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noellegrace8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A few low points for me personally were some of the wording that won't age well, some cheesy moments that seemed to lean a bit too much into the classic tropes of the genre instead of modern takes, and the epilogue. I'm not really into the trope of adding prologues and epilogues to romance novels, I'm not really sure where that came from and why it's so popular. But this prologue didn't add anything to the plot, and the epilogue was mildly confusing. I felt like maybe it was a callback to something within the book, but if it was, I had completely forgotten about the reference by the time I reached the epilogue. Also, what happened to Kyle?? And, I got annoyed by the idea that Elsie's brothers were fully grown adults acting like children, and the mother is okay with that, AND Elsie entertains it? Moments talking about her brothers fighting over some chick were just not convincing to me at all.
I don't factor audiobook performance into my overall review of a book, but I would give Thérèse Plummer 4/5⭐️. She did a fine performance, although her male voices came across as a bit odd, unlike some other female narrators I've heard.
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Gaslighting
mony_12's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Death of parent
Minor: Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Outing
brandie_abbie19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Terminal illness
Minor: Outing
vaguelyredhead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Death of parent
Minor: Toxic relationship and Outing
mishaps's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Outing, and Sexual harassment
readandchill23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
And some of the scenes were deliciously spicy. 🔥
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Minor: Outing
relin's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Outing
elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Outing
lmcarr0314's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Death of parent
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Outing
isfantasi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing, and Classism