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abicaro17'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
hapalyn'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? It's complicated
4.0
Read for:
-Minor character crossovers! (Kulti, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, and Under Locke) it was cute to see Sal/Reiner, Vanessa/Adrien, and the brief brief mention of Iris/Dex!
-Slowwww burn (of course)
-Single mom
-Mexican rep
Bonuses I loved:
-No 3rd act breakup!!!!!!! Mariana is alwaaaays amazing at having realistic conflict without a ton of miscommunication and ridiculous breakups <33!! Loved the lack of drama in this book.
The relationship between these characters was fleshed out so so well and the kids surprisingly were also super fun and enjoyable to read about (as someone who hates pregnancy tropes and stuff! there's no pregnancy trope aside from epilogue). If you can enjoy a slow 400+ pages of relationship building then this book is 100% for you! If you hate long romances, this isn't going to be for you (and I'd recommend Devney Perry's work instead). However, this book is worth the 400+ :)! So so enjoyable.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Racism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
luchikreads'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
Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
🌶️🌶️🌶️definitelyatlas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicide
kjenae'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? Yes
5.0
This particular slow burn brought out a plethora of emotions within me. I didn’t expect to have a full on crying session, but i did.
Diana and Dallas’s strangers to friendship to lovers development was so good! ugh.
Diana and her relationship with her boys (Louie and Joshua) is so precious. They have been through a lot together.
i almost LOST it when the epilogue took place 5 years later and i found out that Josh and Lou were older😭 like Josh became a whole teenager
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse
emilyfrenchie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
apolen's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
carla20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Physical abuse
steelerl828'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, and Abandonment
anncatherine's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
“Real love was gritty. The real kind of love never quit. Someone who loved you would do what’s best for you; they’d stand up for you and sacrifice. Someone who loved you would face any inconvenience willingly. You didn’t know what love was until someone was willing to give up what they loved the most for you.”
“I always thought you looked like mine, but you sure do fucking feel like you’re mine, too"
“One of the worst things in the world was watching someone you love fall apart.”
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse