Tag: love
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The Ending of Our Missing Hearts
Our Missing Hearts is a contemporary dystopian fiction by Celeste Ng, published in 2022. In a dystopian America, a young boy and his father is separated from his mom as a way to keep him safe. The boy, Noah, aka Bird, is a biracial boy, half Chinese and half white. Although his father tries to…
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The Ending of Normal People by Sally Rooney
Normal People is a contemporary fiction novel written by Sally Rooney set in Ireland. Marianne and Connell go to the same school, but are from opposite sides of the track. Both of them are being brought up by their mother; Marianne’s father died when she was 13 and Connell never knew his father. Marianne’s mother…
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The Ending of Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged
Sofia Khan is Not Obliged is a romance novel by Ayisha Malik, published in 2015. This post is full of spoilers. If you’re looking for a review, you can find one on Experiences and Reflections instead. Sofia Khan Sofia Khan is a Muslim woman working for a publicity company. She was supposed to marry Iman…
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The Ending of Lovely War
Lovely War is a fictional novel by Julie Berry. It is a story of love, beauty and the effects of war. As the first world war spreads its impact throughout Europe, two unlikely couples meet — Hazel and James and Aubrey and Colette. Aphrodite tells the story with roles from Ares, Apollo, Hephaestus, and Hades.…
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The Ending of I’ll Give You the Sun
This post is full of spoilers. If you want a review without spoilers, visit I’ll Give You the Sun Book Review. In I’ll Give You the Sun, we follow Noah and Jude from age 13 to 16. The book goes back and forth in time, starting with Noah. Noah is always himself, refusing to succumb…
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The Ending of There’s a Word for That by Sloane Tanen
There’s a Word for That is a contemporary novel by Sloane Tanen. The cast of characters include Marty, his girlfriend Gail, his daughters Janine and Amanda, Amanda’s daughters Jaycee and Hailey, Bunny and her son Henry. The Kresslers Marty Kressler has been married and divorced many times. His current girlfriend has her heart set on…
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The Ending of Twice in a Blue Moon
Twice in a Blue Moon is a contemporary romance novel. Fourteen years ago, Tate Jones and her grandmother, Judith, went on a once in a lifetime trip to London. On the very first day at breakfast, they meet Sam and his grandfather Luther. This post is spoiler-full! If you’re looking for a more general review,…
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The Ending of You Had Me at Hola
You Had Me at Hola is a contemporary romance by Alexis Daria. Jasmine is a soap opera actress who hopes to make it big in Hollywood. Her father is Puerto Rican, while her mother is Puerto Rican and Filipina. While Jasmine speaks some Spanish with excellent pronunciation, her Spanish isn’t that great. However, she’s been…
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The Ending of In Five Years
Home from her engagement dinner, Dannie falls asleep. There, in the only element of magical realism in the book, she has a dream. In that dream, it’s five years later, which she knows from seeing the news on TV. She wakes up in a strange bed, in a strange apartment. There’s a stranger in the…
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The Ending of Fates and Furies
Fates and Furies is a literary fiction by Lauren Groff in two parts. Lotto and Mathilde met one night at a party while attending Vassar. After a whirlwind affair, they got married. This is the story of Lotto and Mathilde’s marriage in two parts. The first part, Fates, is told from Lotto’s perspective, and the…