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I just couldn’t. I read mixed reviews and as I continued to read, it just felt weird. I started this book because of the movie that’s coming out. I’ll wait for the movie to see how it is. But the obsession Travis begins to have is borderline creepy and scary. I don’t know if it gets better or if he learns, but still weird.

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emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

With the movie adaptation announced, I decided it was time to give this series a reread. While I still enjoyed the book this time around, I just felt like parts of their relationship was missed. I wanted to see more scenes from them living together and from them once they were actually a couple. Instead it felt like the timeline just kept jumping and I was left wanting more.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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breesmith2364's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was hard to decide on a rating for. This was one of the first books of its kind that I read which is why it has a spot in my heart. I remember thinking it was very original when I first read it. I loved that Travis was super alpha male, loved the emotional rollercoaster, loved the morally ambiguous MC. However, looking back, it’s not that she does those things particularly well - it was just the first time I read that so it was very exciting.

I have to admire that this was one of the first popular books with this style and genre. To me, that makes it worth more since she was doing it before there were a lot of models to get ideas from.

I will say, I’ve never really liked Abby. While I love a good emotional rollercoaster, she was just wishy-washy and never knew what she wanted. She’d trample all over other people’s feelings and then blame it on them. She never really grew out of that.

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challenging dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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