rhiannonmcgovern's reviews
150 reviews

literally lost for words at how good this was. i wish i could write a comprehensive review for this but i find it too difficult to even summarise taylor jenkins reid’s magnificence in every single line. a book so good  it makes the feat of writing seem impossible to me.

i kind of hated it, if you want to know the truth. i could’ve stopped reading it half way in. i swear to god i could’ve.

completely understand why this is a classic - holden is relatable to most people in many ways whether they’d like to admit it or not - but it just wasn’t for me. really great for deeper analysis and would love to write an essay on it, but in terms of enjoyment it was just quite dull and repetitive. i usually love character-driven books and unlikeable characters but this just didn’t do it for me.

my adoration for this book is strictly confined to an english classroom. get it off my bookshelf

i wish i could invent a sixth star, just for this book. i can’t even begin to put into words how beautiful this was. 

i was unfamiliar with both patti smith and robert mapplethorpe going into this, and oh my god was it easy to fall in love. their relationship was so precious, i am touched. the bond they had could not be replicated. my thoughts right now don’t even begin to scratch the surface of the emotion this book evoked in me. 

i’ll cherish this forever. a story so beautiful that it only makes sense to believe in fate and soulmates. just so magnificent.