housecatstewart's Reviews (114)

I liked this book much more than I thought I would (and way more than Beach Read), but some aspects of it were just too corny for me to abide. It reads like somebody’s friendship fantasy porn, and the constant pop culture references really killed it for me. Like, what is the point of referencing “Murder, She Wrote” 5+ times? And not even anything specific about it - just constantly referencing that Harriet loves “Murder, She Wrote”?!

I will say that the final quarter of the book - when we finally had some deeper reveals and confessions - was well done and more compelling for me than everything leading up to it. I wouldn’t read this again but I’d give another Emily Henry book a try.

Borderline unreadable and the epitome of spoon-fed writing. It took me 6 months to come back and write this review because I hated it so much. Every time I’m in an airport and I see a woman reading this book, I grimace.

Cute and fun and felt more realistic than a lot of similarly themed books out there. I really appreciated the complexity of Simon’s feelings for his friends and family.

I didn’t dislike this book but it was just a bit forgettable. I don’t personally enjoy reading about friend groups that hardly seem to like each other, and the first 75% of the book seemed like constant bickering. Naomi, Marielle, and Craig all felt very flat, as did a lot of the more “exciting” plot moments. Jordan and Jordy’s relationship was easily the most interesting part of the story.

Cried through nearly every chapter - sometimes over the simple sweetness of friendship, love, and sisterhood, and other times in the absolute despair of loss and heartache. I’ve seen the movie(s) several times and wasn’t sure I’d enjoy the book to the fullest since I knew the major plot points. If anything, it made me like it more because I knew what was coming and I was DESPERATE to get to there. It’s a beautiful story that hits deep if you let it. I know I’ll be thinking about it for a while still.

The writing style/language isn’t necessarily groundbreaking, but to read a story of two young gay women who go through their struggles and ultimately have a happy ending was so lovely, especially knowing it was written in the 80s. There were some beautifully true depictions of those confusing early feelings that really resonated. It wasn’t my favorite book I’ve ever read but it was worth reading and I respect what it did for the genre and for the girls who saw reflections of themselves in it.