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phillyphootball's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the alternating current day POV alongside the second person past tense journal entries. I loved the MC’s daughter. I loved the second third of the book. The parallels between real life and the constantly-referenced comic book-turned-movie franchise added the icing on the cake. So why not five stars then? Because I really had to push myself through the first 30-40% of the book and didn’t relate to or feel empathy for the MCs until the last 30% of the book. While I enjoyed it in retrospect, I wish it had reeled me in and captivated me sooner.
This is a quintessential example of second chance romance, so if that’s your thing, I recommend that you read it.
This is a quintessential example of second chance romance, so if that’s your thing, I recommend that you read it.
becca_is_reading's review against another edition
4.0
TW: addiction
I read a long of single parent tropes so it’s hard to get a five star from me. I enjoyed a lot of this book but I didn’t fully fall in love with it. I did appreciate the discussions around addiction as a disease. I liked that the heroine was understandably angry with the hero but also acknowledged that addiction is a complicated and difficult disease.
I read a long of single parent tropes so it’s hard to get a five star from me. I enjoyed a lot of this book but I didn’t fully fall in love with it. I did appreciate the discussions around addiction as a disease. I liked that the heroine was understandably angry with the hero but also acknowledged that addiction is a complicated and difficult disease.
relentlesseliza's review against another edition
5.0
★5 STARS★
Ghosted tells the story of one time childhood sweethearts, Jonathan Cunningham and Kennedy Garfield. At Seventeen Jonathan is the moon, the stars, and the apple of Kennedy’s eye. At Twenty seven, he’s Hollywood royalty and deadbeat father to their five year old daughter, Madison.
The world knows him as “Jonny Cunning” but she knew him back when they shared a love of comics and would skip school to go to the movies. Now she knows him as the drunk who shows up once in a while full of apologies and empty promises.
They are worlds apart until an accident on set leaves Jonny unable to work and in need of a place to recuperate. When he thinks of home, he thinks of her, so there is only one place he wants to be. As expected Kennedy is not pleased to see him. More than the hurt his presence dredges up, it’s the fear that he will disappoint their daughter, a daughter who is unaware that her favourite onscreen superhero is her failure of a father.
Ghosted is a triumph. Darhower does not skimp on the rawness of heartbreak nor the fragility that comes with renewed hope. There is a subduedness to this fierce romance and its slow burn that built momentum with every page read. It’s a story of redemption, growth and forgiveness not to mention the comedic element that came with Maddie’s character. I adored her and I love Darhower’s style of writing parent romances.
There are many reasons why J.M. Darhower is one of my favourite authors, but if you need just one, read Ghosted.
imene_'s review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
abriannac6255's review against another edition
3.0
3.5⭐️
ok the marvel girlie in me lovedd this book but i kinda wish there was more grovelling from jonathan and there were a lot of questions i had that were left unanswered
ok the marvel girlie in me lovedd this book but i kinda wish there was more grovelling from jonathan and there were a lot of questions i had that were left unanswered
tatianasworld's review against another edition
2.0
This book was one big ehhhhhh , there was no substance no wow factor it literally gave nothing & I felt nothing. Their daughter was the star of the show, the end
tofana72's review against another edition
2.0
DNF. Another of those FMCs that stays celibate while they're separated while he's sleeping with women left and right. He waltzes back into her life 6 years later and it takes like a week before she's having sex with him. No real grovel other than a sorry. FMC is so mad at him for what he did to her and her daughter but the MMC is just so hot so to hell with it right?
nvs1991's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome book! This is my first book by this author. I'm definitely going to have to read more. I loved that there wasn't so much back and forth between the characters about forgiveness.
espanjojo's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 ⭐️, I love second chance romances I wish there was more groveling but it was very cute. I love Maddie and Kennedy