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bobsandtheirbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- 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
So I read this series out of order, so even with all the spoilers for Delilah and Claire's relationship, I really liked how it began as a whole. It was cheesy yes, but the romance was very sweet.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Body shaming, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
Minor: Blood
libbijade13's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
- 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
I am so glad this was the book I chose to get me back into reading romance, I am in love!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Emotional abuse
sophk8's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, and Grief
bootsmom3's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Grief
matmatmatty's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I loved this! A great story about family, belonging and love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexism
Minor: Death of parent
itsemilystories's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Toxic relationship
sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by @ashleyhblake
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.
#bookstagram #books #book #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #readinglist #readinggoals #readingchallenge #hungryminds #readingrecommendation #readingrecommendation #bookreview #bookreviews #delilahgreendoesntcare #ashleyherringblake #ashleyherringblakebooks #ashleyherringblakeauthor #brightfalls #brightfallsseries #brightfallstrilogy #lgbtqplus #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqpluslit #sapphiclit #sapphic #queerlit #queerart
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.
#bookstagram #books #book #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #readinglist #readinggoals #readingchallenge #hungryminds #readingrecommendation #readingrecommendation #bookreview #bookreviews #delilahgreendoesntcare #ashleyherringblake #ashleyherringblakebooks #ashleyherringblakeauthor #brightfalls #brightfallsseries #brightfallstrilogy #lgbtqplus #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqpluslit #sapphiclit #sapphic #queerlit #queerart
Content Warnings
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
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Misogyny
musicalcows's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
It’s not really what I usually like to read otherwise I’d rate it higher. I really appreciated the character development and the queer found family. I’m not personally into descriptive sex scenes mostly because they’re often thrown in without meaning much to the story and they end up jarring me out of the world, but these were really part of the flow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol
Minor: Blood
duarshe's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I honestly had a great time reading this, it helped me avoid the reading slump that The Duke and I was driving me towards. I think it was cute and it did give me butterflies at some points. However, towards the end I was growing kind of tired and the end left me wanting for more. Maybe an epilogue would've helped? Idk
Also, the little extract from Astrid's book really sold it to me and I will be reading that in the foreseeable future.
Also, the little extract from Astrid's book really sold it to me and I will be reading that in the foreseeable future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Cancer