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kathy2262'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
4.0
Minor: Drug use, Car accident, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
booksbyantheia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Tengo mis pequeñas cositas, claro. Para hacer tanto incapié en la familia de Olive, su presencia es casi nula. Ambos personajes principales no se sienten completamente formados, hay cuestiones muy cuestionables y el plot twist (que se ve venir y no por eso es algo malo) es levemente decepcionante.
Sin embargo, es una lectura ligera, bonita, y bastante caliente si te gustan los """""slow-burn"""".
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
dlrosebyh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
firstly, the writing style was intolerable. this book was like a wattpad book written by a twelve year old— heck, wattpad books like those might have a better writing style, actually.
secondly, this book romanticizes sexual assault. i’m not going to explain further, but drunk consent is NOT consent. taking your partner’s clothes off while they were asleep is not any better either.
thirdly, the characters were so unlikable. the only trait jason has is being a movie star and calling olive “little one”. he’s blander than mal from shadow and bone. on the other hand, olive is literally the definition of a kid in an adult body. i wanted a sunshine main character, not the whole solar system.
i wish i could tell you that it lived up to the hype, that it’s as beautiful as it sounds in the book’s description. unfortunately, it wasn’t.
(never trusting contemporary romance booktok again lol)
Graphic: Drug use and Sexual assault
Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Stalking, and Car accident
mypatronusisajedi'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol
verifieddumbass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Minor: Drug use and Sexual content
riddle's review against another edition
2.75
there's a bunch of things i hated, like Lucy literally suggesting groping men without their consent, Jason fingering Olive when she was drunk and almost asleep (that's literally rape?? +she never remembered it so it wasn't even acknowledged, also i don't remember correctly but i'm pretty sure she also forced herself on him another time) and how brushed off was the issue of Jason getting drugged at a party. I would've liked it was treated as what it was: sexual assault.
Graphic: Drug use and Sexual assault
date rape druganastasialuoivsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
It really is a shame because this book was really enjoyable before the problems show up. If you don't mind for spoilers, then please check out the problems.
As for their relationship, there's a power imbalance here. Jason is not only the richer, more popular, and the lead of her movie, he's also been the person Olive has been in love with for a very long time. Throughout the book though you can see that he does truly care for her, but do be warned, the transition from bestfriend's little sister to lover is a bit fast.
Here are some problems I had:
-Olive placing a condom on Jason while he's sleeping because she's having trouble believing last night actually happened? I get that she's having trouble believing it, but that doesn't excuse what she did at ALL. Some people tend to just brush this scene off but it doesn't sit right with me.
-When a fan is found in the closet and tries to tazer Olive, I feel like it wasn't as developed as it could have, like we didn't get to see how it affected Olive in the future as someone who wasn't used to that life.
-When Lilly (or whatever her name is) slipped a drug in Jason's drink. It wasn't expanded and I feel like it was only there solely for the plot, the same can be said for the former problem.
Moderate: Drug use and Sexual assault
andeng's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
bookswithatlas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Violence, and Medical content
Minor: Cancer