister Julia and Daphne's co-worker Ashleigh were incredible and I'd happily read a spin-off novel about either of them, should Emily Henry ever choose to write one (or both). Honestly, Ashleigh finding joy would probably be an instant Book of the Year for me. *nudge nudge, Emily*
Emily Henry knocked it out of the park again, and nobody is surprised. I adored this book and am so glad I read it. Thank you yet again, Emily Henry, for gifting your stories to the world. 🥰
Thank you to the publisher and LibroFM for the gifted audiobook! All thoughts are honest and my own.
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
kaitrates's review
2.0
The sex thankfully was a marked improvement from Beach Read…but it was still confusing and hard to picture!
I’m glad I gave EmHen a second chance. I’m glad the first ~50 pages drew me in. I won’t be reading more of her work though.
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity