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emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My thoughts
(Non spoiler)
I randomly found this book and while not a favorite, I liked it well enough. Each character was done well. I think my favorite POV was Maeve’s. Regarding how each character is connected to one another, I had been expecting something different. Like three bffs, but that wasn’t quite the case.
Overall it was pretty good, I do recommend if it sounds interesting to you, but make sure to check content warnings (Storygraph is great for that)
Spoiler Thoughts
Spoilers
You have been warned
As I stated, Maeve was probably my favorite POV. Julia was probably my least, but hers wasn’t terrible or anything, it’s just if I had to rank them she would be third. Also, Julia Julia. Having a baby to try and fulfill something you’re missing in your relationship, no no no. Please don’t do this. I’m glad she learned this and found what she needed to be happy again.
Maeve’s POV, I really liked her with Mark. Honestly thought they were going to just remain friends though and I thought that would have been endearing. But how it all ended up was sweet too. Another happy ending. The cliff hanger on her POV had me for a second, but as I expected she shows up in Sam’s.
And Sam. Sam, Sam, Sam. 😬 She had some relatable “quirks” about her… like the epic daydreams and the little sign games. Not going to lie, I did that as a teen lmao. However, I was concerned about her… she was being as the TikTokers would say “delulu”. Like majorly. At times I even had to roll my eyes that she was even going to cheat in the first place, even if her assumptions about Dan were rational (but they really weren’t . He simply sat next to her and she believed they were going to get married the next day. Girl. 😐🤦🏻♀️)
Of course, I should not judge her. It is explained why she was doing what she was doing, and in the end she did learn her lesson and before she could throw away her marriage.
What Dan said about her though? I felt for her. 🥺 He was an ass.
But her willing to cheat was a bit annoying. But she just wasn’t herself I guess, so.
Also to note, from the back of the book, I thought she was going to consider a true affair with Mark, and Julia would still be with him. So things were not as predictable as they seemed from the blurb so that was good.
I did tandem read with an audiobook, and the narrator was great. Love the accent! And fun fact, she played Harry’s mom in Harry Potter! (I think??? Unless it’s just the same name and got mixed up on Google 😅)
As I said, not a fave, but not bad for a random book I found + genre I don’t normally read with events that aren’t t relatable to me at this time.
(Non spoiler)
I randomly found this book and while not a favorite, I liked it well enough. Each character was done well. I think my favorite POV was Maeve’s. Regarding how each character is connected to one another, I had been expecting something different. Like three bffs, but that wasn’t quite the case.
Overall it was pretty good, I do recommend if it sounds interesting to you, but make sure to check content warnings (Storygraph is great for that)
Spoiler Thoughts
Spoilers
You have been warned
As I stated, Maeve was probably my favorite POV. Julia was probably my least, but hers wasn’t terrible or anything, it’s just if I had to rank them she would be third. Also, Julia Julia. Having a baby to try and fulfill something you’re missing in your relationship, no no no. Please don’t do this. I’m glad she learned this and found what she needed to be happy again.
Maeve’s POV, I really liked her with Mark. Honestly thought they were going to just remain friends though and I thought that would have been endearing. But how it all ended up was sweet too. Another happy ending. The cliff hanger on her POV had me for a second, but as I expected she shows up in Sam’s.
And Sam. Sam, Sam, Sam. 😬 She had some relatable “quirks” about her… like the epic daydreams and the little sign games. Not going to lie, I did that as a teen lmao. However, I was concerned about her… she was being as the TikTokers would say “delulu”. Like majorly. At times I even had to roll my eyes that she was even going to cheat in the first place, even if her assumptions about Dan were rational (but they really weren’t . He simply sat next to her and she believed they were going to get married the next day. Girl. 😐🤦🏻♀️)
Of course, I should not judge her. It is explained why she was doing what she was doing, and in the end she did learn her lesson and before she could throw away her marriage.
What Dan said about her though? I felt for her. 🥺 He was an ass.
But her willing to cheat was a bit annoying. But she just wasn’t herself I guess, so.
Also to note, from the back of the book, I thought she was going to consider a true affair with Mark, and Julia would still be with him. So things were not as predictable as they seemed from the blurb so that was good.
I did tandem read with an audiobook, and the narrator was great. Love the accent! And fun fact, she played Harry’s mom in Harry Potter! (I think??? Unless it’s just the same name and got mixed up on Google 😅)
As I said, not a fave, but not bad for a random book I found + genre I don’t normally read with events that aren’t t relatable to me at this time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion and Infidelity
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