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mariapioves'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
have to say though i think one sex scene at the very end is crazzzzy cannot get over that choice & im not a fan of an epilogue
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Car accident
takarakei'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
Vanessa had a rough childhood and still has a very strained relationship with her family so that is good to know going in.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Alcoholism
Minor: Drug abuse and Sexual assault
This is the new to trad pub version and I will say some things could've done to be updated a bit more ex: there's a scene in which Aiden is groped by a fan.sauger'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? It's complicated
3.75
I thought this book was cute, and when I say the burn is slow I mean it. The relationship progression feels natural and isn’t a sudden jolt. He starts off very distant and there were times I didn’t connect with him as the love interest, but Zapata does a good job of bridging that gap naturally. I found the FMC funny without being overly silly. I did think her backstory was unnecessary traumatic as it didn’t lend a huge role to her character or plot in my opinion. Not very spicy, one short scene, so if you’re here for that you’ll go hungry. Overall I enjoyed it.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Addiction
Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse
Minor: Vomit
stecksbookstacks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I would have loved it even more if we had some of the MMC’s viewpoint. 🫣
However, I did love how naturally their friendship and her feelings formed.
I’m so excited to know that Zac got his own book, because honestly I feel like they could have fallen in love too 😅
Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
sebradley29's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Deportation, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Cursing
kirstenpod_'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: Cursing, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Car accident, Confinement, Body shaming, and Death
folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Abandonment, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug use and Toxic relationship
abby2207's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Graphic: Car accident, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship
setsailforthestars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Minor: Sexual assault
csharp'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
2.75
I wasn’t expecting it to be a classic but still the level of writing and dialogue a lot of the time was too immature for me.
One of my writing icks - cringey nicknames: big guy, muffin, zac attack.
Aidan’s personality was…there somewhere I think? I found it really hard to like him at the start - what with him treating Vanessa as his servant (that was pretty much her job), constantly showing up at her house even after she turned him away, making one misogynistic comment about wives that Vanessa just brushes off. I did end up liking him as the story progressed but he was very much a blank slate to me. We get to know a bit about the troubles he faced growing up but I didn’t get much from him as a character.
Something I absolutely loved:
To conclude: a few cringey moments but other than that, a cute slow burn romance book I enjoyed. There really wasn’t much of an actual story to it hence the low rating but enjoyable read nonetheless.
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Domestic abuse