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thelibbrary'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
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
just_klaudia'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
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Classism
anger566's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
cheffreckles'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
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Biphobia and Chronic illness
zabeishumanish's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
My main complaint about the book is actually the blur, which is in no way sufficient to indicate the intricacies of the story. I don't feel tricked by the blurb, I just wish I had known more about the book from it, had there been a more accurate blur this would have been so much further up my TBR. The podcast that the men run together and the online exposure from that podcast makes up a huge portion of the plot. As does the lingerie company that Layla owns. The fact that both the men and Layla are entrepreneurs and creatives is hugely important to them as characters and how they interact with each other.
I will say I love these characters together, the men as friends and with Layla as lovers, but the romance in the book is so much less important than every other aspect of the story. While they fight to be together the actual relationships feel natural, despite the character's struggle with their emotions associated with those relationships.
There is a world-crushing third act break up.
While this is a reverse harem, and Layla faces serious slut shaming about that, it is surprisingly not a huge deal and I loved how normalized the polycule and other nontraditional relationships were by the book.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, and Outing
Layla faces severe bullying, both as a teen and as an adult. As an adult, this bullying takes place entirely online where she is presented with several graphic death threats.