Hello Beautiful
Complex
Emotional
Heartwarming

Hello Beautiful A Novel

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward comes an emotionally layered and engrossing story of a family that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him. So it’s a relief when his skill on the basketball court earns him a scholarship to college, far away from his childhood home. He soon meets Julia Padavano, a spirited and ambitious young woman who surprises William with her appreciation of his quiet steadiness. With Julia comes her family; she is inseparable from her three younger sisters: Sylvie, the dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book and imagines a future different from the expected path of wife and mother; Cecelia, the family’s artist; and Emeline, who patiently takes care of all of them. Happily, the Padavanos fold Julia’s new boyfriend into their loving, chaotic household. But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable loyalty to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most? Vibrating with tenderness, Hello Beautiful is a gorgeous, profoundly moving portrait of what’s possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.
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Hannah James@hannahjames
4 stars
Jul 18, 2025
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mara henderson@maraaaaaaaaa
3 stars
Jun 6, 2025
Complex
Eloquent
Emotional
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Brittany Peterson@lardib
4 stars
Mar 12, 2025
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Jana Barkova@jana_bark
2.5 stars
Feb 22, 2025
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p.@softrosemint
3 stars
Jan 19, 2025
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Molly Bridge@mollyb
4.5 stars
Oct 12, 2024
Deep
Pure
Complex
Emotional
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Jennifer Palmer@mompalm
4 stars
Sep 20, 2024
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Keila Rico @keilaa
4.5 stars
Aug 12, 2024
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eden@eternallysargent
3 stars
Aug 11, 2024
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hanni@whatsureta
2 stars
Jan 15, 2024
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Victoria @murphyvm
4 stars
Jan 9, 2024
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mic shulman@micshul
3 stars
Jan 9, 2024
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3.5 stars
Jan 7, 2024
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Jacqui Spears@jcspears
3 stars
Oct 22, 2023
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Kaitlyn Wendler@kaitlynwendler
5 stars
Sep 26, 2023
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Mariah crawford@justmariahcrawford
2.5 stars
Sep 8, 2023
Pure
Long winded
Heartwarming
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Alexandria Ferley@agferley
2 stars
Aug 9, 2023
This review contains a spoiler
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Cheri McElroy@cherimac
2 stars
Jul 30, 2023
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Kristen Claiborn@kristenc
3 stars
Apr 18, 2023
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Caryn Bayne@cbayne245
3 stars
Apr 14, 2023
Unoriginal
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Abigail F@collapsinglibrary
4.5 stars
Aug 15, 2025
Insightful
Thought provoking
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Linh Nguyen@cafenoir
3.5 stars
Aug 15, 2025
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marie@marievol6
4.25 stars
Aug 10, 2025
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leah@nikapika
4 stars
Jul 4, 2025

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