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firedew's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
denijaaa_s's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer
Moderate: Infidelity
danicres's review
emotional
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It was only until the end that I felt like both Tess and Gus were somewhat developing as a person, but for a large portion of the book it felt like they constantly saw themselves as the victims of their own lives, with all of the other characters (who sometimes fell a bit flat for me) in the book never being quite good enough for them, which became a bit frustrating after some time. I liked the pacing of the book and the fact that you really got to know all of their lives over such a large amount of time and I also liked the way that Tess' grieve was represented in this book, it felt very realistic. Although I did think that the negative events happening in both the main characters lives were a bit too much and dramatic, I did enjoy reading the book as I was curious about finding out how both Tess and Gus end up. The romance part of the book felt extremely rushed and way too gushy but it didn't even leave me that unsatisfied as they met so far at the end of the book that I stopped caring about the romance part altogether quite quickly. Despite the fact that the plot mainly focuses on the (failing) relationships of both characters, I wouldn't really call it a romance novel as the main romance felt like an afterthought
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcoholism
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