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angie11290's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
Minor: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Lesbophobia
drewdlestrudel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
friends2lovers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
All that being said, there is a rather cathartic scene towards the end where
My mind grasped for meaning, a desperate, drowning sensation taking me over as I flailed emotionally, trying to keep from going under, trying to understand. What had I done? What did it mean? A sob wrenched me. Grief and anger, hatred and love all swelled inside me, and they heaved from my throat in waves.
The characters are well-drawn, complex, and imperfect. It would be easy to paint Adam as a villain and Peter as his victim, but it's not that simple. Peter is young and inexperienced, and I do think Adam takes advantage of his naivety, but he's not completely innocent. He's complicit in their deception, and he knows it. While Peter loves Adam and wants to be with him, their relationship is fraught with guilt, jealousy, anger, and heartbreak. Well, it is on Peter's side. On Adam's side, he's got his cake and is eating it, too. I'm still on the fence about Adam—I don't love him, but I don't exactly hate him, either. I feel he becomes a bit more understandable, if not sympathetic, once his past
※ M/M, new adult (the MCs are 18), contemporary (1990s), romance (no HEA or HFN, yet), series follows same MC, secret relationship, in the closet, first times, high school, set in TN, angst, 1st person single POV (Peter only, past-tense), novel (102k words), Kindle Unlimited and Audible audio (whispersync ready), read in October 2023
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Blood, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic
wrensandroses'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: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime and Mental illness
Minor: Vomit and Antisemitism