Paperback, 364 pages
English language
Published May 31, 2021 by Berkley Books, Berkley.
Skończyłam w nocy i według mnie to nie jest wcale, lekka, wakacyjna pozycja, na co wskazywała by okładka czy tytuł. Bohaterowie są bardzo ludzcy, tematy które porusza są aktualne i ważne. Jestem pewna, że niedługo sięgnę po kolejny tytuł tej autorki.
3.5 stars., rounded up to four. If I were a fan of romance, I would give this book five stars because I think it's better than average for books with that as a goal. The dialogue is witty; the structure (telling a story one vacation at a time, contrasting current day with history) is clever. Overall, I think most people would like it, and I found it to be a fun listen. Where I got stuck: when something seems this obvious, like such a foregone conclusion, I struggle to have patience to watch it unfold. And I don't find romance that compelling as a genre. It's clear from the earliest pages that these two best friends are going to end up together, so every page that attempted to keep me in suspense mainly irritated me, no matter how witty or relatable the banter. That said, this book is a lot …
3.5 stars., rounded up to four. If I were a fan of romance, I would give this book five stars because I think it's better than average for books with that as a goal. The dialogue is witty; the structure (telling a story one vacation at a time, contrasting current day with history) is clever. Overall, I think most people would like it, and I found it to be a fun listen. Where I got stuck: when something seems this obvious, like such a foregone conclusion, I struggle to have patience to watch it unfold. And I don't find romance that compelling as a genre. It's clear from the earliest pages that these two best friends are going to end up together, so every page that attempted to keep me in suspense mainly irritated me, no matter how witty or relatable the banter. That said, this book is a lot better than most in the romance genre because it actually develops the characters. I also usually cringe at how writers handle sex scenes, but she did a good job describing what mattered to capture the mood without it feeling ridiculous.
Look, this book is all the things you expect it to be. It’s a romantic, “meant-to-be”, tour of a long relationship. If you’re looking for that, this is it.
It’s incredibly well-written and, at least for me, kept my attention through the whole thing. My biggest gripe is that I felt like these characters and to a large extent the story, were predicable.
Maybe that doesn’t matter, though. I still went for the ride and enjoyed it nonetheless.
This book stressed me out at times, so I knocked off half a star for that. Otherwise, this was a really sweet "When Harry Met Sally" homage, with relatable and neurotic main characters.
