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siobhankeira'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
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
bergha1998'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
4.0
Office Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Insta Lust, 3 1/2 đ„
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape and Violence
pageafter_paige'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
3.5
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
ariana_m'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
4.75
It was so easy to get into from the first page and it didn't go into unnecessary detail. The banter in this was top notch. Honestly some of the best banter that I have read in a long time. I was actually smiling, blushing and laughing out loud at times. Ally and Dominic's chemistry was amazing. Their story as individuals was good as well. The buildup of their relationship was really good. I didn't think I was going to like this that much because of how long the book is but it's really worth reading. The side characters were amazing, I liked them a lot too and how much they added to the plot. The only thing was that coming down to the end the conflict seemed kinda rushed but the grovel was great.Also they are 39 and 44 but act like they're in their twenties and I can't get past it. If I ever act like that at that age please slap me lol. All in all though this book was pretty much vibes but it was so good, I had fun reading it and I would recommend, especially if you like "The Devil Wears Prada".
Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
sigreads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy
dwinn5's review against another edition
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
4.25
Content Warnings: Sexual scenes, parent with dementia, parental abandonment, toxic relationships [both familial and romantic], sexism, and pregnancy.
Mention of: workplace sexual harassment, sexual assault [of minor and adults], abuse of power, and infidelity.
Ally is juggling a lot to ensure her father, who has dementia, gets the best quality care he can. Working a handful of different jobs and barely making ends meet has made the last year extremely stressful. When an entitled customer refuses to put his phone away, which is a restaurant policy, sheâs ready to give him a taste of his own medicine.
Forced to take his fatherâs position, as creative director at his motherâs magazine, Dominic is determined to show heâs a hard worker and not anything like his sleazy dad. Feeling like he doesnât deserve the job he was given heâs constantly second-guessing himself and wonders if heâll ever get the swing of things. Itâs been a year of non-stop stress and repression of anger so when a server calls him out on his behavior he decides to give her, and her manager, a piece of his mind.
Dominic hates that all the associates always seem nervous or afraid of him but that doesnât mean he was excited to find out his mother hired Ally. As soon as he sees her he tries to fire her but sadly her employment is not up to him. Whatâs worse than working with someone who doesnât seem to respect you? Finding that same person increasingly attractive.
I adored the banter between these two and the steady slow burn as they fought their growing attraction to each other. As someone whoâs read many third-act conflicts/breakups, I wasnât prepared for how much this one would hurt. The problem that arises, and words that are said, is one that I felt wasnât given adequate time for forgiveness to make senseâŠat least for me.
The opposites attract, workplace romance, and enemies to lovers vibes really had me going and I was smiling and laughing through most of the book. Overall I really enjoyed the book but I would have appreciated a little more time spend on the final conflict. It felt, to me, like it was resolved rather quickly though the book technically tells us itâs been a decent span of time.
***Bit of a Spoiler about the ending below, STOP READING if you donât want the spoiler***
I really enjoyed the ending except that out of nowhere Ally tells Dominic sheâs pregnant. It didnât feel necessary. The way the ending was written, I feel, it would have been better to just do everything the same but not have that pregnancy announcement. Then in the bonus epilogue [that I think you get for signing up for a newsletter] have a bit about how after the book ended they found out they were going to have a baby etc.
Due to them being 39 and 44 when the book started and them not mentioning wanting kids, the entire book, I wrongfully assumed this would be a romance without pregnancy so those few final pages really threw me off. I have a lot of friends who donât want kids or whoâve struggled with infertility who love reading romance books, that donât include pregnancy in them, so I was really excited to recommend this bookâŠuntil that ending. đ
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
ecravens'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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Dementia