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garbage_mcsmutly'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
3.75
š¶ļø 3/5 multiple explicit scenes but the spice just wasn't spicing for me
š³ļøāšā Both characters are Black/mixed, I think? FMC is biracial (Black and white); I was a little unclear on MMC's parents' races, but he is Black. FMC is fat and she deals with fatphobia, both personally and societally. Props for the mental health & pro-therapy story lines; we love a king who's been in therapy for a decade lol
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
booksense'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
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
lmayfieldx'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death
bookfulthoughts'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
3.0
āYou love so hard, but you need to start believing you are loved.ā
Iāve seen many people speak very highly of this book. I thought I'd try it because I wanted a quick and easy read. To start with the good, I found this book funny in some parts and heartfelt in others. I liked the concept of the āforbidden tropeā with no fraternization with clients. I thought it made the storyline intriguing. I liked Zander's sweet side and that we could see his fears and vulnerabilities. I found Stevie funny at times and relatable at points.
Now, I do have some reservations about this book. First and foremost, I found that writing style could use some revision. How the characters were described made me question whether I wanted to continue reading. Let's be honest; how many times did I have to read that Zander is a 6ā5 defensive hockey player who wears chains? I also understand that his niece is three. These are just some descriptions to make examples of. There are many ways to describe someone's stature, appearance, and age. Once someone is specifically described, re-using the same descriptors is comes off as unnecessary. Recycling descriptions are one of my book pet peeves š«. Secondly, I understand that Zanderās āpersonaā was a big part of the plot and that his agent was the middleman. I kept thinking that Zander was not a rookie, and if he had suspicions about his agent, it couldn't be impossible for him to reach out on his own. Especially given how skilled the book portrays him to be. I kept getting frustrated with how easily this problem could have been solved.
WARNING! This is my opinion! I found Stevie's mother borderlineā¦ prejudiced. It just didnāt sit right with me some of the excuses that Stevie had for her mom. She is a white southern woman who has a half-black daughter andā¦ āsheās not used to curvesā or āBut I donāt know what she expected. Her husband, the other half of my DNA, looks nothing like the ginger hair, freckled, thin-framed side of my momās family.ā Stevies white side of the family. Or āI want to be proud that Iām half of a remarkable man, but itās hard to be proud of anything when my own mother is disappointed in everything I do.ā This just made me uncomfortable and the book didn't address this at all! Only that her mom is toxic but in the harsh meddling mother type of way. I thought that Stevie and her mother's issue had a racial aspect. I could go down a rabbit hole with this one but I digressed š¤·š¾āāļø.
Overall I did enjoy this book but Iām unsure if Iām going to read the rest of the series, I donāt think itās for me.
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Racism
showlade'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: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Gaslighting
sweetsoverloaad'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Bullying and Gaslighting
fleurbloom's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
It's an okay kind of story for me. The plot is very predictable, but I don't really mind. I kinda like how the story rises awareness of 'love yourself' thing.
Pretty much contains lots of sexual innuendos and sex parts. For me, they're well-written (So, if you're looking for smut/spicy book, this might be for you).
But it got quite boring in the middle of the story for me, so it took time for me to finish.
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
katharina90's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity
caitlinemccann'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
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity