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Vara iubirii noastre by Carley Fortune

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bri_ver's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Thoroughly enjoyed this as an audiobook, glad to have met those in Fortune’s world.
Nice attention to detail regarding the “x years ago” chapters and their appropriate technology. The conflicts raised by not having unlimited calling, texting, and reliable cell service may definitely go over the heads of younger readers and make conflict/plot points seem flimsy, but I assure you— these things DEFINITELY happened. To me, not just Percy. 🥲🥲🥲
Depiction of small town in the Muskokas is believable but perhaps not truly realistic. Lack of depth in considerations of class and how that would have influenced the decisions and motivations of characters. But still, for what it is, it was a decent book. Kind of wish the epilogue didn’t happen, though. Felt disappointed by it. Either it needed to be included as a full chapter and further developed, or left out entirely.

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starrystellabug's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

First of all y’all ever write a whole review and then accidentally delete it? because same. I have a lot of feelings about this book. My main concern being that 2 of the four “spicy” scene take place when the fmc and mmc are between the ages of 17-18. Can we please stop including this in novels like this?? Colleen hoover does it in It Ends With Us and while i am no where near comparing the two authors or books, it is weird and rather unsettling. Second of all i loved loved loved the twist of the betrayal however i wish it was ever so slightly less predictable. We open with the call from charlie and her inner monologue about revisiting the incident. As they keep coming what i am sure a intended to be easy going flirting with your best friend’s whose only a couple of years older (when your beat friend is so obviously into, that it assumably is meant to be a way for Charlie to pick on Sam) it quickly becomes very predatory and unsettling, especially when Charlie and Sam make up and you want to keep Charlie in a good light. Also it is 100% miscommunication at its finest and Low key sucks.

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tallard's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Deeply nostalgic. Reading this book felt like a trip back to adolescents in the best way.

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an_a_list_alias's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Very similar to Love and Other Words, but not as good in my opinion. An overall feel good read but nothing super special.

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lilalhreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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deltadam's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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lovereads19's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

i fell in love immediately with Percy and Sam, I liked being able to go between the past and present povs, it helped give the story the details and feelings it needed, a second chance summer romance what’s better than that

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ianb's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

After hearing a Friend fall in love with this book and kindly gifting me a copy for my birthday I decided that it was time to pick it up off the shelf and dive in and this one left me feeling a lot of emotions while reading it that it’s so worthy of the 5 stars! It deserves them all! Breathtaking, emotional, vulnerable, tender, intense, beautiful, funny and just real! This is a stunning debut novel from Carley Fortune,

Percy (Persephone) Fraser and Sam Florek meet when they’re 13-years old and her family buys a summer lake cottage in Barry’s Bay next to the one he lives in year-round with his mom, Sue, and older brother, Charlie. They become best friends, spending summers and holidays together each year until Percy returns to Toronto for school. Her independence and wit complement Sam’s intelligence and sensitivity, and together they bond over her writing and love of horror movies, swimming, working together at Sue’s restaurant, and their ritual “three updates” they offer one another every time they talk after an absence. For six summers their friendship evolves and deepens until their future looks clear … until something happens, and it isn’t. 12 years have passed and when 1 event means that Percy returns to Barry Bay it’s time for her to come face to face with her feelings once again.

This is a story about real life and while reading it you can’t help but fall in love with the characters but also just get lost in their story and the world created. This book does an amazing job at switching between the present day and the summers gone by to let you the read go on the journey with them to discover summers gone by that have left to what both characters are feeling now. The past timeline captures the curiosity, confusion and hunger of being young and seeing friendship become something more, and the present one explores what happens when love has to find its way back.

If you love a character-rich, emotionally evocative, BEAUTIFULLY written story that explores what love feels like, both good and bad, this is one you won’t want to miss! I laughed, my heart raced, sometimes it truly hurt, but at every single moment I was experiencing this book as if I was there, and it’s such a rare book that takes me to that place.

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rena_raven's review against another edition

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tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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