writewithapendragon'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming
Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Medical content
dropshift5568's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Started off well but ended up being a rage finish to be able to stop reading the book.
Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
maddiep333's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Physical abuse, and Medical content
sarahsbooklife'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Vomit
redefiningrachel'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: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Body shaming
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Vomit, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Violence, and Eating disorder
httponyo'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
I love the way the romance was handled. I love the way the book doesn't try to toss in a whole bunch of sports information when it's not necessary for this story. I love the communication my god I love the communication , it's very rare to see in romance books. I love the friendships, Love the non toxic sports friend group , They were gonestly one of the best parts of the story without overpowering the main couple. I fell in love with everyone, especially Henry , hopefully we get a book on him. I love how the FL's friendships and problems were handled. Her inner monolgue perfectly portrayed someone who had a therapist and I love that.
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my one gripe would be that I wish they'd adopted like she planned , that would've been really sweet story wise considering her back<\spoiler>And the sex scenes? Extremely detailed but great to read . Not cringey at all to me . And consent !!! with full communication throughout!! So rare to see sometimes.
Read the book. If you were on the fence about this story , I swear to you you'll enjoy it in some form. High praise to the author , can't wait to start on the next book in the series.
Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual assault
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy
riviuu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Mental illness, Alcohol, Cursing, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, and Pregnancy
bookworm247'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: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Medical content
meaghanslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The spicy scenes are definitely spice.
The book though is a bit too long and dragged at the end yet also the ending felt very rushed.
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I wish there was more character development with the evil friend I am totally blanking on his name. Like he just seemed pure bad and I didn’t really feel for his character even when Stas was saying he was good. He fell flat for me. Actually all the characters fell a little flat I think I’m going to drop by rating down to 3.5. All the characters seemed all good or all bad there wasn’t really an in between. Or at least any discussion of an in between, like Nathan was very controlling at points.If you like spice the book is good for that, nice quick read. Will probably read this author again. Not a top romance author like Emily Henry but still enjoyable to read.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Body shaming, Classism, Medical content, Sexual content, Ableism, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
bookedupchick's review against another edition
5.0
Nate and Stassie bring the heat 🔥🔥🔥 This book was so much more SPICY than I was expecting and I was 👏🏻 here 👏🏻 for 👏🏻 it! I loved the side characters too! They added so much fun and humor to the story 🩷 Definitely made me laugh and smile and melted my heart 🫠🩷 Highly recommend!
⚔️ Frenemies To Lovers
❄️ Sports Romance — Hockey + Figure Skating
🌦️ Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine
🎓 College Romance
❤️🔥 Beauty On The Streets, Beast In The Sheets Hero
👥 Forced Proximity
🏔️ Northern California
🧠 Mental Health Rep
👫 Awesome Friends with Group Chat Texts
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Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Alcohol, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent