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Love You More
Emily Giffin
Publication Date: June 30th, 2026
Penguin Random House Canada | Doubleday Canada
416 Pages
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Genre: General Fiction | Romance | Women’s Fiction
This is another romance that deals with the “what-ifs.” Billie is a doctor with a successful practice in New York. Her life is filled with work and her new fiancé, Dean. Right as Dean proposes, Billie’s phone rings; it’s her old boyfriend, Mick, whom she hasn’t spoken to in ten years. She has to rush back home because of something urgent.
Billie rushes back home, and when she returns, she has to deal with the urgent matter and Mick. Her desire to go to medical school broke them up a long time ago, and she also left some friends behind. Now she’s faced with what she lost and wonders if it’s better than what she’s gained.
The book was pretty fast-paced, and I enjoyed reading about a strong, smart woman dealing with the crossroads of life, BUT she is a freaking doctor who is getting married to another doctor. Like, who cares about someone you haven’t seen in a decade? I usually enjoy domestic drama, but this was just silly to me. It didn’t seem realistic at all.
The author was trying to force a fight between Billie’s Midwestern roots and her life in the big city. There is no comparison between going to an Ivy League medical school and running your own practice, and a town full of cornfields. I know the author was going for an emotional tug at the heartstrings, but it didn’t work on me.
I do enjoy Griffin’s easy-to-read writing style, but I had a hard time believing any woman would be second-guessing herself over a high school romance and her current fiancé. Maybe Billie was just too immature, but then again, she’s a doctor. I wish the author had focused more on the grief Billie is feeling than the mess of the romantic angle. It was just the same internal dilemmas over and over again, and it kind of slowed the momentum.
Billie was really passive at times, and it frustrated the hell out of me. I really wanted to feel for her and be invested in the outcome, but I didn’t quite get there. It was a great premise that fell flat, and a missed opportunity for the grieving friend angle.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
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