Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Always Mine by Laura Pavlov

17 reviews

adub345's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I'm honestly surprised this has such a good rating, I found this to be a cheesy hallmark romance. The dialogue felt repetitive and corny, the spicy scenes were blink and you miss them, and the plot was both drawn out and too predictable. Maybe I'm used to best friends to lovers stories having more slow burn when will it fin lly happen vibes, but this one was too quick and easy.

I'm torn if I'll bother with any of her other books. 
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kailawalton's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced
  • 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

4.0

A classic friends to lovers romance with some decent plot mixed in with the spicy times. This book even made me cry a little bit! 
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mrspru's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced
  • 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

5.0

I had all the feels!
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ambercunningham's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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samara1234's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • 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

3.0

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frantically's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

No doubt about it, this was absolutely adorable at times. Still, at times I couldn't really connect with the characters.

I love the Thomas family that this series is gonna be centered around and I'm definitely gonna pick up the next one to give this series a proper second chance. 

I'm always here for a good friends-to-lovers but this was basically already lovers from the start so when they started hooking up, the change in dynamic just happened a bit too quickly for me.

Can't even say I dislike Niko because he was a bit bland lol. Also hated how averse he was to getting therapy 🧐 red flag

Still, Vivi and Niko had some proper "AWWW" moments and especially toward the end we got the proper dramatic scenes with protective hero that you know I love 🤭

Hoping the next one suits me better!
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cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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justness85's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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nickimelton's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

If you loved the Nash Brothers series by Carrie Aarons, I’ve got a series for you!


Small town romance ✅ 
Childhood friends to lovers ✅ 
Childhood trauma ✅
Swoony love story for the ages ✅


This is the first book of the 5 book Honey Mountain series and I’m here for it. 
He was a tortured but romantic firefighter named Niko that lived in darkness his whole life except when he was with Vivi- his ray of sunshine, honey bee. 
This is more than just a sweet and spicy romance story! I loved the relationship between all the sisters. The part with the abuse that Niko faces as a child and the loss that Vivi as a teen make for one heck of a book. Y’all seriously I’m in love! I absolutely didn’t want this book to end I needed an epilogue to the epilogue! Can’t wait for books 2-5!
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