whereismybook's Reviews (736)

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

AMAZED DOES NOT COVER IT!!!$ 
funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed this! The plot dragged at some points for me, but Joan He is absolutely fantastic when it comes to character work I’m incredibly impressed and can’t wait to read more from this author! 
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I enjoyed the first half of this a lot but felt like the middle and end were both a little lackluster in comparison. I did LOVEEEEEE the mystery aspect of this and seeing the characters work through their grief. I also found hunt and Bryce to be a very interesting dynamic to read about, so I am looking forward to reading book 2! 
emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The last 1/4 of this bumped it up a whole star. Fantastic.
emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I can definitely agree with people who say this is one of the best friends to lovers adult romance books out there, because it is. You can very clearly see the foundation of friendship these two have had over the years and that was one of my favorite aspects of the book. That being said, I found it difficult to connect to the couple this book followed, or even to root for them to be together in any special way beyond wanting the romance to go well. This might be because it took me quite a few months to read this, or because I was just expecting something different with their dynamic. Overall, a solid read. I'm excited for Emily Henry's next work!