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Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
2.75
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

where do i even begin …
  • the majority of this book was fairly boring and the last hour of the audio was insanely rushed and packed
  • the romance is such a minor part of the actual story but is somehow still rushed and felt very forced. i was told about their chemistry rather than shown it
  • the margaret plot didn’t really give me much either … so in the middle i wasn’t even sure what the book was about
  • suffers from the classic case of does too much yet not enough
  • last four words are the title. unacceptable even from emhen
  • the letter? read aloud? cheap writing
  • did not feel connected to any of the characters 
  • i did like the setting and think that the build out of margarets family was interesting
  • there were a few character things or plot bits that felt veryyy similar to other books (beach read and book lovers mainly)
  • what was the point of theo
overall it was kind of a snooze and then it was INSANE and then it was over. marketing this as a romance is not fair to readers or the story (but also somehow this is her hottest book when it comes to the physical relationship? can’t make it make sense.)