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bobsandtheirbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The characters were developed nicely, their different problems were well written and are definitely relatable to some readers who have experienced the same things.
I like the fact this series is about women who are in their late twenties, it's a refreshing twist for the romance genre since some of the characters in this series talk about how they still don't know what they're doing with their lives sometimes.
Some problems with this book was the writing for the sex scenes weren't good at all. It does get better with the later books! But this one, made me cringe so much. I'm sorry, who uses "mound" and thinks that's sexy?! And I hate the trope "it was a bet". To start off a romance like that feels very lazy and cheapens the relationship.
Also there was a lack of diversity in this book. Sure there was a lot of good rep for the lgbtq community, but there was nothing else. One very minor black character and that's it. As someone who has now read the books, this does get better, but not by a lot.
Overall this was a good sapphic romance. All of the characters weren't one-dimensional, they all had some depth, the romance was very sweet and it's a good start to the already completed series.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Body shaming, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
Minor: Blood
sweetteaandfiction'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
5.0
PROS:
🩷All of it
❤️Okay MOST of it
🧡The Character Building
💛The Character Growth
💚Found Family
🩵The Price of Miscommunication
💙The Different Stages and Shades of Grief
💜The Coven
🩷Queer Representation
❤️Bi and Sapphic Representation
🧡Those journal entries
CONS:
💛Spencer
💚Josh, pre book and a little in the book
🩵Claire’s struggle to understand Ruby
💙Miscommunication
💜Isabelle
🖼️🖼️🖼️🖼️🖼️ out of five art installations at the Whitney and cherished selfies taken by almost teenagers.
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Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy
raptorq'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Misogyny
julalbert56's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny
Minor: Pregnancy
lunar_moths'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
3.5
Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship
8going80'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Misogyny
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail
reddeddy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Classism, Incest, and Sexual harassment
nightworldlove'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
The story itself had me hooked almost instantly and it stayed that way. I really enjoyed the alternating POVs, which really made sense in this case and added a lot. All the characters have a distinct personality, no mary sues here!
There's some smut scenes that were incredibly good and I thoroughly enjoyed those too. The emotions came across so vividly, it was lovely <3 The narrator did a phenomenal job too!
Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, and Infidelity
khymihr's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity
bridge_to_narnia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I did enjoy this book, but I like the sequel better. I do like how all the characters are interconnected in this series. I love expanded universes.
Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Death of parent, and Misogyny