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bmitch21's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
First off, let me start off by saying this book is a 5 ⭐️ read! and what a journey this book was! This was my first book by Megan Brandy, and it didn’t disappoint not one bit. The book starts off so innocent and fun, a group of friends, more like family really, heading off to college together to start their adult lives. They’re all thick as thieves. The story focuses around Arianna, Ari for short, our FMC, and her journey of love and healing. This is told in such a beautifully tragic way. The author rips our hearts out. I stayed up till 2am silent sobbing next to my husband to finish this. I couldn’t put it down and needed to know how this story ended. I cannot emphasize this enough, it is SO BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN.
Also, there is spice and I give this one 3 🌶️
If you’re on the fence abt this one, just read it. It’s amazing. It’ll be one I’m left thinking abt for a long time and telling all my book besties abt.
Also, there is spice and I give this one 3 🌶️
If you’re on the fence abt this one, just read it. It’s amazing. It’ll be one I’m left thinking abt for a long time and telling all my book besties abt.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
culzean's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Blood, Car accident, and Vomit
oceaneguayvezina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Read twice. Best book of 2023 so far. I loved that I didn't know with which one she'd end up with for a major part of the book. At first, I was team Chase for like 20 pages. A good old childhood friends to lovers is always welcomed. However, the second Noah stepped in, I was in love. Chase who? And I don't wanna talk about how he hurts Arianna in the beginning, and how he has the guts to clame her back. Noah's mother was one of my favorite part and the fact that she died at the end broke my heart. Made me cry at the end, but for good reasons.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical trauma and Sexual content
mellifluousmemos's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Say You Swear has gotten a lot of attention on Book Tok, and to be honest, I don't really understand the hype. This book was not written well. Not only were there many typos throughout, there were also moments when the scene was rushed so fast that I couldn't keep track of where the characters were, let alone which characters were speaking. I know this is part of a series and that information is not often shared on Book Tok, and to be fair, I did not read the other two books in this series. However, I think that this book can still be read as a stand alone. I found myself rolling my eyes at a few of the dramatic twists and turns which reminded me of a soap opera, and checking for the ends of chapters because the story was taking too long to get to the next interesting part. I'll admit that some parts made me tear up, and that there were some decently written parts in this book, but I'm just too disappointed with the overall poor writing to consider this anything higher than a 2 star rating. It feels a little more like a very long fan fiction than a unique novel. Sorry, but this does not live up to the hype.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
There were a handful of sexual scenes in the book, but nothing I would describe has being overtly graphic. The only reason I ranked it as moderate is becuase of the langauge that was used during the sex scenes, and how they almost always played out, rather than faded to black.jassieex's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
The beginning was really slow. The author put all the emotions and devastation in the last 25%. And the epilogue wasn't really necessary if you would ask me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Child death, and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
kat7794's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
hazelgirl21's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Car accident
Moderate: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
maddyb17's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Oh… MY GOODNESS.
An IMMEDIATE 5 stars from me. This book officially has my entire heart. Noah Riley is the best book boyfriend EVER. This is one of those stories that is written so beautifully that it’ll have you still thinking about it long after you’ve finished. It brought me through a rollercoaster of every single different emotion, and it all came together in the best possible way.
But no one told me I would need therapy lined up for after I finished this book… I’ll be getting that done shortly.
An IMMEDIATE 5 stars from me. This book officially has my entire heart. Noah Riley is the best book boyfriend EVER. This is one of those stories that is written so beautifully that it’ll have you still thinking about it long after you’ve finished. It brought me through a rollercoaster of every single different emotion, and it all came together in the best possible way.
But no one told me I would need therapy lined up for after I finished this book… I’ll be getting that done shortly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Miscarriage and Grief
sienasummerrreads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
We spent the summer at a family friend's beach house before heading off to college. Everything was great until my brother's best friend shattered my heart and his new teammate at college is there to pick up the pieces.
Everything was going great until it wasn’t and nothing is clear anymore.
This book was a rollercoaster. I enjoyed the book but found it quite long for my liking but it is understandable due to what happens. I also found it a little immature at times with most of the characters. Noah and his mum really pulled this book through for me. I just fell in love with this selfless man who would do anything for his girl. Every page I turned I just wanted Noah. The only thing I struggled with Noah about was the motel drinking his sorrows away. I felt that was out of character. Ariana was good but her indecisiveness and when she was around her best friend Cam frustrated me.
Overall a great read and understand now why everyone is in love with Noah.
If you love:
🔹Summer Heartbreak
🔹Love Triangle
🔹Firsts & Lasts
🔹College Life
🔹Emotional Rollercoaster
🔹Great Spice
Genre/Type: Emotional Romance 18+
APK: Physical / Audiobook
Pages: 550
Audio Length: 17hrs 4mins
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️.5
Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone
Tropes or Themes: Brothers Best Friend, Love Triangle, Friends To Lovers, Found Family, Sports, Football, Team Captain, College, Cursing, Virgin, Letters, Pregnancy Loss, Memory Loss, Loss Of Parent & Medical Content
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Medical content
bookedupchick's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
5.0
“I want someone’s all…I want someone’s all and absolutely nothing less.” 🌊🏈❤️
Arianna has always dreamt that her life would end up a certain way starting with falling in love with her twin brother’s bestie. 🤫 It’s the summer the 5 friends are headed to the beach house. 🌊 One day while hanging out on the beach 🏖️ Arianna is hit on the head by a football 🏈 and everything she has ever planned for has changed…👀❤️
At first I wasn’t sure how this was going to go…but as I read on through all the plot twists and turns pulling at my heart strings…It made me love it even more! This love story is EPIC. I don’t want to give anymore away — so add it, read it! (It is on KU) 🫶🏻📖
🏈 Sports Romance — Football
🎓 College Romance
🔺 Love Triangle
👩❤️💋👨 Friends to Lovers
💙 Boy Falls First
❤️ True love / Soulmates
🔥 Slow Burn
🖊️ Tattooed Hero
👩❤️👨 Multiple POVs
➿ Plot Twists
👫 Amazing Friends Group
🌊 Southern California
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️/5
Arianna has always dreamt that her life would end up a certain way starting with falling in love with her twin brother’s bestie. 🤫 It’s the summer the 5 friends are headed to the beach house. 🌊 One day while hanging out on the beach 🏖️ Arianna is hit on the head by a football 🏈 and everything she has ever planned for has changed…👀❤️
At first I wasn’t sure how this was going to go…but as I read on through all the plot twists and turns pulling at my heart strings…It made me love it even more! This love story is EPIC. I don’t want to give anymore away — so add it, read it! (It is on KU) 🫶🏻📖
🏈 Sports Romance — Football
🎓 College Romance
🔺 Love Triangle
👩❤️💋👨 Friends to Lovers
💙 Boy Falls First
❤️ True love / Soulmates
🔥 Slow Burn
🖊️ Tattooed Hero
👩❤️👨 Multiple POVs
➿ Plot Twists
👫 Amazing Friends Group
🌊 Southern California
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy