rafaelabossoni's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
man... this book is just... meh.
the characters are weird. it's hard to like them, they not relatable at all, i don't think they have good chemistry and their relationship just feels wrong and toxic. the only reason why i didn't drop it was because i was truly intrigued by callum's trauma. i wanted to know what happened to him (i guess that's a good point in this book, the author really left us in the edge of our seat waiting for the reveal) only to be dissapointed. once callum revealed his trauma - and it was done in such a cold way, i couldn't sympathize with him at all - the book totally lost its thing. i just finished it cause at this point it was just a few pages left, and i hate dropping stories. i hated that oaklyn was his savior, the only possible woman, she fixed him (as if that's how trauma works). overall, the book just felt really rushed and bad developed, and even tho the whole story was about charactet development, i didn't see much of it. in one word: bad.
the characters are weird. it's hard to like them, they not relatable at all, i don't think they have good chemistry and their relationship just feels wrong and toxic. the only reason why i didn't drop it was because i was truly intrigued by callum's trauma. i wanted to know what happened to him (i guess that's a good point in this book, the author really left us in the edge of our seat waiting for the reveal) only to be dissapointed. once callum revealed his trauma - and it was done in such a cold way, i couldn't sympathize with him at all - the book totally lost its thing. i just finished it cause at this point it was just a few pages left, and i hate dropping stories. i hated that oaklyn was his savior, the only possible woman, she fixed him (as if that's how trauma works). overall, the book just felt really rushed and bad developed, and even tho the whole story was about charactet development, i didn't see much of it. in one word: bad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
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