The Love That Split The World by Emily Henry

The Love That Split The World

by Emily Henry

Emily Henry's stunning debut novel perfectly captures those bittersweet months after high school, when we dream not only of the future, but of all the roads and paths we've left untaken. Natalie's last summer in her small Kentucky hometown is off to a magical start...until she starts seeing the "wrong things." They're just momentary glimpses at first - her front door is red instead of its usual green, there's a pre-school where the garden store should be. But then her whole town disappears for hours, fading away into rolling hills and grazing buffalo, and Nat knows something isn't right. That's when she gets a visit from the kind but mysterious apparition she calls "Grandmother," who tells her: "You have three months to save him." The next night, under the stadium lights of the high school football field, she meets a beautiful boy named Beau, and it's as if time just stops and nothing exists. Nothing, except Natalie and Beau.

Reviewed by shannonmiz on

5 of 5 stars

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Since there really wasn't anything I didn't like (though I will say that I was iffy for the first couple chapters- so know that going in, because it gets amazing and you do not want to miss out), I am just going to tell you what I did!


  • The characters were amazing. They were very well fleshed out, and I loved them. Friends and family were very key, even though there's also a very ship-worthy romance. I liked that there could still be a focus on family and friends while the romance built! Plus, the characters just seemed so, so real. You could really just see why they were making certain choices, because what they were doing truly fit the personalities that had been carved out for them.

  • The plot is glorious! It's definitely unique, and definitely held my attention. I wasn't really sure how it would all work out, and I was really thrown by a few twists- in a very good way! I was kept guessing the whole time, and since I was so invested in the characters, the stress and emotions were high!

  • The feels were intense. I think that because the world building, plot, and characters were so well developed, I couldn't help but feel all the emotions during this book. There were swoons, and chuckles, and tears, and I loved it.


Bottom Line: It's glorious! I love it, and I would throw it at any and all of you so you can read it too. Oh, and it totally doesn't hurt that the cover is gorgeous too. But the insides definitely match the outsides, no question!

*Copy provided by publisher for review.

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