I’m not one for fiction novels, especially those with some romance — but I just developed my first book crush and I’m hooked.

It was really good toward the end, felt like it took way too long (till page 500) to get to the good stuff but loved the ending.

This book offered a bright spot to everyday with my reading. I loved how it bounced back from years back to present. The writing was on the wall with the outcome but the author does keep you guessing. A beautiful love story that I am sure many can relate too. After reading I hope you take the chance and don’t waste time saying the words, you might not get to someday.

Fun, funny, sweet, sexy, deep and soulful, and beautifully-written

Nooooo

Very disappointing. Boring and predictable. I couldn’t even make myself finish it.

Too many pages of boredom to get to the heart of the story

This was torture. Could not wait for it to be over. Can’t believe I actually labored through the whole thing.

I will read anything and everything by Emily Henry! Her dialogue is so incredibly funny, witty and interesting - it reminds me of the clever give and take I have with my siblings (them, not me - I am sadly the straight man, er, woman). I also love the well-crafted characters in all her books. A well developed character is so important, and she does not disappoint in this book. Great characters and great dialogue are important, but plot is #3 for me, and I didn’t enjoy the plot in this book. This is the 4th of Emily’s books that I’ve read in 2 weeks (see? Toldja I love this author, but she’s new to me!). Of those books, 2 of them hit all 3 points for me. This is one that missed and here’s why: I don’t enjoy a book that has some mysterious thing in the past that the entire story builds up to a crescendo, and would have been much better if they’d addressed it long ago. Because of that, it’s kinda boring. Just GET TO IT please. But that’s just me… I know most of your readers love it. But she’s such a great writer that I can’t give her less than 4 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

It kept me wanting to read more every time I finished my “one more chapter”.