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meenakshisathish'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? Yes
2.0
Perhaps I’m being a little hard because the heart of the story is really sweet. But the writing and the composition of the story is the real downfall of this book. But I think the nail on the coffin was the unmissable pick-me vibes saturated throughout the whole narrative. There are only three female characters that are redeemable: the main character Hannah, the ailing mother of Jack Stapleton, and the quirky side character Kelly who is really there only to be a comic relief from time to time. The rest of the women in the story are shallow, selfish, and often just outright dumb. The last time I read a romance novel that invested in the patriarchal bargain was in middle school when I read fan fiction stories on Wattpad.
Graphic: Body shaming and Gaslighting
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, and Abandonment
lomesia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism and Abandonment
cemsreadingcorner'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
4.5
Friday, October 13, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism and Abandonment
raven1030'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
5.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment
This is such a good book. I highly recommend it!champagnemami's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment
falennahrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
tinkeringcheck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The one thing that stretched my suspension of belief was the bodyguard team's antics. There's a lot of telling us about how great they are, meanwhile what's shown is a lot of... high school level drama. I just wish we'd seen more of what made this team - and our lead by association - capable enough to be hired by a beleaguered celebrity.
All that being said: Do not - do not! - go into this book expecting realistic drama or steamy romance. It's a bantery, feel-good, reverse bodyguard trope that runs on rom-com logic, but (mostly) in the best way.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Abandonment
Overall: It's a very light-hearted, hopeful book but it deals with some background heavy topics. In order or prevalence:Death of parent, death, grief: Very beginning of book skims over the main character's mother dying, and the grief from that is a catalyst for the rest of the book. Grief (and hope) is a major theme.
Domestic/Physical abuse: Past, as a memory. A very violent incidence of it and the injuries/aftermath is described by character who was a child at the time.
Stalking: With one lead being a famous actor, there's lots of discussions about stalking in general. Stalking incidents are discussed in detail, though light-heartedly, until
Gun violence, suicide attempt, blood, injury: Someone is shot at and mildy injured.
Toxic Relationship: Heroine has a generally very shitty ex-boyfriend.
Cancer: The male lead's mother is going through cancer treatment. There's mention of having and recovering from surgery, and the characters often briefly visit a hospital. The prognosis
Alcoholism: More than one background character suffers from it.
Car accident, death: Past incident. The accident is described in detail more than once and led to a death by drowning.
Drowning: One almost-incident during the story and one in the past - both described in some detail.
Vomit: One character has a phobia that he often vomits after being exposed to. It's not described in detail.
Abandonment: A character briefly describes a parent leaving them and their other parent abruptly when they were very young.
kcbatts's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer and Death
Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse
Minor: Toxic relationship and Abandonment
matthewslaura'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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence and Car accident
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness and Vomit