icieri's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Death, and Infidelity
laheath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Blood and Gun violence
thewildmageslibrary's review
4.0
CW: 1 HP reference, sexual content, sexism, previous death of parents, past infidelity, toxic relationship, gun violence, medical content (seizures), discussions around death and grief
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Gun violence, and Death
Minor: Death of parent
HP referencedeetabz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexism
Minor: Classism, Abandonment, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Chronic illness
harmony822's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Classism, Grief, Misogyny, Gun violence, Mental illness, Car accident, Sexism, Stalking, Violence, and Death of parent
jen1804'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? It's complicated
4.0
I really liked the twitter conversations between the two MCs, speaking to each other under their internet aliases and not realising the other’s true identity. Whilst it is easy to guess the identity of Shmacademic from the first time he’s introduced, I didn’t think this mattered and found that those twitter conversations were the bits I looked forward to the most throughout the book.
The book is fast paced and doesn’t stop very long in places to actually develop the characters much or build on their relationship with each other. For example, there’s a scene late in the book when Bee is reflecting on her time spent in Houston with Levi, reminiscing and listing things that the two of them have done together, and as the reader it is the first time we’re hearing about a lot of these things, and I don’t really rate that. Like why did we not get to read about more of those scenes in depth as they happened to help with the development of the characters and their relationship?
I did find some of the sex scenes a bit strange, like I don’t think they were always well written/well explained so I was sometimes confused about what a character was doing or how a character got to a certain place etc. but some of it was good.
There were some laugh out loud funny parts, and whilst the miscommunication trope can be v annoying at times, I did also enjoy Bee’s inner monologue and found her fairly relatable as a main character.
I also really enjoyed the light sub plot of the mystery and the twist towards the end which I can honestly say I wasn’t expecting. One of my favourite scenes was Bee attending dinner with Levi’s parents and royally shutting Levi’s dad up. And I also really liked how often Levi sticks up for Bee, i.e. in front of bosses, their old grad school mates and his family.
Some of the side characters are quite well developed and that’s always good to see.
It was all wrapped up pretty nicely at the end and I didn’t feel that there were any loose ends which I like!
Satisfactory ending? Yes.
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Misogyny
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Death
Minor: Grief
nebraskanwriter's review
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Sexism, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, 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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexism
Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent, Classism, Suicide, Grief, Death, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Car accident
readwithde'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexism
Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Infidelity, Death, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Misogyny, and Chronic illness