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spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
4evaluvaofbooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Essentially a love story but also pulls you in with the sub-story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness
Author describes MS & Lupus throughout book. Could be triggering you’ve lost someone to this.breathehopebooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This was not what i was expecting. I thought it was going to be entirely about the filmmaking. And while that aspect was interesting, the whole last 30-40% was all about Neevah’s lupus and treatment. Chronic illness wasn’t even brought up anywhere in the book synopsis, so it’s a jarring letdown when so much of the conflict and plot ended up revolving around that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Racism, Vomit, and Death of parent
heather667's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Racism, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy
michelle_my_belle's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
This audiobook was phenomenal! On top of a beautifully written story, the voice performances were so well done. Kennedy Ryan never fails to develop fully fleshed our characters who you can root for. Her attention to detail and research really part of in creating a story that Carrie’s the reader through a multitude of human experiences and emotions. Neevah and Canon navigated so much in this book and came through stronger. Three book covers themes of estranged family, Black experience in the entertainment industry, chronic illness, racism, betrayal, self esteem/body image, and of course, love. This is a story I will definitely revisit in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Biphobia
Minor: Abortion
blakeandbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism and Pregnancy
kryfrh's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism
kaynova's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical content
Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness
I thought I could read a Kennedy Ryan book and be completely fine by the end of it; that was my first mistake. My second mistake was not listening to my significant other's heed of warnings of how Kennedy Ryan will have you crying thug tears out of nowhere. My last mistake was reading this and expecting myself to want to read anything else. I WILL ONLY BE READING KENNEDY RYAN'S BOOKS UNTIL I AM DONE WITH HER BACKLOG! This book was--I can't even speak right now. Where do I begin? Canon is something else. I usually don't read a lot of romance books with a cishet man, but Canon has made me reconsider if all of them are even a fraction of who he is. Canon is realistic, he's hard at times but if you're close to him or if you matter to him, he's soft and squishy as jelly. Canon may frustrate you at times, but you see the frustration as care and love, and the way he loves Neevah...wow, you would think he wrote the bible and declared Neevah as God (for the religious people do not come for me for this analogy). Neevah, goodness I loved how Ryan wrote her. Her strength, vulnerable and all, was beautifully done. There were times I was reading and I can tell Neevah just wants to be a star, shining beautifully, but even she knows stars only illuminate in the dark. She's so refreshing, she tells Canon what it is and what it's not and they both communicate so healthy and with such conviction that you know they can get over any hurdles outside of the book. They made me so happy that I always swelled with tears whenever they had a tough discussion and worked through it. I just love them and I need that bonus epilogue in my hands now, gimme gimme. I also have to shout out Miss Ryan for her intensive research on everything. As someone who works in filmmaking, I was surprised on how accurate everything was. It was refreshing to see a book so thorough and never neglected on facts even as it's weaved into fiction. Another reason I will be reading more of Kennedy Ryan's books, because she knows her sh**!triple_m's review against another edition
medium-paced
- 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
I enjoyed the second half of this book a lot more than the first. I didn’t enjoy the forbidden love aspect between Canan and Neevah very much. I found myself very frustrated with her, I think her mentality about the situation was very reckless and naive. She could’ve killed her career before it truly began, yet she had this blind optimism about it.
That being said I do think Neevah and Canon are perfect for one another. They’re a wonderful couple and really inspire and lift one another up.
I wish Neevah’s professional future was addressed. Realistically, will she be able to be a lead in a movie again? Or is the demand of acting in film too strenuous?
Also, fuck Terry. I’m sorry but in my opinion some things can never be forgiven. I do think Kennedy Ryan handled the situation realistically though. I just fault so frustrated that people felt Neevah’s was also somehow responsibility for the rift in her family. She was driven out!
That being said I do think Neevah and Canon are perfect for one another. They’re a wonderful couple and really inspire and lift one another up.
I wish Neevah’s professional future was addressed. Realistically, will she be able to be a lead in a movie again? Or is the demand of acting in film too strenuous?
Also, fuck Terry. I’m sorry but in my opinion some things can never be forgiven. I do think Kennedy Ryan handled the situation realistically though. I just fault so frustrated that people felt Neevah’s was also somehow responsibility for the rift in her family. She was driven out!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy