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maddie_0930'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
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol
niamhstorme's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child death
hexagonal_flowers'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
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
20sidedbi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity
apolen'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
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
devalabra's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Mental illness
pettie's review
2.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
enayqueerbooklover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Swoon /5 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Paramedic Remy is abandoned at the wedding altar by his fiancé Eman. Eman’s head groomsman, firefighter Sanden, is left to break the news to Remy, complicated by the fact that Sanden has had feelings for Remy for years. He’s also realistic about Eman’s personality, and suspects he hasn’t been treating Remy well for a while. When Remy is understandably devastated, Sanden offers to go on the honeymoon with Remy, to keep him company & help take his mind off it. This part is typical Finley/James writing - hilarious banter, lots of LOL moments, fun & flirty with s3xy times.
When they return home, the book takes a turn to an emotionally deeper, heavier read. We discover that Eman is emotionally abusive & manipulative. While he’s a truly odious character, he’s brilliantly written because he actually made me cry in frustration & distress over the things he did to Remy. And while Remy has revelled in his new connection to Sanden, he realises he needs time & therapy to get over Eman. At the same time, Sanden experiences a traumatic event as a firefighter that activates PTSD from an experience when he was younger. Phew, this one is bloody tough to read too. So both Remy & Sanden have significant mental health challenges that they need to work through. The way mental health & therapy is represented in here should be given all the stars.
Thank God, there is a wonderful happy ending for Sanden & Remy. And there’s also retribution towards Eman, which I’m embarrassed to say I was gleefully hoping for. And aI have to highlight a bloody brilliant reference to one of my fave movies “Love Actually”!
Content warnings for emotional abuse & gaslighting, toxic relationship, past death of a family member, grief, and mental illness.
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Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
avahernandez'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: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
chandie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Child death and Mental illness