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notamouse's review
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
vj_thompson's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking
Moderate: Death
minella's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Moderate: Death and Torture
g_c_geeks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The writing was great and again, I loved all the characters (and the smut), but idk smt about it wasn’t as good as other books. Maybe it’s bc I wanted a light hearted book n that’s not what this is, but that is my fault n not on the author.
But props to lily gold bc this ish was tense!! I thought the action was written really well and the build up to the final confrontation was great.
I did just feel like it was missing a little smt. Also I feel like we got plenty of backstory on Matt but the other guys fell a bit into the background which made me sad bc I liked what we did learn about them.
Overall was good but I’m not sure I would reread it.
Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Death and War
nyx_999's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Smut 4/5🌶
-Diva meets ex-military bodyguards
-she's actually not that bad but the whole story seems self-centered even if it's not abt her she achieves making it abt her
-fluff was OK it just felt weird bcs I didn't sympathize with her much
-Not a bad book maybe sometime in the future I learn to appreciate it more 🤷🏽♀️
-2 day sitting
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking
Moderate: Mental illness and Torture
Minor: Death
christinaj1021's review
- 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
4.0
All in all, this was a "why choose" romance I'll remember, mostly because Kenta is my TYPPPPPE and Matt is written to mirror Henry Cavill's physical description. Still, I found that Gold has written better "why choose", and out of her current four, I would rank this 3rd.
Gold often tackles big, real- world issues in her books, which I love! She handles them well and shows growth, ranking her (in my opinion) as a top writer of why choose. It's easy to get lost in the sex (which like, we still get loooots of sex), but Gold pulls out serious discussions and self-reflection between her characters in a unique way for this genre. This particular book focused a lot on PTSD, which I personally don't connect with so (though it was very interesting and emotional to read about), I found I was less invested in the journeys of self-fiacovery than in some other books of hers.
Another point of contention i had was that only one of the MLI's bedroom antics seemed to live up with his personality. The other two were kind of randomly thrown together in a mishmash of interests and didn't have distinct bedroom personalities. Still hot, still enjoyed it, but I felt like it veered from how Gold usually writes her men.
Overall, though, this book was a fine example of hetero why choose. There was a dramatic plot, single and group scenes, and character growth. Would recommend to fans of the genre!
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death and Alcohol
izzyf16's review
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, and War
ribbitingreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death, Torture, and War
d_fine001's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
hannibanani29's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol