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bbygirl21's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
One thing I loved about this book over the first one was that there was only one break up rather than the two that was in Rowan and Zahra's book. I think the two breaks ups in the fine print was a bit excessive, so it was nice to only get one "breakup" between Declan and Iris.
This book is also way faster paced than the previous one, which I was quite happy about. I found I didn't need to take at many breaks reading this book at I did with The Fine Print.
So overall, I highly enjoyed this book and would absolutely recommend. I'm excited to get into Cal's book.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Misogyny
rororoxmysox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Medical content
m_antoinette_c'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: Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy and Domestic abuse
chelsearose'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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy and Medical content
vj_thompson'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug abuse and Pregnancy
hannahmcl394'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
Declan appealed to me more a lot more than Rowan, despite being described as the more “robotic” or heartless of all the brothers I found him a lot more loveable and thoroughly enjoyed reading the book from his pov (most notably the secret smiles he doesn’t allow Iris to see)
The wedding in particularly coaxed a visceral reaction from me and absolutely reeked havoc with emotions.
Love love loved Iris and Cals friendship!! I only wish there was more of it (however there is always book 3) and thoroughly enjoyed the small moments of Declan’s jealously over it.
Initial rating: 5 stars
Reviewed rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5
While this is my favourite Lauren Asher book so far and in some ways it could deserve the five star rating when compared to books by other others (Ana Huang) the writing falls short and so it must be dropped a fraction of a star.
Spice rating: 🌶🌶🌶 3.5 spice
Not huge amounts of smut but worth the buildup and definitely integrated well into the storyline without feeling forced. Very much a slow burn romance with great pay off. <spoiler?> THE OFFICE SCENE OH MY GOD!!
Would I read again? Yes
Would I recommend? Yes
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Medical content, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy
readerorwateva'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
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, and Bullying
zc2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
ka_ke'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: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cursing, and Violence
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
hapalyn'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Physical abuse and Bullying
Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Medical content, and Sexual content