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shaykay's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
2.0
I was curious about this book since it kept appearing in my TikTok feed, and it always sounded so good. Plus, everyone kept having excellent opinions on it. So, I ended up picking up the book, and I struggled almost from the very beginning. I soon realized that this book was one I tried to read in the past but ended up DNF'ing it. Since I forgot about DNF'ing it in the past, I was determined to finish my read-through this time, and unfortunately, it just stayed a struggle for me. By the end of the book, I was curious about the next one because it does leave us on a cliffhanger. Still, since I struggled with it so much, I will leave it here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
lizgom's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Lex is a married college student who goes back to his home town only to fall in love with his sister's best friend, soon having an affair with Charlie. There's two timelines one where: Charlie is an 18 year old high school student where as Lex is a 26 year old college student. This is where Lex is married and starts having an affair. The other timeline is nine years later where Charlie finds herself engaged and days into her engagement she runs¡s into Lex and starts a physical relationship with Lex again. There's a lot of vulgarity. Many times Charlie's friends encourage her to cheat on her fiancé, which for a lot of people it can be discouraging.
The writing style was a little weird to me. I found myself skimming the book after 40%. I couldn't be bothered to actually get sucked into the story. There's a whole lot of smut, which is nice if that's what you want to read.
Overall, if you're not a fan of infidelity, smut and brutality, this definitely isn't for you.
I'll leave some quotes from the book just to show if this is a book you'd like to read:
The writing style was a little weird to me. I found myself skimming the book after 40%. I couldn't be bothered to actually get sucked into the story. There's a whole lot of smut, which is nice if that's what you want to read.
Overall, if you're not a fan of infidelity, smut and brutality, this definitely isn't for you.
I'll leave some quotes from the book just to show if this is a book you'd like to read:
"I was just the girl who fell in love with her best friend’s brother who happened to be married." -Prologue
"I placed her hand over her heart. “Just follow this.” “It leads me straight to you,” she whispered." -Chapter 36, Alex
"I attempted to walk like a normal human being and not in a rush to meet my married boyfriend." - Chapter 38, Charlie
"As she begins walking away, swaying her hips on purpose, I grab her body, roughly pulling her back to me. Pushing her against the shower wall, I tug her bikini bottom aside, ramming my cock into her. Her groans intensify as I thrust harder."- Chapter 44, Lex
"He unbuttons his jeans, pushing my head down to his cock. There’s no waiting, no more teasing. I take him all in, sucking greedily while he leans against the bike." - Chapter 45, Charlie
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
feriel_b's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
0 stars Worst read of 2022 , the glorification of cheating is the main plot and theme of this book, they main characters are both despicable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Minor: Bullying
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