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lolamosk's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
merlesstorys's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-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
4.5
I was sobbing most of the time while I read this book… it was great.
The writing style was really nice, the characters were quite relatable and funny, and the (love) story was tragically cute.
The writing style was really nice, the characters were quite relatable and funny, and the (love) story was tragically cute.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Car accident
daisycantread24's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Infertility, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Car accident
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
meg_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
I think this book is up there for one of the worst books I have ever read. There were so many elements that were so bad but the one that stands out to me is how absolutely and completely misogynistic the male love interest is. He regularly has internally monologues of how our female main character is "not like other girls" and each time I lost a few brain cells. He's also very much giving the energy that all women need a man to protect them and not just any man, a man with a gun. Which like, no thank you. I feel like this is such a specific thing to say but I feel like this is a romance book that a Republican would love without there being any overt political commentary in here.
Beyond that, for me, this book had very clear cheating elements. Even if you just view the emotional cheating as the only element of cheating (which I do) our main female character was literally falling in love with this dude while prepping for her military boyfriend to come home from deployment and move in with her. And then when she and her boyfriend "broke up" there wasn't even a clear and direct conversation between the two regarding their break up before she quite literally jumped this other dude. I was waiting for her boyfriend to come home and be like, wtf we never even officially broke up but that never happened.
Lastly, the ending of this book was uber fucking sad out of nowhere which was really jarring. Obviously in real life events like what happens at the end of this book can't be predicted but damn that shit sucked and our poor bestie Sloan was totally left in the lurch while our main female character rides off into the sunset with her new bae and her new baby and that just sucked for me knowing how devastated Sloan was while our main character fully got her happily ever after at the exact same time. Granted, I think book two is Sloan's book but I don't have any desire to read book two after this one because it was ass.
Beyond that, for me, this book had very clear cheating elements. Even if you just view the emotional cheating as the only element of cheating (which I do) our main female character was literally falling in love with this dude while prepping for her military boyfriend to come home from deployment and move in with her. And then when she and her boyfriend "broke up" there wasn't even a clear and direct conversation between the two regarding their break up before she quite literally jumped this other dude. I was waiting for her boyfriend to come home and be like, wtf we never even officially broke up but that never happened.
Lastly, the ending of this book was uber fucking sad out of nowhere which was really jarring. Obviously in real life events like what happens at the end of this book can't be predicted but damn that shit sucked and our poor bestie Sloan was totally left in the lurch while our main female character rides off into the sunset with her new bae and her new baby and that just sucked for me knowing how devastated Sloan was while our main character fully got her happily ever after at the exact same time. Granted, I think book two is Sloan's book but I don't have any desire to read book two after this one because it was ass.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
sarahjeanbee's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Car accident
Moderate: Pregnancy
thefatpaperback's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
rosierosereads's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident
Moderate: Infertility and Grief
itshagar's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A great read i walked in expecting your usual romcom but its far more than that, its has the perfect amount of fluff, tragedy and reality.
10/10 would recommend
10/10 would recommend
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness
things100's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Ok so this a good book but don’t be fooled by the cover we got ourselves some spicy but also lots of crying ahead. This book is not for the faint of heart, I legit sobbed multiple times 😭. Abby Jimenez does such an amazing job of making you fall for all the characters and really tears your heart out at some times 💔 but you also can’t put the book down. Josh and Kristen’s story is amazing with real life ups and downs that make you fall for the characters that much more. Enjoy the book cuties but you’ve been warned 😘
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Car accident
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Alcohol
cherrygray's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
ORIGINAL RATE: 3.5
NEW RATE: 4 (im giving this 4 stars bc kf how much i loved reading it and how much it resonated witb me. NOT because its a 5-star-worthy plot or writing.)
This whole review is going to be one big fat spoiler so, word to the wise, i guess.
[irritated groaning] ok. This book started off cheesy and cliche (it ended that way too but also very upsetting), Josh was fun, Kris was elusive, the dual POVs gave so much whiplash tbh. They were hot and cold. Time was not a factor in this book--quite the opposite.
And because i can't express what I want to say into sentences, I'm making a pro/con list.
PROS:
[irritated groaning] ok. This book started off cheesy and cliche (it ended that way too but also very upsetting), Josh was fun, Kris was elusive, the dual POVs gave so much whiplash tbh. They were hot and cold. Time was not a factor in this book--quite the opposite.
And because i can't express what I want to say into sentences, I'm making a pro/con list.
PROS:
Sloan<333RR: she was a meh character, same with brandon. didnt really feel as much impact from them- josh
in the beginning and the endperiod. Josh. - free of a lot of the typical stigma around infertility/menstruation
- WHEN JOSH WAS LISTING WAYS OF HOW HE KNEW HER OH MY GOD
sloan again<3 bc i love sloan<33- whenever there was a sliver of healthy romance those scenes were so cute
- stuntman mike
- JOSH MAKING THE BINDER FOR KRIS AND LIKE THAT SCENE
kristen's vows- it was an exciting read, very fun--albeit frustrating--but after the initial giddiness of it all wore off and I finished the book it was really... just... not, good. It kinda left you with a bittersweet feeling (more bitter than sweet on my part tbh)
CONS:
- MISCOMMUNICATION AT EVERY TURN
Josh in the middle of the bookRR: i actyally thought josh was an amazing character throughout EXCEPT the moment right after vegas where he was a douche and jumped to conclusions- kristen.
the. entire, fucking time.Especially after the karaoke night, the phone call from vegas night, and every other night after that RR: i do think kristen wasnt the best character, but i did understand where she was coming from and her logic. it was just an awful execution/portrayal BRANDONS FUCKING DEATH. WHY THE FUCK. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUKC WHAT THE FUCK - they were so obviously in love with each other the entire time it was painful literally why
- tyler and seafood
- LITERALLY THE MISSCOMUNICATION
- kristen's vows
- kris not coming clean to josh after she said she loved him. what the fuck. like i get it's a personal thing but admitting you love him TO HIM and then constantly pushing him away and ignoring him and ghosting him (only to show up at his work, or his house a week later) is selfish. especially if it makes him think he's the problem when you knew damn well he wasn't
- KRIS WAS SO HYPOCRITICAL THE ENTIRE TIME LIKE "i'm not settling for tyler. i love tyler" (which we all knew wasn't entirely true) and then telling josh to "move on, screw other women, date other women. don't settle for me" bullcrap. AND THEN SLOAN FINALLY WHACKED SOME FREAKING SENSE INTO HER WHILE SHE WAS FRICKN MOURNING
- EVELYN. she didn't deserve the epilogue scene. RR: THIS THIS THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. SHE DOES NOT DESERVE ANY TYPE OF REDEMPTION.
- why the fuck did
Brandon die??? what was the point of that? I was genuinely so upset they died. - all the poc were written off???? or given very gross/womanizer and minimal lines???? there was no diversity for them or at all in this book??
why am i giving this book 4 stars??- it was a lot of rinse/reuse/recycle throughout the entire book. The characters only had one thought, one argument point, one problem. Every argument circled back to the "I love you, I wanna be with you" and the entire time Kristen was just really immature and inconsiderate and rude.
- the same things were happening the entire time and provided no sense of change or dynamic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Infertility, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy