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eyredactyl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, and Death of parent
Unprovoked hitting/striking without justification or plot rationalekrosebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Abandonment
scarroll178's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
But I did really love Delilah’s character. I ended up really appreciating her relationship with Astrid and how it was handled, though I think the two of them should’ve had more pages together. I like how all of Delilah’s, Astrid’s, and Claire’s insecurities came together and played off of each other to add more conflict to the story. And I liked Iris’s boyfriend lol, he was funny
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Violence
wilybooklover's review against another edition
4.5
One of the things I enjoyed most about this book was how complex and nuanced the characters were. They felt like real, complicated people with real, complicated pasts. Even the side characters had complexity, especially Claire's daughter Ruby who is one of the most realistic child characters I've ever read. I found Delilah particularly relatable, in all of her spiky, petty glory. Claire was so lovely too, just a sweet woman trying to do the best for everyone and struggling with parenting. I loved how tender and vulnerable Claire and Delilah were with each other, even when they thought it was just temporary and casual. Surprisingly steamy for a romcom too, especially a sapphic one.
It was also interesting to see Delilah reexamine her memories of the past and realise they may just be a bit unreliable, that she and Astrid were just stuck in a loop of miscommunication and hurt feelings. I thought it was done really well (aside from the part where Delilah reads Astrid's diary — that felt like such a violation of her privacy).
There were a couple of things that bothered me — the diary reading, how much of the plot of this sapphic romance ultimately centred around a cishet man and a really terrible (borderline caricature-ish) one at that, the whole bet situation. But ultimately this was such a fantastic romance! Reminded me a lot of Book Lovers by Emily Henry with the small-town bookshop/sisters-at-odds vibes, but executed way better (in my opinion).
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Cancer, Violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
cardanrry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
imo claire and delilah had no chemistry, having good sex doesn’t make your relationship good. they’re definitely breaking up in a week and claire will end up back together with ruby’s dad who she clearly hasn’t gotten over in ten years🤷🏻♀️
i had such high hopes since i’ve literally seen everyone say this has been one of their top reads of this year but now i’m just… sad and a little mad
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Violence and Infidelity
hannibanani29'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Grief, Cursing, Bullying, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Infidelity
ka_ke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual content
Minor: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
rbuhrke'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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse
Minor: Misogyny, Violence, and Death of parent
imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Cursing
Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence